Tell me about Hanoi

Ancient Hanoi streets in the heart foreigners

thangfish2003@yahoo.com (Tell me about Hanoi) — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 04:47:45 PST

Many foreigners who first came to Hanoi old town feel uncomfortable even when anxious fear touch foot in the streets carry the akin names, lie down horizontal, vertical, cluttered with dozens of shops selling the same product category. The restaurants on two roadside crowds and vehicle go dense.

But then that feeling passes gradually replace them with a love when they realize bustling life of Hanoi people, energetic, constantly moving but also very romantic with the girls burden back fresh flowers add beauty to the bowl of Hoan Kiem Lake in the heart of the city.

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Chantrelle Nielson, American girl spent nearly a year in Hanoi in the old town said initially scared when walking in the old town because they can not go on the sidewalk and feel like you're having to choke by vehicle. "The street is too messy and very difficult to remember names. Every walk in the street, I felt like trying to swim in a swift flowing river. "

You also can not stand in any position which sees the city as this will prevent other road users, and noise is crazy, Chantrelle said. "But when you have found a 'anchor', you can there all day just to see all activities take place. The most interesting thing in town is sitting in a restaurant or coffee shop on level two or three that look at the people, vehicles, homes that have porch with birds singing in cages, and daily activities of the families around them - that's where the most vivid I've ever been to. "

Hanoi's Old Quarter, known as roughly 36 streets, located in an area about 100 hectares in Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi city center, surrounded by Hang Dau street in North and Hang Bong, Hang Gai, Timber bridges in the South, Tran Nhat Duat, Tran Quang Khai-West and Phung Hung in the East.

Common characteristic of the ancient streets, many street names begin with the word "Hang", followed by a word for a certain profession, such as Hang Bac(make silver), Hang Ma (make a things of worship), Hang Thiec, Hang Chieu. Streets were noisy, bustling as trading to reduce, working as a miniature village. Like to Hang Thiec, you will hear the tingling sound hammer on the piece of sheet metal, tin flakes glittering white, the image will encounter the tin workers committed to the wood from small to large appliances such as vacuum tube, barrel, pots, shell draw water, boxes, water tanks ...

In the book "The dragon on the roof - a year in Vietnam" by Carol Howland author has said: "Walking the 36 streets in Hanoi like weaving their way in a bowl of noodles." According to feelings Carol, although 7 centuries have passed, but every street seems to bold of a trade village, where life bring community and traditional high-passed from generation to generation other.

Carol Payne, a student of American come Vietnam tourists, said at first feeling entering the old town completely contrary to what is most pleasant to sit under a canopy of green leaves outside patio of Au Lac restaurant, after the Metropole Hotel, which sip coffee and talk with friends.

"When you walk north to the old town, the road changes and start winding is not in any one direction does. Vietnamese people I met who could not compass directions in North America as people usually do. In fact, they could not tell me on the map. No good to say that I am in the south of Hoan Kiem District, "Carol laments .

But then, after a few weeks to get used to the streets of Vietnam, Carol was able to walk without their maps. "If you get lost, I'll jump onto a motorcycle taxi and only to their home address. But lost also the beauty . The very last time I felt an endless experience of Hanoi. There is an abundance of detail, both architecture and human life, temples, street vendors, small alleys, markets and even roadside coffee shop anymore, "Carol said excitedly.

Old town, very special to Carol. It's like a general department store giant, with the area where merchants and craftsmen with a commodity business - things she can not see the United States. Besides the buildings bearing ancient French architecture, the high-rise commercial buildings could suddenly see a comfortable home, a temple tucked away deep in the small alley. It's a beautiful culture of the people of Vietnam.

David Lowe, a specialist newsletter edited English, 36, from Liverpool, said: "I love walking down the street because they are really alive. Hanoi is the best place I ever lived where I feel really alive. Especially the old town, there is so much going on, just stop 5 minutes you will see. Old Quarter of Hanoi brought many traits, many attractive features, making it come alive in the minds and remind everyone that they are living in a truly dynamic city, where people hurry because everyday life, and sound, and smell what the eye sees, all extraordinarily vivid. "

Hanoi, as Chantrelle commented "it is very beautiful with many trees, lake ... look as if nature wants to recapture his own area in the city."

Peddled wares and shop of sidewalk

Foreigners who come to Hanoi as caught up in a land of endless dishes, from traditional dishes of Vietnam such as Bun Cha (Noodle and grilled meat), Pho, Bun Thang, Banh cuon Thanh Tri ... in small shops on the pavement, to the peddled wares of street selling duck egg boil, glutinous rice doughnut, snails noodles, noodles with shrimp sauce and soya curd, crab vermicelli mixed.

To serve foreign tourists, the restaurants gradually rise to all kinds of foods imported from foreign countries such as French toast, pasta and Italian pizza, Japanese sushi, green curry chicken or Thai hot pot, steak of French or Korean gold branch.

"I never miss meals because the West can find a real French bread in Vietnam, even better than most of those you can buy in the USA. ... I can talk to many more places that I remember - I think I could eat five more years in Vietnam but also not able to explore all the wonderful food here. I also love rice wine, "Chantrelle said.

She said she could not forget the food in Hanoi. Vietnamese food in the USA but also most of Southern of VietNam style and do not the palate. Chantrelle says USA not selling bun Cha - her favorite dishes. She also enjoyed the noodle rolled in Truc Bach street, or hot fish soup with fennel. The sultry summer day, the most popular Chantrelle eating grapefruit, watermelon and dragon fruit - most delicious fruits that she would buy burden of street vendors.

But David, the British guy, the most liked grilled pork. Dried meat nursery yellow flesh is aromatic smell of smoke. The best thing while walking in the ancient city of Hanoi can be stopped at any place to purchase goods, presents a unique commodity that can not be everywhere.

The feeling remains

cyclo- A special vehicle in ancient street

The most attractive thing in Hanoi for foreign visitors, according to David, that's people here. Without them, any city in the world is just streets, buildings inanimate. "I really like in Hanoi, it hot, noisy, bustling, attractive, every scene, every person you meet every day .. I'm here because I feel welcome."

As for Chantrelle, the best thing in her mind up about this city is looking at all the activities happening on the streets and enjoy the unique flavor of the dish of Hanoi.

For her, as well up all sources of energy, the energy of a rising economy is strong, where people rushed everyone, even struggling to survive, but also each step richer, more prosperous

Who renames streets of Hanoi?

thangfish2003@yahoo.com (Tell me about Hanoi) — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 04:47:02 PST

As Director of Hanoi from 20/07/1945 until August Revolution broke out, Dr. Lai Tran Van has done a lot of sense for the city, including the naming of most streets in Hanoi.

After Japan overthrow French (03 Sep 1945), in April 1945, government close Japanese Kim Tran Trong established. In 20 July 1945, Japan delivered the administration of Hanoi, Hai Phong, Da Nang for Vietnamese people. Dr Lai Tran Van (1894-1975) was invited as a Director of Hanoi, the position equivalent to mayor.

Received tenure from 20 July 1945 and the end when August Revolution broke out, Mr Lai Tran Van is the first and only mayor of Hanoi.

Although only holding the Mayor in about a month but the he have done much work for the city, including the renaming of most streets in Hanoi.

Lai Tran Van specific growth in a famous family mosaic occupation in Hanoi but studied medicine and became doctors.

Always take thoughts against the French, so even a talented doctor in the Phu Doan hospital (now the Vietnam-Germany Hospital), the young man Lai Tran Van has been French detained in Sơn La prisons and Hoa Lo jails with people like Khanh Hoang Cong , Hoe Pham Khac.

Historian Dr. Hai Duong Lan, daughter-in -law of Lai Tran Van (now living in old houses in the Tuc Mac lane), Lai said instrument was named the most from the streets of Hanoi before the August Revolution, including Tran Hung Dao street and small alley where the Tuc Mac that he lived.

At the position of mayor of Hanoi, Lai Tran Van doctors have done both the primary, that uses Vietnamese wrote papers and books at the Court of Hanoi and renaming the street in Hanoi .

However, the first implementation that many people remember as "the removal of traces of slavery in France" is done by lower Paul Bert statue the next Hall, Jean Dupuis at the river road, Western lady in the Cua Nam gardens and monuments of blue loincloth soldiers in Hang Trong street. In 01 August 1945, Dr Lai Tran Van had personally ordered the destruction of the statue.

Then, Dr Lai Tran Van perform of names changed Hanoi street. According to To Hoai writer, previously named Hanoi are French or the Vietnamese who have work with the French. But when it came to power,Dr Lai tool has renamed all of the street.

Boulevard Carnot was changed to Phan Dinh Phung, Boulevard Gambetta was changed to Tran Hung Dao, Henri D 'Orleans to Phung Hung, Francis Ganier to Dinh Tien Hoang street ...

Particularly in the Old Quarter streets that street name associated with the village land are specific periods Lai returned to the old name in Vietnamese. For example: Hang Duong (instead of the Rue de Sucre), Hang Than(Charbon), Hang Quat(Eventails), Hang Dau (Graines), Hang Chinh(Vases), Hang Bong (cotton) ...

Even the street has been French named as the Hang Trong (Jules Ferry), Hang Chuoi (Beylier), Hang Huong (Joffre), Hang Khay (Paul Bert) ...

Mr Lai is a very specific passion for the nation's history and special admiration for the heroic achievements in the struggle for national liberation. Therefore, the names of famous people were used to name specific cities (eg, Ngo Quyen, Ly Thuong Kiet, Tran Hung Dao, Bui Thi Xuan, Hoang Hoa Tham, Nguyen Thai Hoc ...)

Tran Van Lai's vision remarkable in that, the name of Hanoi is not cluttered as in other cities that have been placed with deliberate way.

Center around Hoan Kiem lake is the name of King Dinh, Ly, Le (Ngo Quyen, Dinh Tien Hoang, Ly Thai To, Le Thai To...)

Farther Tran Hung Dao street area of the famous general of Tran dynasty. That even Mac lane (located on Hung Dao before Tan Hung lane) are also named after the family hometown of Tran.

Red River is also named as Van Kiep street, Binh Than, Tran Quang Khai, Tran Nhat Duat, are the names of the generals and the famous naval battle of Tran.

He also named the leaders of uprising against the French, the patriot, the famous poet to name the streets such as: Hoang Hoa Tham, Phan Dinh Phung, Nguyen Trung Truc, Nguyen Thai Hoc Salary Ngoc Quyen, Nguyen Truong Doi, Phan Chu Trinh, Phan Boi Chau, Nguyen Du, Ho Xuan Huong, Doan Thi Diem ...

May find the naming of Hanoi, Tran Van Lai's doctors by several principles: The most prestigious names have been named for the large streets, street names have relationships with each other put together ...

Lifetime, Lai Tran Van is a very discreet, calm but extremely lenient. Lane's house in particular Mac for years That is where poor people of Hanoi to the doctor and get medicine for free.

People around the Tran Hung Dao Street are loved and trusted him. That in 1946, when the French attacked Hanoi fire, nobody told anybody, the first thing people do is run to Lai's house depend on him to protect.

