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Villages in the city of Hanoi

Hanoi Stories November 5, 2013

If you know where to look, Hanoi’s crowded streets retain evidence of the rural villages that once stood in their places. Professor Nguyen Xuan Kinh explores some of these former villages. ...Read More

Hanoi’s steel dragon Long Bien turns 110

Hanoi Stories November 1, 2013

The Long Bien Bridge is an icon of Hanoi, where the wheels of modern life roll onwards. For residents of Hanoi’s crowded Old Quarter, the Long Bien Bridge offers fresh air and wide open views. ...Read More

A “museum” of old farming tools inside Hanoi

Hanoi Stories October 30, 2013

Visiting the small museum of Mr. Nguyen Phuc Son at No. 3, Van Ho II Street, Le Dai Hanh Ward, Hai Ba Trung District, Hanoi, you will easily capture a popular image of an old Vietnamese countryside with ploughs, fishing baskets, rice mortars and ...Read More