Best Things to Do in Hanoi
Best Things to Do in Hanoi:
1. Hanoi Old Quarter:
Also known as French Quarter. This area started from 1010 when King Ly
Thai To chose this area to be the capital for the whole country. In the
past Hanoi Old Quarter comprises of 36 streets packed with shops selling
typical kinds of goods, each street named for its primary good or
service. 2. Temple of Literature:
Started from 1070 as a temple for worshiping Confucius and extended in
1076 for the study of children on Royal Family. From 1253, It was open
to be National College for talent student in the whole country to
study. 3. Hoa Lo Prison
Known as “Hilton Hanoi” to American Prisoner of War. It was first built
by French in 1896 to detain Vietnamese Political Prisoners. During
Vietnam War, it was used by the Communist Government to detain American
Pilots, who were shot down when they bombed Hanoi. 4. Ho Chi Minh Complex Including
Presidential Palace (Built by French for French General Governor during
French War), Ho Chi Minh Stilted House (where Ho Chi Minh lived and
worked from 1957 to 1969) and Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum (built from 1973 –
1975) to preserve Ho Chi Minh’s Body. This also has a very typical
pagoda in Vietnam named One Pillar Pagoda with its special architect.
This is very popular place to visit in Hanoi for both Vietnamese and
foriegn visitors. 5. Tran Quoc PagodaTran
Quoc Pagoda is located on an island on the East of West Lake (Tay Ho
District), the 1500 year-old temple, which is considered the oldest in
Thang Long - Hanoi. The architecture of the pagoda has a harmonious
combination of ancient, dignified elegance with the tranquil landscapes
of a vast lake. It was the Buddhist center of the Thang Long citadel in
the Ly and Tran dynasties. With its historical and architectural values,
Tran Quoc Pagoda is famous for its sacred Buddha's door, which attracts
many Buddhists and visitors to Vietnam. 6. St. Joseph’s CathedralHanoi
Cathedral (official name: St. Joseph Cathedral) is the cathedral of the
Archdiocese of Hanoi, where the archbishop's throne. This is also an
ancient church in this city built in 1886, often take place the
religious activities of the laity of the archdiocese of Hanoi. 7. Hoan Kiem Lake: Hoan
Kiem Lake is also known as Ho Guom (in the map of Hanoi in 1886, this
lake is called Hoan Kiem Lake - Lac de Hoan Guom), is a natural fresh
water lake in the center of Hanoi. Lake has an area of about 12
hectares. Previously, the lake also had the name Luc Thuy Lake (because
the water is green all year round), Thuy Quan Lake (used to navigate the
sea), Ta Wong and Huu Vong (in the Le mêm period). The name Hoan Kiem
appeared in the early 15th century associated with the legend of King Le
Loi to pay the sword for the gods. According to legend, once a King Le
Loi rode on a boat, suddenly a gold turtle floated on the water
demanding the king pay the sword that Long Wang lent to expel the Ming
invaders. The king returned the sword to the god of turtles and diving
into the water disappears. From that lake was named Hoan Kiem Lake. The
lake is also named for a central district of Hanoi (Hoan Kiem District)
and is the only lake in the district to this day. 8. Vietnam Women's Museum The
Vietnam Women Museum is located in Hanoi, on Ly Thuong Kiet Street,
near the center of Hoan Kiem Lake and the Hanoi Old Quarter. This museum
is dedicated to Vietnamese women. The museum has been open to the
general public since 1995 and has been revising its regular exhibition
system from 2006 to 2010 to honor Vietnamese women. In addition
to the regular display system, the Museum also organizes a number of
thematic exhibitions with a new approach to social anthropology,
reflecting the development and change of contemporary society by means
of targeted projects. to different groups of people, especially
disadvantaged women and children. 9. Military History Museum of Vietnam This
museum belongs to the National Political Bureau and is the flagship
museum of the military museum system. The Museum is currently displaying
and preserving nearly 16,000 objects, including many precious objects,
especially four national treasures (MiG21 aircraft number 5121 and T54B
tank number 843, map of determination. Operation Ho Chi Minh, MiG21
Aircraft No. 4324). In the campus there is a monument of Hanoi Flagpole,
this is a unique ancient architectural relics, was ranked the national
historical architecture in 1990. 10. The B52 Victory Museum
This is a museum displaying weapons, ammunition and B52 aircraft
crashed down, preserving both the image and artifacts of the Hanoi army
and people during the Dien Bien Phu Air Battle. 1972 with the United
States Air Force. The museum was inaugurated on December 22, 1997 and is
located at 157 Doi Can Street, Ba Dinh District, Hanoi. 11. Vietnam Ethnology Museum in Hanoi The
Museum of Vietnam Ethnology Performing Arts preserves and displays many
cultural objects of 54 ethnic groups in Vietnam, including 15,000
artifacts, 42,000 color photos, 2190 positive films, 273 audio
interviews, 373 videotapes and 25 CD-Roms (as of 2000). These objects
are classified according to various criteria such as ethnicity, utility,
clothing, jewelry, farm tools, fishing gear, household appliances,
musical instruments, religious beliefs, weddings Please, vegetarian and
many other spiritual and social activities. The bronze drum
demonstration site regularly presents all 54 ethnic groups in Vietnam.