Duration of the national resistance, although not about the war, but he show a supportive opinion Uncle Ho and the government resolutely refused all invitations to collaborate by the French government.

His Son - Chu Tran Manh are specific to the area under the revolutionary war. So are the French hate, is called specific "intellectuals to practice wait and see policy"

With prestige, personal effort and labor to the revolution, after 1954, Tran Van Lai tool is one of four Hanoi people who are Uncle Ho gave radio.

When invited to help the revolutionary government, Lai was appointed instrument Deputy Minister of War Invalids and Social Affairs (at that time, Vu Dinh Tung is minister), then as Vice President of Administrative Committee of Hanoi City (Dr. Tran Duy Hung is the Chairman).

The featured pictures on the Hanoi subsidy period

thangfish2003@yahoo.com (Tell me about Hanoi) — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 04:46:38 PST

First came to Vietnam in 1975 and has many years living in Hanoi, the sociologist is also a female photographer Eva Lindskog of Sweden recorded the images of life in the capital subsidy period .
Pictures of Hanoi through the lens of female photographer Eva Lindskog of Sweden introduced at the photo exhibition "Live & lose" at 39 Ly Quoc Su, Hanoi from 18 to 28-3.

With a camera shooting black and white Kodak film, she recorded a time filled with memories of the Hanoi streets filled with bicycles, trains the "overload" or the burden of rice, every bicycle repair on the street ...

Trang Tien department store at the intersection of Hang Bai - Trang Tien street is the biggest department store in Hanoi subsidy period.

Meal taken at an inn. Photograph early 1980s.

Trang Tien street to look ancient, elegant and full of life.

The front of the exhibitors at the intersection Hang Bai - Trang Tien.

Wait for exit paper

Bicycle repair is a highly developed job in Hanoi subsidy period.

Trains- public transport is important in Hanoi from 1950 to 1980.

Vibrant lifestyle in Hang Gai street circa 1987-88.

Hanoi fair - piquant feature of the land thousand years

thangfish2003@yahoo.com (Tell me about Hanoi) — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 04:45:26 PST

Hanoi old like many other rural fairs where have fair. Hanoi fair do not know from what already exists in the heart of Hanoi as a separate culture and is regarded as a definition "piquant" of the Thang Long land- thousand years of civilization

Old Buoi market

In thousands of markets on the Hanoi area, only the Buoi(grapefruit) market and Mo(apricots) is the daily meeting. Coming to the this special market day, shoppers not only satisfy the shopping needs according to their preferences but also be looking, watching and feeling the air like a fair of the rural markets at homeland. There are many years passed, two open markets have created quite a unique culture to the area of Hanoi. But recently, due to the changes of life, markets can not continue to meet under the old rules anymore, and fair only in the memories of people regret the capital.

Old Buoi market located in the western capital, near the West Lake, the confluence of the Thien Phu river and To Lich, favorable terms of trade on the boat landing. People often told that the ancient grapefruit side opposite the flow goes on a lot, people picked up for sale, and eventually have a habit of this called the Buoi region and markets in this region are well known is Buoi market. Old Buoi market is just tent of bamboo with the nature of environs markets. A place for exchanging and selling products of the village Buoi area of the paper like Ho Khau, Dong Xa and instruments of agricultural production of Xuan La, Xuan Dinh regional ... Market is always crowded meeting and sales busiest. Buoi market is also a place for people visiting in your spare time, love birds, plants.

Folk have a saying: "Buoi market in a month have 6 session. The 4th days, september be burdened with love". No one knows exactly Buoi fair is formed when, but it is undeniable that the Buoi market is one market has historical, cultural and most of the land.

Buoi market now

Today, the Buoi market has built spacious, modern, under the management of the Corporation Hanoi Trade, but only fair is maintained by planning a separate area for people to have the opportunity to buy sale of plant and animal breeding.

Mo market is a market area of the village of Ke Mo, the old Thang Long. Over years of development of capital markets in the region of Bach Mai ward, Hai Ba Trung district, Hanoi. The market is meeting in session on days 2, 7,12,17, 22, 27 lunar each months. According to old documents, in the 13th century, 14, south of Thang Long, and more people living by growing fruit apricot trees (also known as apricots). Derived from the same place with yellow apricot, white apricot, pink apricot that place-name neighborhoods as well as the letter obtained by Hoang Mai, Bach Mai and Hong Mai. Mai according to the Chinese also means that Mo, so that this region is also known Chinese transcribed Vietnamese as Ke Mo.

Mo fair held in Kim Nguu street familiar address of those who love plants and animals.

Unlike Buoi markets , tissue can also sell the plant but is found primarily in animal houses such as dogs, cats, rabbits, birds, fish. Become the ideal market for pet lovers in the family. In 2007, the city decided to break into the market to build a dream center of modern commerce. Business households in the temporary market moved out on the Kim Nguu street .

Hanoi is very different now, markets spring up every day, every hour. Hanoi people are familiar with many kinds of new markets, but Hanoi fair still a unique body, although fair in Hanoi today has changed much. Goods at the fair as abundant, more diverse. The huts, thatched roofs by leaves have now been rebuilt more spacious. But despite increasingly hurried life, but at the Hanoi fair seem remained peaceful, quiet suburb of the village.

12 little things about "the world's treasures" at the Temple of Literature

thangfish2003@yahoo.com (Tell me about Hanoi) — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 04:44:28 PST

Recently recognized as the world's documentary heritage, a huge examinations in the history of Vietnam, Van Mieu Quoc Tu Giam (Hanoi) epitaph also hides the little known story

1. Calligraphy To Ngai is the first to write the forehead stele on style seal character the first seventh steles in the history eract a monument doctorate in Vietnam. On 15 August 1484, the 15th year of Hong Duc, King Le Thanh Tong gave up seven steles all noun PhD in Van Mieu. This is first eract a monument PhD. The states wrote clearly the examinations from 1442 to 1481. This has created a precedent, and the Dr steles lasted up until the Nguyen dynasty.

The prepared text for the inscription was made by the gods in the Academy from about Hong Duc date, the writing and the assessment by the supervision of cival mandarin. But in this first round of stales, all stales forehead were caused by To Ngai.

2. The most famous phrase engraved inscription on the Temple of Literature is the "talented and righteous is life sustaining element of national" by Than Trung Nhan wrote on the examination of stele in 1442, built in 1484. This is the stele of the first examination of the Le Dynasty, Bao Dai dating to the 3rd.

Currently, the stele in the middle east area of Temple of Literature. Originally the entire passage is translated into English "Talented and righteous is life sustaining element of national. Life sustaining element is so powerful position of country and up. Life sustaining element is low then position of country is down. Therefore, the king no one is taking the use and recruitment of talent is the first. "

This sentence is engraved repeated in subsequent examinations. In the first examination is engraved stele (1442) also obtained by Dr. Ngo Sy Lien, famous historian in Vietnam.

3. Largest Tho(long lived) word carved epitaph on the Temple of Literature was written in cursive style Thao Phong - Di Hy Tran Doan style, the founder of Astrology and also a famous calligraphy Tong dynasty.

Stele was carved in 1731, with Nguyen Nghiem (1708-1775) is important in the Vietnam history of the Hau Le. He was born and raised in the Tien Dien village - Nghi Xuan district. He is the father of Nguyen Du, Nguyen Nghiem was also hight ranking offical in Quoc Tu Giam.

4. So far, it is the notion that the turtle wear stale for the show immortalization. Also similarly, turtle wear PHD stele in Van Mieu Quoc Tu Giam. However, there is a presumption that animals wear Temple of Literature stele has the shape of turtle named Bi Hy(also known as Ba Ha). The point of this hypothesis is the legend "Dragon born 9 children" in the book Vu Trung notes of Vu Do Phuong.

According to legend, the dragons were born 9 children, but not the shape of the mother. Among them are an animal is named Bi Hy, like turtles, carrying the heavy favorite and live long.

5. The largest PHD steles in Temple of Literature belong the stele on the examination of the late 18th century under the Le - Trinh dynasty. Of these, more than 10 beers of this type. The size of the stele in different dates decided by many factors, but one of these factors is the aesthetic concept of dating each other.

6. The whole beautiful surname, fine name wrote about Trinh lord on PhD stele in Temple of Literature were opaque, clear text. Professor Do Van Ninh, which is produced from the Nguyen Dynasty, when in 1840, King Minh Mang required to chisel out merit some PHD stele period LeTrung Hung at Quoc Tu Giam. Others said that this court later did not want Trinh lord stand to peer with the king Le ordered to delete the word .

7. Ngo Thi Nham and Le Quy Don also two historical names deleted from the stele. The reason these two names is still cloudy continue to be studied.

8. While the stele are decorated with daisies, dragon, kylin, turtle, phoenix, the private epitaph in 1643 with a unique shape to the farmers with the buffalo. The Hanoi study Nguyen Vinh Phuc said: This is very precious, as the inscription Dr. have farmers images, reflecting the encourage agricultural expansion idea esteem talent of the time.

9. Based on petition to the king of the Trai Van Vuong farmer, it is said that the Quang Trung moved to the battle-filed Northern rout Thanh's army that steles sprawling in the Temple of Literature should petition to the King Quang Trung rearrangement of the steles adjustment.

However, whether or not rearrange the stele as petition to the king continue to be studied. This article can not find the original kanji, only in some materials in Vietnamese.

10. First politician to touch turtles epitaph of Temple of Literature most famous former U.S. President Bill Clinton. The top turtle touched that, Bill Clinton appreciate the cultural value of knowledge as well as Vietnamese. However, so far it is difficult to know what was the first politician to touch the first turtle. Visit to Vietnam in May of Bill 11/2000 is the first U.S. politicians to visit Vietnam later in 1975.

11. Thickest book on the Temple of Literature epitaph PhD subject title " Epitaph write Vietnam PHD" with 1000 pages of Trinh Khac Manh professor publisher of Giao Duc publisher published in 2006. Size 16 cm x book is 24 cm, weight 2000 grams, of particular reference books.

This is considered "the major reference books, scientific value and practical, meaning the political, cultural and educational depth, presented in beautiful " This book was Best books of the publishing industry in 2007.

12. The first doctoral thesis research overall epitaph named "Thesis encourage study" in which research on the PhD stele in Temple of Literature is the most important of this PhD thesis. Thesis by PhD student Nguyen Huu Mui made in 2006.

Visit the Co Loa citadel - Discovery ancient citadel in the most massive in Hanoi

thangfish2003@yahoo.com (Tell me about Hanoi) — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 04:43:10 PST

Who ever read the history of Vietnam can not be unknown to the Co Loa citadel, Thuc Phan An Duong Vuong. And who has ever read the fairy tales, legends Vietnam can not be unknown to the legend My Chau - Trong Thuy. I went to Co Loa on a sunny day, with a little curiosity and desire to return to historical roots that existed thousands of years.

Thorough Chuong Duong bridge, follow the 1A National Highway to 10 kilometers that the Duong bridge. Go through bridge is the Yen Vien town, turn left on Highway 3, go 5km to the junction turn right, go 2 km further is the Co Loa ruins.

Despite being the center of the capital not far, but when set foot on land in the old capital I still feel really weird. Open space, fresh air. Co Loa immediate embodiment for the image of a northern village, with river wharf and yard of communal house from member countries, ancient banyan tree by the breath of life with modern, with "miscellaneous" culture seems less invasive to life here.

Co Loa was the capital of the Au Lac feudal, under King An Duong Vuong is about the 3rd century BC and the Van Xuan state under Ngo Quyen 10 century AD. This second capital of Vietnam after Phong Chau (Phu Tho province today), is the capital of the Hung Kings.

According to archaeological documents, this is where ancient forests, the transformation of nature, all into the ground, the only evidence left large tracts of peat, ancient trees ... extended over local from Dai Bi through Cau Ca, Dai Da, Hoi Phu to Lo Khe.

Co Loa relic located on the territory three communes as Co Loa, Duc Tu and Viet Hung, Dong Anh district (Hanoi), the center of Hanoi capital about 17km north.

Unlike other historical monuments, Co Loa is a relic area spread over a large area. Co Loa citadel legend of nine spiral, but based on the traces still exist, the scientists found the three rings, which are within the interior can be made later, under Ngo Quyen dynasty.

Circumference outside cycle is 8 km the city, within the 6.5 km, within the 1.6 km area of the center up to 2 km ². City was built by the method of digging trenches to cut it anywhere, to anywhere up, cumulative build up to it. The outside powers, steep, in mangoes to hit it hard, the type that is easy. Rampart high from the 4 m-5m, there are still 8 m-12 m. Rampart feet wide 20m-30m , rampart surface wide 6m-12m. Volume of earth dug up an estimated 2.2 million m3.

From the inner ring - the center of the Co Loa ruins - i went along the village way to "spin" back out to the perimeter. Over thousands of years with rise and fall of history, with the change of the nature of creation, the old hillock now only the average mound about 2 m high, but according to the specific elders in the village is like going through all three walls round it takes nearly a half-day.

Ngoc well

Co Loa relic of the past in the present, consisting mainly of home, temple, mosque as typical Thuc Phan An Duong Vuong (Thuong temple), the Ngoc well, Princess small temple and the palace reign .

Through the village gate, that inner gate, is to Co Loa communal house. According to legend, it is the old foundation, where all officials in the court meet and talk the old days then in here horizontal board "Ngu Trieu Di Quy"

Inside the "Ngu Trieu Di Quy" there are many archaeological relics dating back thousands of years, especially the bronze arrows from the An Duong Vuong.

Bronze arrows from the An Duong Vuong

Next communal house that Princess small temple - princess My Chau shrine, lies nestled under the old ancient banian tree. Temple am little short life as princess of pity for "the heart to make the top." In temple have human rock no head, who also told that the My Chau statue.

Princess My Chau statue is a natural stone appearance headless human. Legend has it that after My Chau change to the big rock to drift on the Duong Cam beach, in the east of Loa, people in citadel bring a hammock carry to root of banian tree that hammock break, rock falls, went up am worship on the spot.

My Chau - Trong Thuy legend

Through My Chau temple to Thuong Temple that An Duong Vuong Temple, legend building on harem base ago. This temple was revived in the early 20th century, with two stone dragons at the steps of the temple are relics or Tran dynasty or Le. In the An Duong Vuong temple in the new cast on the same occasion as the building temple. Before the temple is Ngoc well, legend is where Trong Thuy suicide because of remorse. This well water that washed pearls, the pearl brings light multiplies!

The population of the Co Loa historic, Thuong Temple (Temple Thuc Phan An Duong Vuong) is the most notable visit. The temple was built in 1687 King Le Thanh Tong Hi, standing on a hill past the king's palace.

Before the temple gate with two stone winding dragons, hand beard, exquisitely carved, representing the Le sculpture.

Through the three door temple gate, entered the temple the trees is an open ventilate space, fresh made everyone feel cheery soul, peace of mind.

Step inside the temple is a wide space to turn the altar of the promotion of literature and martial arts, from the head court, the Kim Quy genie and Thuc Phan An Duong Vuong.

Rock embankment in the citadel foot, the ceramic sprayed of citadel edge, the winding ditch, mounds complex, tortuous terrain that Co Loa today not only has become a cultural legacy, a testament to the creativity, technical proficiency as well as the ancient Vietnamese culture in the struggle against foreign aggression and retention country, but a an ideal destination for tourists from everywhere to explore cultural values, the familiar image of a peaceful village in the North of Vietnam.

Every year on the 6th lunar month, residents of Co Loa held a solemn festival to commemorate those who have the build up citadel, especially grateful to An Duong Vuong, who gave birth to the Au Lac feudal .

Hanoi always in my heart

thangfish2003@yahoo.com (Tell me about Hanoi) — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 04:41:34 PST

Americans have lived six years in Hanoi, Eric Thiel proud to say that he knew most beautiful streets, good restaurants, pubs and fun east of Hanoi

However, not only that, Eric also has interests in shopping Quang Ba night flowers, also likes to watch the Red River in the autumn afternoon, and also spend time learning about the traditional craft villages in Hanoi .

"Strange dreams ", is the phrase that Eric Thiel used to describe the 6-year period he lived and worked in Hanoi. According to him this is good times and unforgettable in my life. Although many years have returned home, but I still remember the first impression when arriving in Hanoi.

"I feel this is a place I never imagined could come to be. I remember when I stepped out of a taxi at the hotel door, I almost completely lost and are very confused look around, then a young lady with Vietnamese orient robe came and gave me warm smile, she took office procedures for me. It is from that time, I was very relaxed and told myself: everything's okay, this is my home and then finally I was there six years, "Eric said.

To Hanoi to explore cultural traditions as well as culinary arts here, Eric said that Hanoi's food was delicious. He was always proud to be a Westerner, but eat all meals at the restaurant found on the streets of Hanoi, which he also likes. I remember very clearly the sour and spicy soup of mussels sold on Ly Thuong Kiet street. In addition, Hanoi has a characteristic smell the flowers milk made him unforgettable. Eric passionately said: "For now, I still remember the feeling when driving along Ly Thuong Kiet street in the middle of a sunny afternoon, no one on the road. I smelled the milk flowers are very fragrant , can not believe it, I felt like walking into a perfume factory. I really like this flower, in the West we do not have attractive flowers there."

Eric's hobbies in his spare time in Vietnam is a bike city to the suburbs, go to the trade villages. Here, Eric found other interesting things, he observed people doing traditional handicraft. The more contact with local people, as seen Eric loves the land and people of Hanoi. "I have found many interesting and surprising in the small village, outside Hanoi. There are many historic sites and culture. I'm really interested in the ancient village where they produce goods such as silk, pottery, and many other goods. When you come to this village you really feel the thickness history of the Vietnam country "- Eric said.

When asked, while far from Hanoi, then, what foreign visitors are most impressed, he replied without hesitation: It is certainly the friendliness of Hanoi. Eric as he often joked with his friends in America that did not know people in Hanoi have rules that people must be friendly that you go or not and the circumstances under which he met all these people very friendly.

Eric said, one day he invited some friends of the country to drink beer and they talk to each other to find a word appropriate to generalize the character of Hanoi, they offer many options but no final any plan optimization. Eric said: "No one can find a word to describe people in Hanoi, because it is difficult to generalize into a definition. The Ha Noi has many interesting things, they work hard, very fun, more respectful of traditional practices, but very open to welcome new ideas, modern technologies and their grasp new ones very quickly. Confess that I am not easy to describe people of Hanoi for my friends in America."

Eric bass voice down when talking about the date of separation from Hanoi where he engaged in six years. According to him, when away from Hanoi, it feels like to the end of a movie. "I wanted the film went on forever and the feeling I could never live the day like that again. It's a sad story. However, I had a lot of experience in Hanoi, I have brought many of Hanoi's culture to America. I myself have learned to communicate, they must be friendly and maintain relationships with people. This is the great experience that I learned from people of Hanoi. "

Eric wants Vietnam in general and Hanoi in particular, please preserve the heritage and intangible objects, the fine tradition of Hanoi to them not been eroded away. Cultural characteristics of the capital of culture will always be the highlights in the mind of any foreign visitors that arrive here. Whether Hanoi 1,000 years old or more, Hanoi is as old and will forever remain so.

Son Dong village - The famous sculpt statue village in Hanoi

thangfish2003@yahoo.com (Tell me about Hanoi) — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 04:40:09 PST

Located next to 32 road, the center of the capital about 15km, Son Dong commune, Hoai Duc, Hanoi is known for its famous wood products, fine art and carved lacquer. Here, people could hear the sound of carve and cut around the village.

So far, the class descendants of wood Son Dong village no longer remember the origin of the craft, only that the product of villages have been identified from hundreds of years. A hundred years, the village of Dong Son not only talented in the paint, carve, create the Buddha statues thousand arms, thousand eyes, the Thien (Good) statue, the Ac(Evil) statue, the Arhat statues, eight pole palanquin.. known throughout the country, but from the ancient times, the Son Dong know each other always prompt professional respect given to their ancestors: painting, pagoda sculpture - has created a job for Son Dong village know how artists have talented hands, the King Khai Dinh's prizes, French were awarded the artist.

From the land of King Hung to the The best cave in the North of Vietnam - Huong pagoda, anywhere in the country, we also see the worship statue by the Son Dong craftsman. A very special with village workers in the wood that even though there is no sign on the statue but the Son Dong people can easily recognize the product were done by your village people manipulate. They look so proud that you have a good job to be crystallized in the hands home workers that others village want to learn are also difficult to follow and also "in heart" to hold round of prestige for the ancestor profession .

The pilgrim as well as respect for this quality of "uniqueness" of products that the Son Dong village that want visited the wood village... What is the trick that makes the product of Son Dong village is love, create credibility with customers, while the country has so many professionals as well as villages such as Dong Son worshiping? The question of who is doing missionary work, keep industry of the village explained very rustic and simple: "Many generations now, the only wood carving village always thought, one thing is to know, to understand the sentence : “ know every thing is to know nothing”.

The consideration of Son Dong village artisans for products of their village is also manifested in behavior, communicating daily trading. Everyone in this land, from the elderly men in village to the baby 2 to 3 years, future generations of wood village, also called wood products very successful arranged clear order of precedence, while shipments to customers have a red cloth covering statues. Generations remain loyal to the natural paint materials used to the painting statues, which must be manually processing workers in the village are confident ... The small jobs that full respect implies that become thought in the each villager wood. For the respect that many people far away to visit the village and respect for feelings, special favor with Dong Son people, who make these products are everywhere aspire for worship. Hundred years old definition remains...

Buddha goods can only carved jack wooden, because the concept, which is wood "sacred" - very appropriate for making worshiping things. Moreover, jackfruit wood characteristics flexible, soft, durable, less cracking, easy to trim. Wood transport that removed rubbish wood, only use core to carve. Single measurement instrument in the hands of the workers are gauge wire and a "Tam rule ". Head and face of statue was always processed first. Carve outline the cap (if any) and the forehead, nose, lips, ears, etc. ... Ear of Buddha large and flowing, to the set a reasonable balance in the distance from the hairline (the 2 side of head) to chin, maybe ear touched the shoulder.

Gilded painting technique is also wonderful as the art of lacquer. After each stage must be grinding statue by the stone and water. Paint then grind away, then paint on ..., so never saw the flat surface and stretch then use a paint layer (called Cam Thep paint) cover. For Cam Thep paint be almost dry (touch by hand feel sticky) then silver paste or gold paste (silver, gold depending on customers). Therefore, each statue by artist Dong Son remake brings a different look. These parallel sentences, horizontal board that horse, large crane, all shone bright yellow, purple, pink in the sun soon. Every product here is both harmony, has portrayed its own dynamic characteristics, requires financial resources both human mind here.

Product specialist worship, so even that the product in a manner that, workers must follow a nature religion seriously. The difficulty of manipulating the worship statue was: Whether to ensure the above requirements but do not be too rigid that must be rich realistic with honest face and good and evil, there is friendly, dignified appearance has majesty has close to humans. Only a line of touch, workers can also make sense for the whole works. These requirements, with talented hands, the Son Dong people who performs very well on the associated product name their village.

Like many other traditional villages, craft paint, wood carving of Dong Son period also accumulation and then lost in oblivion. It is time the country was anti-American, many pagodas,church was removed allow the policy of resistance, the worship, incense temporarily subsided. Many families has moved to other sectors such as textile fabrics, embroidery, knitting wool carpet... to suit the tastes, needs of the market. The ability of business acumen can make the economic life of the people Son Dong stability during the toughest time but can not make their hearts the pain about the of the ancestor job. This belief has been that many artists of that time as Mr Dau, Mr Tuong and a few others ... put the product wood statue with the purpose of "making for better remember the trade" Therefore, the carpentry of the Dong Son not only lost but was restored rapidly starting in 1980, is maintained, developed until now.

Beginning class paint job, carved in the first by Nguyen Duc Dau stands out classes with more than 30 youths in the village cheerfully attendance, sculpt a statue, sculptor of Son Dong quickly relive to full talented enough features many generations. Many villagers said that because young children are always grandparents tell stories, but the area of the female Buddha, the Lieu Hanh... gradually absorbed into the flesh and blood that time. We live in an environment diligence that is always the father cut and carve then no longer strange, but there are also people who insisted that it was a clever qualities, special talent of Dong Son with the traditional. How to explain what is reasonable, it is natural to now, besides the class outstanding artist. In Son Dong wooden village, people still see a whole youthful generation of painters, carved and are particularly interesting even in the profession. Middle aged class in the village of wood and good skilled that more than 40 people, each with a different strength, is selected, the grant awarded artists. In the village, over 200 households producing professional, not including production complex to mention the of thousands of other workers. Not just jobs in the village which is now everywhere in the country, from the Son Tay ancient citadel, Red Pagoda in Hai Phong, Van Mieu Quoc Tu Giam ... to Hue ancient capital, a painter of Son Dong villages bring talent to restore work, preserve the ancient historic features.

If you have only 24 hours in Hanoi

thangfish2003@yahoo.com (Tell me about Hanoi) — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 04:39:22 PST

My friend was a tour guide said that many foreign tourists alone a backpack to Hanoi. Many people and only 24 hours to "live" with the city, so after leaving Hanoi they wrote on many forums, "complained" that they are almost in contact with Hanoi as a destination , but can not touch a corner of the soul of Hanoi.

So today, if you only have 24 right now in Hanoi, I will volunteer to lead you, do you really live with the capital of my country, feel with all their senses on a city has a long thousand years old.

West lake in the early morning

Must get up early. Start with an early morning routine at 4 am, I will catch you and carry you across the West Lake, where the romantic mist just like a thousand years. In the early summer, when Hanoi was not the sound by a vehicle, you will also find time to smell ethereal lotus in the breeze cool.But step into the Quang Ba flower market, you will have the opportunity to reach the heart of Hanoi. Because in this land, flower kiosk is impress point on the street, and each fresh flowers vase is always the habits of the family in Hanoi.

Quang Ba flowers market

Like all other wholesale markets, the largest flower market in Hanoi, which meets at midnight, but the intervals 3, 4 is the busiest hours. The people jostle flowers, flower jostle people, call each other, laughing voice tumult. You can not do is consecutive press the camera shots.

And you can chat with people year-round care for the suburban flower fields, so each morning, the flower vehicle to fit about on the streets of Hanoi, embellish for the capital a thousand years, I sure, you hardly find in other vibrant cities.

Bat Dan noodle

Daybreak, I'll take you to the most famous noodle(Pho) shop in Hanoi city on Bat Dan street or Hang Dong street to taste noodle famous the world of Hanoi, watching each doorway of the Old street open to welcome a new day. Then more wonderful if you and I mixed in along the master of the position Quarter, down the Hoan Kiem lake in the morning.

I will tell you about turtle tower, the sacred Ho Guom Turtle lake has in legend, has a rare animal in the world today but there are clusters of red ear turtle invasion habitat. In the middle The Huc bridge, I'll tell you about "special" lake of my capital.

Hundreds of lakes in the city is really good examples in that little city has been. And so, people in Hanoi are very proud of the lake in the city.

Ho Chi Minh mausoleum and Ba Dinh square

Then I will lead you to visit the Ho Chi Minh mausoleum. The Vietnam we used to call them by lovely names: Uncle Ho. Visit the Mausoleum is a chance for you to learn deeply about a national hero of our country who has gained worldwide recognition.

If you are a lover of literature, I will take you to "explore" a winding lane in a small town Bui Xuong Trach, where the writer Nguyen Huy Thiep lived quietly for years.

Nguyen Huy Thiep is one of the famous writers in Vietnam, is also the author of works translated into many languages around the world (hence, perhaps he is the writer of Vietnam has received a lot of money earnings pen unit from the foreign publishers).

If you can not refuse, man and wife will invite you to eat a lunch with the vegetables in the garden of the house and stories of cultural transformation in the interesting tone slow but fascinating.

If you love word painting , I'll put you on the the Vong Thi village edge of Westlake, met Bui Hanh Can, 91 year old, who painted very special word of Hanoi. Any word or poet even an idea that Bui Hanh Be certain that draw, you will notice a surprising, unexpected to fun.

If you are a lover of books, I will carry you round the Bat Dan street, where have ancient books warehouse in the heart of Old town of old teacher named Phan Trac Canh. House No. 5 is always closed the door, turning as before busy street every inch of gold ground , about ... 10 tons of old books filled every corner, along the entrance stairs.

Books in many different fields, there are rare special edition, like the book "Souvernirs de Hue" in French in 1867 from the author Michel Duc Chaigneau has written memories of Hue the carefully wrapped. The book "Han van tan giao khoa thu" published in 1928 and "Five natural order" in 1929 also remain intact.

The owner of the "private library" was also collected books about Hanoi is quite impressive. Many foreign researchers such as Professor Yao Takao or spouses archaeologists Kikuchi Seichi and Abe Yuriko ... also be looking to "house books " thanks to him to find the books for the study.

Hanoi opera house

Afternoon Hanoi, I will lead you run across the Hanoi Opera House and do not forget to turn over Trang Tien street. Then I take you to the Van Mieu - Quoc Tu Giam, where I will have plenty to tell you about the traditions and history of Hanoi.

March / 2010, 82 doctoral stele was built in 1484 to 1780 has been recognized as a UNESCO heritage materials in the world and every stone that has become the first world heritage site of Ha Noi.

Temple of Literature - The first university in Vietnam

Leaving the Temple of Literature, I was driving slowly on Hoang Dieu street, and show you the simple house where Vo Nguyen Giap general lived with his family several decades. "Giap general " - certainly the name that you know, he tied the war to protect the people of Vietnam.

When the city lights up, I will join you to walk the final steps of a day in Hanoi, through the O Quan Chuong city gate - a single city gate remains have been restored to become a "stranger" . And I'll tell you about the city gates was lost, the battles of the Army's capital to defend every inch of land is much loved.

Quan Chuong city gate

Dinner has arrived. I invite you to Cha Ca (fried fish) restaurant - a place already on a list of "10 places needed before death". Origin ups and downs of this restaurant is a story I think will surprise you there.

La Vong fried fish

Then we're on Long Bien Bridge - the bridge turned 100 age, became a familiar symbol of Hanoi.

Just walking on the bridge, heard the Red River waves gently pat around me and to the bitter cold wind rushes typical winter Hanoi taken into the collar. I want to stop here to offer you a cup of coffee in a cafe on the Thanh Nien street, so you look back down the line the busy street.

Long Bien bridge and Red river

The experience in short 24 hours, I believe you have touched the depths, touching a corner of the soul and the Thang Long land :).

Dong Da hillock and Quang Trung Nguyen Hue hero in the heart of Hanoi

thangfish2003@yahoo.com (Tell me about Hanoi) — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 04:38:46 PST

Located in the heart of the Dong Da district is a historic with outstanding value with features not a temple, communal house or temple that a mound but a rise between the crowded residential areas to live.

Dong Da hillock festival usually held on the 5 th annual Lunar New Year. That is the anniversary of Battle of Ngoc Hoi - Dong Da, Tay Son insurgent army rout of the Qing troops invaded in the late 18th century. Dong Da hillock on now Tay Son street, street names are named after the Tay Son insurgent army, under Quang Trung Ward, Hanoi. Where the ancient land of Khuong Thuong village, Quang Duc district, the Thuan Thien palace. All the area of Dong Da hill is a famous battle where the battle of kings Quang Trung - Nguyen Hue.

Morning of 5th of January the year of the Cock(on 30 - 01 - 1789), taking advantage of the subjectivity of the enemy, King Quang Trung came straight to Thang Long troops to liberate the capital city from the invading Qing troops. A direction by the army by Dang Tien Dong admirals directly commanded created the "Dragon Fire" battle with thousands of thousands of oil soaked straw bundles of people in Khuong Thuong response, wipe out to annihilate Qing troops in Khuong Thuong military post opened the way for the Tay Son army from Ngoc Hoi liberate Thang Long entered the peach blossom season.

Sam Dong Nghi - rebel leader- is afraid to hang up the suicide scene on Oc mountain (Loa Son), but its location is near the Boc pagoda now. After winning rushing of the Tay Son insurgent army, liberated Thang Long, determined enemy dead on the streets of sprawling everywhere. King Quang Trung to collect the identified and classified into 12 piles, high up on a hill called "Kinh Nghe Quan" (burial mound evil enemy as orca on the sea) show of victories of our people and warnings hitting the invasion robbery. 12 garbage mound is located prize from Thinh Quang village to Nam Dong village in an area once known as "Dong Da country ", on the mound of luxuriant trees have grown up and form a mound called Dong Da. In 1851, by the way, open markets, digging many places that there are many remains of the enemy, for collection in a hole high up the connects with Xua mountain, a secondary mound mound 13 that is left now. 12 old scattered mounds were leveled in 1890 after French open Hanoi and unpatriotic Vietnamese Hoang Cao Khai occupied land for set up Thai Ha hamlet."

The occasion of 200 years of winning Ngoc Hoi - Dong Da, in 1989, Dong Da cultural park was established on the basis of Dong Da hill area. These are buildings of historic culture to remember the grace of the hero Quang Trung - Nguyen Hue. The work is divided into two areas, including the monument area, exhibitors and hills overlooking the city area, called Dang Tien Dong, who commanded the battle Khuong Thuong station and plays an important role, power arm King Quang Trung in battle Qing invading forces.

Dong Da hill near an ancient temple called "Sung Phuc Tu" or known folk as Boc pagoda with the implications of refuge for the souls killed, the corpse was revealed outside the after a brief battle of the Tay Son. The lake is located in the front yard of the temple is called "Elephant Pool " associated with the story of the Tay Son elephant team after defeating the Khuong Thuong station had to shower here. The temple also has statues of Monsignor rear engraved after the seat of "Horse year create Quang Trung statue". People believe that's how Khuong Thuong village showing devotion and worship the king Quang Trung - Nguyen Hue under the monsignor.

Dong Da festival

Every year, the 5th day of Lunar New Year, Hanoi people join in Dong Da hillock festival , as incense to commemorate the victories of a hero Quang Trung - Nguyen Hue and festival is feature to enjoy the spring dispensable of Hanoi people. Dong Da hill - a glorious remnant of the nation in battle against Qing troops invaded. The vestige is testament to the traditions of my country in war fighting to protect the country, a valuable monument in the heart of Hanoi.

The Hanoi childhood in 1990

thangfish2003@yahoo.com (Tell me about Hanoi) — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 04:36:21 PST

Fun in Children's day in the 1-June, many parents have to give their children the value gifts with playful game plan. However, the childhood the parents today is completely different picture ...

These images recall old memories and know that many people have shed tears. Sure that when reviewing these images, who also saw the shadow in it!

Vietnam from 1990, just coming through subsidy period and shifting innovation not long. So, life is pretty quiet and meager; is reflected most clearly and vividly through the lives of children.

The poor life, but in the eyes austere each child has a clear, positive, love life and believe about the future ahead. "The pictures are never like the poverty of Africa, the Middle East or the Americas. It can only be Vietnam!" - You have a comment.

play chess

learn in the Van Mieu Quoc Tu Giam

practice cycle in the summer afternoon

Hanoi through beautiful guitar songs

thangfish2003@yahoo.com (Tell me about Hanoi) — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 21:33:42 PDT

This is album, a collection of popular songs in Hanoi such as: Are you the Hanoi autumn, Remember the autumn of Hanoi, lonely footsteps, far streets, moments, my younger sister ....

Entering time in the album takes the listener on moments of quiet, peaceful, where alternating rhythm of life that is heroic in the vibrant heart of Hanoi old.

Album will be memorable for those who love Hanoi or someone has not once set foot in Hanoi, not once felt the fall of Hanoi ... there are moments of peace in every human heart ...

You can download this album here

The colour of Hanoi summer

thangfish2003@yahoo.com (Tell me about Hanoi) — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 01:10:30 PDT

These days, of Hanoi as more youthful by the colors kind of "flower streets" - the summer of ancient Hanoi.

When the first rays of the summer has just landed on the streets of Hanoi, the red phoenix flower, with the insult again adorn the capital with bright colour. Along the streets of insult, red phoenix inflorescences is booming, show purple dye, a red all the sky. Hanoi space became romantic, passionate as ever.

Red phoenix is immense on West lake

purple in the school yard

in the park

on the street

and the life

Hang Khay - a street with famous pearl inlaid products in the Far East

thangfish2003@yahoo.com (Tell me about Hanoi) — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 02:19:36 PDT

There was a time the French colonial time, the Hang Tray including end of Trang Tien street. The reason for calling Hang Tray because here professional jobs about pearl inlaying furniture, including tray.

"Before (1884 - 1890) throughout a city of Hanoi has many shops of mosaic workers. They quietly work hard ... to bring about the French soldiers as souvenirs. " The above line in the book History of Vietnam (Publishing House of Social Sciences-1971) wrote about Hang Khay street (also known as Tho Kham street). It lies on the ground to connect from Huu Vong lake to Tay Long city gate in Le dynasty, ancient land of the Thi Vat village and To Moc Tong Tien Tuc, Tho Xuong district, Hanoi.

Occupation "monopoly in the Far East"

Mosaic craft village origin from Chuon Ngo, Chuyen My Commune, Phu Xuyen District, Ha Tay province (old now belong Hanoi). The elderly in the village said that there are many excellent inlay craftsmen in the village career they want to be promoted in areas where prosperous capital city, linked together, take the family out to work in Thang Long.

Hang Khay birth, work more and eat better off, the workers together to build the temple worship ancestor in the Cuu Lau village(Trang Tien street today). After Cuu Lau village broke to open Trang Tien street, so the temple was also demolished.

There are other theories, in more detail about the process of migration from Chuon villages to Hanoi set up Hang Khay street.

According to Mr Vu Van Tran (the man of Chuon village), the ancestor mosaic craft Chuon village last name Vu, named Vu Van Kim. The son of Mr Kim is Vu Van Ngan particular family and a number of skilled workers in the village to Hanoi to work and founded the Hang Khay, this time to be determined at about the 19th century.

There are many different opinions, adding that the situation of older material written so poorly, so the time of formation of Hang tray hard to confirm accuracy.

Pearl mosaic is high ranking handicraft. Worker's primary job is to make horizontal board, parallel sentences for temples and other special items such as tea chests, screen, cigarette tubes, betel casket, tobacco boxes ... with selected topics in the area of the ancient custom of gentleman.

The stores in Hang Tray street both sales and production on the spot. The workers practice on the scale mosaic for each family or small group of foreman, craftsmen carving, filing workers, split and some minor workers.

In his book Techniques of Annam in 1909, Oger author remarked: "Tho mosaic is a true art, patient and extremely handy. They know the color coordination of the shell to dither beautifully, making more brilliant mosaic. Thus Vietnam art mosaic dominant on almost exclusively in the Far East. The products of Vietnam mosaic workers much better than the product of Guang Dong mosaic workers. "

Eternal beauty

Pearl inlaying can be divided into two categories of products are mosaics on wood, copper, tortoise ... and mosaic lacquer.

As in Japan and China, professional lacquer with lacquer products in our already very early, but the combination of lacquer and inlaid son is only prevalent at the beginning of this century, when the level of position along with market communications and extend to all parts.

At first, only son of inlaid wood products. In particular, rosewood is the most popular for fine grain but hard and solid. The background color of the wood is light red, pink, color with the texture of pearl,shell-fish to create color contrasts beautifully.

Few centuries later, the product appeared on the mosaic bronze , then later more was on the tortoise inlay.

And based on the usefulness, we can divide the products into two categories Chuon village and worshiping and appliances.

Worship, including: mountain church, horizontal board sizes sentences, high and narrow table, color box sizes, scabbard inlaid dragon, card types ...

Appliances and festivities of all kinds such as plate inlaid fish or flowers , tray, betel fruit, cosmetic box, vase sizes, board, tea chests and temple cabinets, furniture ...

Besides the products mentioned above, the Chuon workers mosaic depending on the requirements of the customer order as tobacco pipes handle, walking stick handle, pearl inlaying in small wine bottle by bronze cast , on the wood or stone ring.

Depending on the value of the items which workers choose mosaic materials such as pearl, shell-fish... accordingly. The pattern inlaid look front of the shiny bright pink, bright look to cross the light of the flame up mysterious emerald color. The value of the eternal beauty products in the mosaic in part in such a mysterious light.

Besides pearl, in materials for mosaic have shell-fish a has been imported from Singapore, sometimes used to coordinate with embossed ivory pieces of the Japanese way. The shell is decorated using on big screen, sometimes they are mounted on the roof of temples. There are shell-fish in Japan with the name "Bear ear," this kind of mottled colors, vibrant with many in the Gulf of Tonkin.

After the French capital build offices, dealers, Hang Khay has become the most luxurious streets in Ha Noi, the mosaic shop gradually shrinks.

Now, although Hang Khay some selling mosaic item, but has appeared several streets selling and producing mosaic craftsmen of Chuon village in Hanoi

Hanoi coffee - interesting culture of Hanoi people

thangfish2003@yahoo.com (Tell me about Hanoi) — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 02:20:35 PDT

For a century, the coffee flavor has fascinated both Hanoi. First drink brown color and bitter exist everywhere, from the Old Quarter to the new urban areas. Coffee has become a particular culture in Hanoi.

Turbulent history, the French brought coffee to Vietnam in the late nineteenth century and appear in Saigon in 1864. In the heart of Hanoi, coffee available in 1883 with the famous coffee brand Cafe du Commerce, Cafede Paris, Albin Cafe, Cafe de la Place, Cafe de Beira. At the same reception from the French, but the Hanoi and Saigon have a difference in the way of enjoying these drinks. The Saigon consider coffee as a mass drink , bars, accompany with the breakfast.

Saigon cafe enjoying is usually available, relatively washy, put in sugar a lot, for frothy resurfacing and drink together with crushed ice, drinking is bitter less but the sweetness is much. The Hanoi's enjoy coffee more sophisticated, they drink coffee in a unique way to create a coffee culture of its own. Coffee bean were imported and then automatically processed, roasted, grind and make coffee by filter. Each shop has these tips for its own skill to create a fragrance, flavor characteristics. In Hanoi, one to the cafe is not simply drink before embarking on the task but also to interact and meet.

As time and years, coffee in Hanoi has many changes, both in terms of "style" and enjoy. Many new shops appear, there are shops increase to crowded and spread and other shops, the brand gradually faded away and lost customers. Hanoi before coffee is famous for both Nhan and Giang, after are names such as Lam coffee, Mai coffee, Nang coffee and Thai coffee, Tho coffee. These are the most coffee shops with dozens of years. Most of these shops are in old houses, Old Quarter with fade walls, roof moss.

Lam coffee in Nguyen Huu Huan is known for coffee shop that owners here are selected and combined special characteristics of each type of coffee to create distinct acidity, bitter, tastily rich. Lam is also known by the four walls in the bar is congested with the paintings of the artist known as Bui Xuan Phai, To Ngoc Van, Duong Bich Lien Vo Tu Nghiem, Nguyen Hong, Nguyen Sang... I heard is anecdotal that the former is just a wagon to sell coffee to people artists, the artists have no money to pay the coffee ... donated paintings, your boss is also happy to receive artist paintings instead of money.

Today, coffee shops throughout the capital to expand with the rich brands, diverse, such as Trung Nguyen, Highland, My Way, Ciao. The shops also diversified dishes out drinks with coffee such as vitamins, juice, tea, fruit juice, the slightly dry foods. Even to attract visitors, it also serves breakfast, lunch, fastfood, and equipped with both Wi-Fi, billiards, karaoke. Effect of coffee is also designed in a variety of "styles" ranging from noisy style, popular, to quiet, romantic, soft and luxurious style, gaudy, ostentatious. And most often use custom music with classical tunes, the music jazz, country, pre-war, no word on the saxophone, guitar, violin ... done in part to attract customers. Here, one can sit quietly, relaxed conversation, sipping a cup of coffee bitter mix sweet.

One very interesting thing is the coffee flavor in Hanoi separately for each spring, summer, autumn and winter. Early winter, sitting sidewalk sipping hot black coffee the feel at ease before cold air of the monsoon. Summer evening, sitting in the heart of Old Quarter held leisurely coffee spoons which pick carefully, so that all the air in the milk underneath black coffee on top. Milk flowers season, cool air in the early morning , quiet, sitting on the sidewalk Le Van Huu street or Nguyen Du, Trieu Viet Vuong, Ngoc Khanh ... sipping a small sip of "brown ice", all the sudden substance water was sweeter, more aromatic.

Hang Dau water tower- evidence of a former Hanoi

thangfish2003@yahoo.com (Tell me about Hanoi) — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 19:38:10 PDT

Over long time exist, the Hang Dau water tower can not avoid the sometimes to rise and fall, sometimes forgotten in sleazy, at the time to be converted sleazy to public bar but good luck rather today it was diginifiled and serious poise on the past, as he Hercule, David, like gladiators where the old Roman arena. Now, although no functional water storage and water supply, but there is a new environment: to exist as a witness, an evidence of a slave and independence, oppression and liberation.

Located right on the border between the two district deep spirituality Ba Dinh and Hoan Kiem is busy selling, the focal point of six streets spread out like a huge fan of the cloth named Phan Dinh Phung, Hang Cot, Hang Giay, Hang Dau, Hang Than and Quan Thanh , at the top of them bunched, automatically form a small square access to a garden named Van Xuan, which prior to 1975, also called Hang Dau. Here arises a structures have remarkable longevity: 116 years, squeezed through the third century XIX, XX, XXI.

That Hang Dau water tower, also brought more name again reflects that the public sympathy give like: Hang Dau water tank , Quan Thanh water estrade, Quan Thanh round the house and special is a funny mistake Hang Dau small post - the name does not unfairly so because the outside appearance looks the same building materials and blue-gray color plus 54 the window is very narrow and high-y as the loophole where the old colonial spin full inner suburbs of Hanoi and surrounding areas.

Hang Dau water tower-cylinder, high 25 meters on the roof pointed with lightning rod rise to the blue sky, as showing facade the rubble and cement and steel rod. Another stone taken from the demolition of the Citadel, the colonial government and then through the hands of a woman with name is Tu Hong collection that should be. Apparently this stone is also used in other large projects are not far away: Long Bien bridge (formerly known as Paul Doumer) and the system viaduct Phung Hung Street. The bridge of 19 span over Red River and the system sounds like a viaduct that time (born Hang Dau water tower next 8 years) was honored as the longest in Asia.

To avoid hard feelings by the material causing the cement rubble, the designers also tried to cover the work surface with measures to create aesthetic shape: the arch windows, the tissue- bending iron decorative motifs, layered valances lines, rounded square shapes galaxies century serial run around in the median level of relief.

Especially in the first floor, outside the 17 window, also a gateway to the second gate is decorated two solutions used in the familiar buildings in the country, in the country (France) and on world this time.

Solution using surround forehead into a door and repeat rhythm constantly running around a block layer architecture combining a column supporting the system as a pillar form old Greek: dorique column (this column is the simple in three formats: dorique, ionique and corinthien). Dorique columns are only used where a first floor and the top of our platform as well as for the repeated arc window, is the endpoint of the arc of the window and stops for a small span of the system span running around the perimeter of the project.

From level 2 to 4 penthouse, the dorique column only dividers for vertical construction, the column width of columns is equivalent to a higher level one, but with progressively thinner sheets stratified perimeter edges create a local tissue as they make up for declining to ease shade.

End whole solution designed decorative , where the 4th floor penthouse, the designer has to run a road fringing around 18 combination of galaxy century: square, circle next to each other and just to finish repeated sharp carving eventually be used where first floor.

Hang Dau water tower still stands, had seen many scenes life: welcome Liberation Army through Long Bien bridge, take off the last soldier to climb on Long Bien bridge from train to Hai Phong return Marseille, witnessed the bomb flush it down around, the area array rockets everywhere, falling down the roof.

But not any more glorious, valiant David the heroic days with troops into remote parade in Ba Dinh square, where the team is strengthened, the top militiawomen's clothes black, brown coat the rifle put over the shoulder gathered at his feet.

And then, the Lunar New Year, each group of cars, station wagon pulled from the bridge, from the streets, how many goods containing Tet, all types, all colors, sizes beans around here waiting into the Hang Luoc flower market .

Red horses, white horses remove chains to the chew corn kernels, hoof of horse knock the concrete. Do not think that animals do not know anything. They are also eager to brush back the rough stone hallow, appealing eyes to wait boss to enter the street wait peach flowers and New Year fireworks.

In the unhurried surface, the David water tower was to hide the upset feeling inside the deep stone wall, eyes looking at groups with enough the ages, all kinds of costume jewelry. They know very eagerly, but no one forgot the presence of the young knight from the land of holy war is distant, stood up to share joys and sorrows with them.

There seems the old Sau trees in Phan Dinh Phung street, milk flowers in Quan Thanh street still sympathize with Hang Dau water tower by branches swaying body, so as to offer to share the joy that was spread around us.

Oh, in this realm of impermanence, beauty does not need to look at more, even in rough sand stone.

Just a clear mind, wisdom, Eden in the your heart, just within reach of us that sometimes we have to get up the building in search of something that was sure to find.

Remember about Hanoi - Feel about city nearly 1000 years old

thangfish2003@yahoo.com (Tell me about Hanoi) — Fri, 27 May 2011 03:00:31 PDT

Each city has its own beauty and the people living there to feel it with my own way. Those new to be open to see all the beauty of every house, every street corner, the way in which they go through.

I love Hanoi in the quiet of the autumn flood sunlight, the small town subtle flavor flowers of milk, the flower kiosk at the first gleam of daylight, the rain is sickening for a fever affected by the monsoon.

Flower kiosk - A feature in Hanoi

Hanoi like the village women are big and start with the modern life. Conversely, Saigon look again bring her primary message of the radio and beautiful but has a life of peril, up and down. Each city has a life of it, its soul, toss and turn personal.

In Hanoi, I encountered his silver hair aged take off one's hat and grounding the car having to go through the mortuary. I love Hanoi in eating sticky, but sticky in the mother teaching her daughter new large invitation when diner. Love in the great girls on the husband can do processing and food for the repast family warm softness, happiness. I also love Hanoi in the language that the Hanoi pronunciation, the voice sounds warm buffer after each letter "ạ" beloved.

Many people in Hanoi does have a thought, the city is dirty too, noisy and slipshod too! The dust of the market and the rapid changes of life lead to greater variation in the human soul. Hanoi is not itself, has future-tense to many, has lost the attractive features that now only the recall of the feedback in the songs of autumn by Trinh Cong Son, Quang Phu musician ...

Hanoi autumn

Love Hanoi has something such as raising sorry. From time to angry by as roads, electricity, water supply because, as traffic, pollution because, for the rapid change of policy has not really reasonable, and society's perception of different people each immigrant Hanoi cause losing the lovely features. The distance to Hanoi, to see the very memory. Remember the cafes on the sidewalks Bac Ninh ancient street (now Nguyen Huu Huan street) not sit fiddling with smoking friends. Remember evening of begin autumn of August with my darling in motorbike under the verdure on the road in Hoang Dieu street shady. Remember the time eating Trang Tien ice cream in the hot summer of Hanoi. Remember the pothole on the road interlace scar , remember the small street ...

Small lane in Hanoi

Do not understand, music or of Hanoi, is the fall back is written by people not native roots in Hanoi. Have the interesting in Hanoi should note that much can be felt. I moved to tear the working through Hoan Kiem lake and listen to the tunes of the song "Hanoi , the day I return" by speakers of the wards. Can not describe the feeling that perhaps, playback the songs that each people can understanding of their feelings when away, after the long work days.

Sau trees line see many to change of Hanoi

Hoang Hiep musician have song "Remember about Hanoi" with the light from the exposure of people to "go over the world, to still remember to Hanoi", which stars listening to those killed in it. I can not know, a few years time, how will the city birthday thousand years old and feeling with it is falling more scratch or not? But I believe this city is still know the beauty is we have not found

Please listen song : Remember about Hanoi by Hong Nhung singer

Vietnamese lyric

Dù có đi bốn phương trời
Lòng vẫn nhớ về Hà nội
Hà Nội của ta
Thủ đô yêu dấu
Một thời đạn bom
Một thời hòa bình
Nhớ phố thâm nghiêm rợp bóng cây tiếng ve ru những trưa hè
và nhớ những công viên vừa mới xây bước chân em chưa mòn lối
Ôi nhớ Hồ Gươm xanh thắm
Nơi Tháp Rùa nghiêng soi bóng
Thành cũ Thăng Long hồn nước non thiêng
Còn lắng đâu đây dấu xưa oai hùng
Hà Nội ơi...

Nhớ những cơn mưa dài cuối đông
áo chăn chưa ấm thân mình
Và nhớ lúc bom rơi lửa chiên tranh
đất rung ngói tan gạch nát
Em vẫn đạp xe ra phố
Anh vẫn tìm âm thanh mới
Bài hát đôi ta là khúc quân ca
Là ước mơ xa hướng lên Ba Đình
Tràn niềm tin..

Nhớ những con đê thành lối xe
Bước chân năm tháng đi về
Và nhớ tiếng leng keng tàu sớm khuya
Hướng ra Đống Đa, Cầu Giấy
Ôi nhớ thủ đô năm ấy
Ta đánh giặc trên mâm pháo
Truyền thống cha ông gìn giữ non sông
Từ thuở Thăng Long vẫn mang trong lòng
Hà Nội ơi...

Nhớ phố Quang Trung đường Nguyễn Du
Những đêm hoa sữa thơm nồng
Và nhớ những gương mặt mến thân
Đã quen bước chân giọng nói
Ôi nhớ chiều ba mươi Tết
Xen giữa đào hoa tươi thắm
Đường phố đông vui chờ đón Tất Niên
Là phút thiêng liêng lắng nghe thơ Người
Hà Nội ơi...

English lyric

Despite you can go over the world
The heart still remember about Hanoi
Our Hanoi
Capital darling
A time of bullet and bomb
A period of peace
Remember severe shady street where voice of cicada lullaby the late summer
and remember the park just built that your footstep don't worn out
Oh miss green Ho Guom lake
Where Thap Rua tower reflect prone
Thang Long ancient citadel - holy the soul of the country
and anywhere deposit majestic trace
Hey Hanoi ...

Remember long rains of end of winter
Clothing doesn't warm full body
And remember the bombs dropping fire war
Shake land, broke brick, crushed brick
She still cycling the city
He still finding new sounds
Songs of two of us is military march
Is far from the dream to Ba Dinh square
Full trust ..

Remember the dike make car's ways
Walk about time walk- return
And remember tintinnabulation train up soon
Overlooking the Dong Da street, Cau Giay street
Oh remember city in the year
We fight the enemy on the gun platform
Traditional ancestor kept home country
From Thang Long time will bring in the mind
Hey Hanoi ...

Remember Quang Trung street - Nguyen Du street
The night-scented flowers milk concentration
And remember the lovely face
Familiar footstep and voices
Oh remember the thirty of Tet
Alternating between fresh peach blossom flowers
Street crowded pleasure welcomed Tat Nien
Holy minute is listening Nguoi poem
Hey Hanoi ...

Celebrate
1000 Years of Hanoi History - Hanoi

Hanoi Tour

These specially-designed Hanoi day trips focus on the diversity and
history of this fascinating city and coincide with the 1000
year celebration of the capital in 2010. Led by a history
professor or a local university student, you will gain insight
in the past millennium of Hanoi and glimpse into what is in
store for the future.

There is a Hanoi city, Hanoi countryside

thangfish2003@yahoo.com (Tell me about Hanoi) — Fri, 27 May 2011 02:36:12 PDT

" Despite you can go over the world
The heart still remember about Hanoi
Our Hanoi
Capital darling
A time of bullet and bomb
A period of peace "

Despite going all over the sky, please remember to Hanoi. Hanoi, my beloved capital city. A time bomb shells, a time of peace. " The love Thang Long - Ha Noi yesterday and today are completely raw in the hearts of millions of Vietnamese citizen.

Thirty-some years, Hanoi is my only trip, return journey. By then at that time, take leave of childhood to catch cicada climb Sau trees, retired from adolescence began fall in love when go to school in Quynh lane, my central coastal city.

But, even moss Hanoi city or immense Hanoi countryside style with me, still in Hanoi as a drawer filled with memories.

I remember the Long Bien bridge with shoulders to meniscus mound bring woman shape who was cycling back to the Red River. The humpback, head down. Hardy and strange ... American bomb drop many, my dad from the construction of the Duc Giang cycling Hanoi brought me to evacuate.

December, drizzle, me- cotton shirt behind when asleep sin when. My dad told, when I throw hands did not see the me, he was back to panic, as seen when I sleep as potato on the sphere ! My dad now is coming away by errors in the "Big nest" bombs the U.S. dropped it too many Long Bien, not the fault of the father, Dad!

I remember my pond where I submerge during the time of evacuation. Piece of my grandmother pond to Hoan Kiem lake 38 milestones, the Phu Xuyen - Ha Tay, which now remain. The other, the village ponds has become part of Hanoi.

The afternoon guide buffalo, cooked rice by straw. The spacious yard with rice tray with field crab soup, fried shrimp, eggplant very crisp.

The afternoon lied the bridge of the pond, look at the sun afternoon dusk, waiting for trains running through the bamboo trees in the distance. That time train ran by coal, long black light smokers. The years go on, when the hair containing mist, still looking lie down for the pond. That's where we really rare for such moments thinking what ...

Hanoi extensive hours ago, has both city and countryside. Here it does not sound complaining about Hanoi is no longer a country, Hanoi city streets losing quality street.

Modern times, people begin to recognize the startling "city without memory." Actually the land, cities are also cultural treasure containing objects and not objects. But it was the planners dismissed by the whirlwind blur gradually clearing and construction.

Memories of Hanoi are powerful to those who live in it and those who travel.

The corner awning of bringing Hanoi soul, do not touch.

A piece of village ponds and even take place in Hanoi, then please just a piece of countryside ponds.

By someone who knows the price that people can know how many rich ... thanks memories.

Back to Hanoi- feel and think

thangfish2003@yahoo.com (Tell me about Hanoi) — Sat, 21 May 2011 19:32:44 PDT

Hanoi is the enzyme fascinating blend between ancient and modern features, the city with the characteristics of an Asian shares with the face of a dynamic modern Asia. The city, once a French colony, making even the most unexpected visitor at their most unexpected. It still is, filled with contrast but still capable of surprise. Walking on any street any, visitors can see at least two of the following places: shops mobile phones, Silk, internet cafe, a pagoda, cafe with France style or a monument to the Communist soldiers. Hanoi is change meat each day and is adorned by a new style cafe. The city is twisting one's body each second.

Conical hat on the head, women tilt fruit baskets on their shoulders, others with the bikes for the hours just picking flowers, while men are sitting on small chairs, drinking coffee at the roadside restaurant, watch the passersby. The leisurely Xich lo around the small streets to find tourists.

Love across the flooded city. Every nook and crannies are utilized in various purposes, such as for cooking, to sell special products or the toilets. Vietnamese people are generally warm and generous. Even a simple gesture (eg, a sentence thanks in Vietnamese) also received a big smile.

Bustling old town is probably one of the most favorite places of many tourists. Across the street are small shops, which sells recycled engine parts, kitchen or any kind of unique plant. Each street is named after the types of goods have been or are still being sold there. For example, Bat Dan, Hang But, Hang Manh, Hang Than, Hang Thung, Lo Ren, Lo Su, and Ma May street.

Xich lo - a part of Hanoi

And can not mention food.

Pho- a noodle dish of Vietnam, is a bowl of fiber noodle include vegetables and meat is optional. Food and beverages will not exceed $ 3. However, Hanoi is moving back into a city with a diverse culinary background

Pho

Spanish cuisine, French, Indian or Asian dishes are easily lost in Hanoi. But the smell of coffee milk and bread basket long as the street corner where the first signal of the morning to remind about the history of the country. I have yet to find a French bakery that, selling delicious croissants in Europe. They do nearly as good - or at least look like the original croissants.

Many large villa is located on the beautiful boulevards, lakes and parks scattered throughout the city, creating a green background for the song endless streets. Speaking of traffic in Hanoi is like talking about the weather in London. People talk about traffic (or the effects of it) every day. I even started talking about it!

1. It took a while I realized that our honking is considered a rude warning in Vietnam, then it is just a gentle reminder: "Hey, I'm here. Let me go first. " Beep beep.

2. Although the road (and signs)still deprived but traffic is still rhythm. Good drivers can pall over pedestrians. Don't break the rule at all!

3. Motorcycle: that transport everything. And when I say "everything" that is, it really is everything.

4. Motorcycle equivalent of a small truck in the West, a passenger car can be father, mother, two children and even a kid in the front basket. I met a motorcycle carrying a large bird cage, wood and glass panels is very long. But most surprising is a mountain of chicken eggs is about 1.5m (higher than the driver again).

With each passing day, I can feel the city was growing in her. Though looks gross but I still feel at peace when in the heart of Hanoi. Now I only take 5 seconds to cross the road (compared to 5 minutes ago), and I look forward to exploring the city by bike was bought new. They say, if he does not win it then dissolves into it!

Hanoi dyed purple flamboyant

thangfish2003@yahoo.com (Tell me about Hanoi) — Sat, 21 May 2011 19:23:06 PDT

Purple flamboyant brunch the space but not burning the examination season - as the separation season like red flamboyant but the purple color make our people miss forever.

Anyone who has ever once come to Dalat on the lower end of spring will never forget the purple flamboyant brunch , the flowers each grab step many people to the kingdom of flowers. Be transferred to plant in Hanoi a few years back, the purple flamboyant tree has started blooming. Purple flamboyant inflate the fragile wings gently along the warm sunbeam starting the summer.

Fermented sticky rice of To village- Passionate hometown flavor

thangfish2003@yahoo.com (Tell me about Hanoi) — Sun, 08 May 2011 20:34:41 PDT

Hanoi who is no stranger fermented sticky rice, aromatic, delicious, easy to eat but hardly anyone knows that this is one of the traditional job of To village along the banks of Nhue river(now as Ta Thanh Oai Commune, Thanh Tri district, Hanoi).

Here, most farmers are known as fermented sticky rice. They do not have to eat, but mostly for sale. There are hundreds of farmers to make this traditional craft.

Each morning, fermented sticky rice follow passenger cars trips, three wheeled taxi, motor bike in the inner city to consume, that's not counting the peddle, carry or bike to around the alleys of the city.

The attraction of fermented sticky rice To village this is tasty, hot intoxicating enzyme, round glutinous rice , air, fresh water, not sour. Unfortunately the false batches which have been damaged (for young enzyme or not good keep ) The villagers are kept eating, "give up" of good for the world.

The old man said that the village where fermented sticky rice of village long ago. Back then there was a gentle girl , modest, hardworking team to make become a daughter in-law of the village, taking the traditional craft of making wine to the village.

Villagers eat that feel delicious wine then imitation, learning to follow her. Glutinous rice prepared to cook after cleaning 2 times, steamed, cooled, keep enzyme 3 days become aromatic, also secrete a yellow-brown juice, fragrance warm and sweet .

When selling, sticky rice bring small bowl, then water juice in to eat. The fermented sticky rice of To village over time, so far, "innovation" both the way to do, how to sell and quality. But formula still the same , but it was much simpler to manipulate, not fussy as ever. Simple way, so the whole village could be anybody.

Dry enzyme is available market for sale, nobody do men get enzyme. But most important, according to the villagers said, the quality of rice today, so run increase productivity that far inferior to the former rice (including those yellow flowers sticky have also been hybrid, multiple degenerate)

violet blutinous rice

Except on "kill bugs" (5 / 5 lunar calendar), now rarely the To villagers go only sale fermented sticky rice. Accompanied by fermented sticky rice, in the baskets, carrying their goods always have all kinds of wine as Ngang wine, Quoc Lui, violet blutinous rice needs and pocketbooks of consumers.

Fermented sticky rice now is just bring your items for sale to those who "passion" or eat for fun. The owner of the cooperative Ta Thanh Oai (Thanh Tri) said that every day is to run 70-80% of people in the village market to sell wine. In addition, To villagers go over the country bring their traditional craft village to the mountains and coastal region.

Many of the country girl of the village had to become a daughter in-law in Ho Chi Minh city and southern provinces, taking the wine taste of their native country.

Areca flower porridge: elegant gift of Trang An

thangfish2003@yahoo.com (Tell me about Hanoi) — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 03:24:25 PDT

Many people compared areca flower porridge as Hanoi people, elegant taste but still very passionate, unforgettable. In March, the bee season to get honey as well as white grapefruit flowers gently equivocal shy after the green foliage. I remember areca flower porridge of my mother in the family was reunited.

Areca flower porridge

My childhood elapse to associate with seasonal grapefruit flowers fragrant. Away from home, each home is cherished areca flower porridge bowls, look pretty cute areca flower porridge bowls, gentle charm as a work of art to see your mother's care than those whose mothers had little love for family . I am new to this age and intently watching each stage of her cooking areca flower porridge.

Beginning selection process raw materials, green beans used to cook - type yellow pepper beans and fragrant with steady seed that was soaked from the night before. Mother told me sift bean when seeds rise, do not forget to add for a few grains of salt and bring bold taste before steam. Bean steamed in steamer but must always keep an eye on just cooked to exceed that will not look pretty.

Green bean soaked

The most difficult stage that so many times I still can not do is stir flour stage. Mother Nang flour is added to water and stir to melt, while stirring it steady hands, not the powder too old or too young to make delicious tea. Stir just to fit into grapefruit water, stir steady hands.

When to finish cooking porridge that flavored stage for porridge, this is an indispensable step is the soul of areca flower porridge. A mother said that want fragrant porridge that scent grapefruit flowers into the bowl containing porridge.

Childhood, I was curious to know why but scented grape fruit flower that call areca flower porridge, she laughed and said that only looked at the bean seeds same petals of areca flowers.

Areca flower

After washed sand and hot roasted, mother poured hot sand and then paper spread on the sand while pick grapefruit flowers on paper. Each bowl will be facing some grapefruit flowers are still fragrant . Mother explained the smell of grapefruit flowers may be due in the flavored, hot sand to make grapefruit flowers evaporation, stagnate as fog layer inside the bowl.

After scoop the dough has been stirred out, mother gently sprinkle the green beans into the bowl, and sprinkle clever to make beans can't sunk , no clumping. It's strange, the green bean looks just like the areca flowers to fall off the lake, evoke pure, suggestive to long fondly to see , reunion.

Finally add some white coconut water on the face of areca flower porridge bowl is hot and passionate grapefruit flowers, for each bowl of porridge was blend fragrance unforgettable. It seems mother has added to the sky of love, in addition to many years of hard work and feelings ...

grapefruit flowers

Every time you come home looking for her skillful hands to do dishes areca flower porridge, I also feelings hard to describe. It is not only good feelings about her mother making , not just feelings of deep emotional mother and children, but also a feeling of the cultural value of ethnic cuisine is still stored in the family.

5 most beautiful streets of Hanoi

thangfish2003@yahoo.com (Tell me about Hanoi) — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 01:28:22 PDT

What's street most beautiful in Hanoi? It is Phan Dinh Phung quite inside the ancient city, Thanh Nien street windy West Lake or poetical Nguyen Du street? ...

It's difficult to say what street in Hanoi is the most beautiful, because this is one's own experience. Only one thing is certain: the beauty of many roads in Hanoi have been put into poetry, love and nostalgia of generations of the Hanoi.

Along the economic development - social, many new roads were opened nicely around Hanoi, bringing a youthful appearance and modern capital city. But for those who have decades of sticking to Hanoi, looks flashy new roads that still does not compare with the beauty of the old streets

Located between West Lake and Truc Bach Lake, Thanh Nien Road is the most romantic streets of Hanoi. In addition to the old road called Co Ngu, Hanoi youth to put this road a new name: Road of Love.

Running along the shore of Hoan Kiem lake, Dinh Tien Hoang street is located in the heart of the Hanoi capital. On the street there are Hoa Phong tower, relics of the Bao An pagoda and the Hanoi post office with a historic clock tower. On holidays, New Year, a street where people crowded island to see the fireworks and greeting Eve.

Phan Dinh Phung street has wide sidewalks and row of Sau trees shed bright yellow leaves in late spring. On the streets there are many villas were built during the French and the two ancient work known as the North of Hanoi citadel and Cua Bac church.

Not many trees, Trang Tien street still outstanding beauty, aristocratic with Western style. A head of the street cross Hoan Kiem lake, the other end opposite the Hanoi Opera House and the August Revolution Square.

Nguyen Du Street is located on the shores of dreaming Thien Quang lake which is considered the street of artists. In fall, street make upset as the heart of Hanoi by the fragrance of sweet milk flowers.

Loc Vung burst yellow leaves welcome new spring

thangfish2003@yahoo.com (Tell me about Hanoi) — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 01:11:12 PDT

This morning buds on the Loc Vung trees on Hoan Kiem lake suddenly burst mass yellow leaves. People through fun, and young people take advantage of photograph on New Year day.

Loc Vung bring more poetic scenery for Hanoi

According to a person to exercise every day at Hoan Kiem lake, the Loc Vung tree begin to gradually change color leaves from three days ago but this morning the new bright yellow tree.

At the time of year in February, after Loc Vung replace leaf will bloom. This is one of only two plants in Hanoi frequently attracts tourists and people around the region.

Gold leaf bearing the European scene in the middle of the day Tet.

Young people take pictures with beautiful costumes.

Dinh Tien Hoang Street - where the cultural space of the spiritual capital of Hanoi

thangfish2003@yahoo.com (Tell me about Hanoi) — Sat, 05 Mar 2011 20:20:20 PST

Dinh Tien Hoang street located east of Hoan Kiem lake are many historians and writers as a place of convergence for several thousand years the sacred air of Thang Long - Hanoi.

Hanoi has many streets, each of which are less marked when starting up the history of formation. Even over many years, vestiges of the old still form the soul street- the cultural space left for tomorrow. One of the streets associated with the cultural space of thousands of years of culture capital of the Dinh Tien Hoang street. Dinh Tien Hoang street is only about 900m long, starting from the intersection of Trang Tien - Hang Khay, go through the administrative centers such as Hanoi People's Committee Office, Hanoi Post Office, Hanoi Power Company, through the ruins : Bao An pagoda, Ly Thai To square, Ba Kieu temple and ended in Dong Kinh Nghia Thuc square (where meeting place of the street: Le Thai To - Cau Go - Hang Gai - Hang Dao). In French time, street named Francis Garnier boulevard.

In 1945, Director of Hanoi - Dr. Lai Tran Van has changed Francis Garnier to Dinh Tien Hoang St to remember the merits of the Emperor unification country - Dinh Bo Linh. Legend, Ly Thai To after the capital at Thang Long sightseeing here to see a clear blue lake. There are ancient temple in the middle of lake that poetic landscape then he have been named in this temple is the Ngoc Tuong. To the Tran dynasty, it was renamed Ngoc Son temple.

At the time of the Le, approximately in 1428, after taking the throne, the king Le Loi dwells delegation from the Red River, turn to lake, return the sword to the turtle genie. From then Luc Thuy Lake on land Ta Vong village is named Hoan Kiem lake, also known Ho Guom. As a historical coincidence, President Ho Chi Minh - the birth of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam in 1945, had several times through the sacred streets this spring to welcome people and visit the workers at the Post Office and Bo Ho Light factory ...

Over the years with many dynasties, Thang Long has many names. Several large temples and buildings were typically built on the ancient ring of land east of Hoan Kiem lake. Ba Kieu temple worship Mau Lieu Hanh, up nearly opposite the Le Ngoc Son temple from Le Than Tong seventeenth century, followed by the Bao An Pagoda, also known as the Quan Thuong, built in 1842, when it was big and beautiful temples in most of the city.

Then in 1865, King Tu Duc, Phuong Dinh Nguyen Van Sieu who a good literary that contemporary call "Sieu spirit" to build this Ngoc Son temple port, Dai Nghien and Thap But. And the eloquent symbol for the uprightness of the man who is Thang Long lasting to this day the Dinh Tien Hoang street.

Ly Thai To flower garden

In 1888, the French established city of Hanoi and began expanding into the Southeast with the goal of building Hanoi into a major city in Vietnam, meets the criteria for a European city worthy Indochina Federal capital of French . So when planning to build a new neighborhood with European architecture alongside the old quarter, they identified Hoan Kiem lake areas is central in Hanoi.

Implementation guideline traffic ahead, a series of streets around the lake was built. That create large way to travel along the lake, the French opened the way cross the temple and three gate of Ba Kieu temple. That is the Dinh Tien Hoang street now. Then continue to new roads open through the Bao An temple area. Traces left of the temple today is Hoa Phong tower, located on the ground ring the lake. Leaned to look across the street from the Dinh Tien Hoang is Hanoi post office.

From Dinh Tien Hoang street, which has a series of time lines was the French open by the board as Trang Tien, Ngo Quyen, Hai Ba Trung, Ly Thuong Kiet, Tran Hung Dao, Hang Bai, Trang Thi ... as a basis to begin construction of buildings brought European appearance. In 1883, Dinh Tien Hoang street rise Building Management Director, now Hanoi People's Committee, and Paul Bert flower garden, flower Ly Thai To garden now, the Brass house with octagonal shape...

In 1884 to the first post office was built, in 1901 the Post Office building on the lake of the Bao An pagoda completed. Next is Lake Lamps factory is located to the right of the Court of Directors. Electric bus in 1900 Lake was built, completed in 1906, the tram line from Bo Ho to Mo market, running through the Dinh Tien Hoang Street.

Place is the administrative center, cultural - social capital, Dinh Tien Hoang street witnessed many important historical events of the country and Hanoi. It was early morning on 10/10/1954, last French soldiers left town camps Security over Dinh Tien Hoang to withdraw one's troops to Long Bien bridge. Soon after that people had rushed out to welcome the troops to win here since the takeover of fallen into the capital. Over 30 years later, lunch 04/30/1975, Hanoi People flocked glad sword lake, squeezed tight Dinh Tien Hoang Street, Ho Chi Minh City People's committee, gardens Chi Linh, Ngoc Son Temple, bus station... excited Saigon (Ho Chi Minh city) liberation heard through speakers in the ineffable joy.

20 years later, on 07.10.2004, at the Chi Linh garden in Dinh Tien Hoang Street has added a new event of historic Hanoi thousand years old: the inauguration Ly Thai To monument, the King laid the foundation for sustainable Thang Long - Hanoi. Bronze statue is cast solid outline positions King watched impassively from the city and the country is innovation.

Dinh Tien Hoang street not only filled with historical "beautiful Ho Guom", with a cultural center, the normal day as well as holidays, new year always Dinh Tien Hoang street is also where people in the districts and localities in the country, foreign tourists go to.

And also from here that they emit different streets to see Hanoi. So most of the major traditional festivals of the country and Hanoi as fireworks celebrate the National Day, New Year, cycling, running newspaper New Hanoi Award, the walk for peace, music performances ... are well organized on this street. In recent years back to add new festivals such as the Flower Festival in Hanoi and Vietnam (the first time at the end of 12/2008), Street Arts Festival by the City People's Committee and the Embassy of Denmark (times beginning 11/2009) was held on Dinh Tien Hoang street ...

As a rule, on the night of the 30th annual New Year, generally around Hoan Kiem Lake, the largest of which is on Dinh Tien Hoang, Hanoi who have went here to pick up Eve, the Ngoc Son Temple, Ba Kieu temple, statue of King Ly Thai people ... pray for national security state, for the new year has been abundant health, enjoy business prosperity, lucky.

From the leaders of the party, State, Government and the city government to the people, from elderly, middle-aged to the boys, girls, young children ... are all respectful incense thought remember King Ly Thai To, who was enlightened with the paralysis of the city, fallen, the national hero ... poured their strength, wisdom and blood to build and protect the sovereignty, protection of capital, for today's children can live in peace and independence.

With memories of the Lake, the pages have learned, with monuments and works of architecture worship, we suddenly realize that going 1000 from Thang Long to start now, rarely have a street on this country has a rich historical evidence about the past and today, weave together the cultural and spiritual space, which is considered as the most beautiful capital of Dinh Tien Hoang street.