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An Duong Vuong Temple Festival Filed under:
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Oct
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An Dương Vương Temple is located in Cổ Loa village, Đông Anh district, Hanoi. It is on the way to Phúc Yên and about 17 km from the center of Hanoi. Located on this land is Ngự Triều Di Quy communal house which is believed to be where the Thục King held Court. Am Bà ...
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Việt Nam History Museum Filed under:
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31
Oct
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VN History Museum established in the 1920s as the Musée Louis Finot and housed in a building which typifies the hybrid ‘Indochinese style’ of architecture, this museum traces the history of the Vietnamese people from the earliest times to the present day using displays of cultural and ethnological significance. Exhibits are displayed on two floors which ...
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Ngoc Son Temple Filed under:
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Oct
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Ngọc Sơn Temple is in the center of Hà Nội on a small island in the middle of Hoàn Kiếm Lake. The lake is also called Hồ Gươm (Sword Lake) and was previously named Lục Thuỷ (Green Water) because its water is always green. When he was still living in his homeland Lam Sơn, Lê Lợi ...
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Peanut candy Filed under:
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Feb
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When winter comes, people can feel the extremely cold weather and chilly wind. Huddling up in a corner of a stand, enjoying a few sips of hot tea and crunchy peanut candies is a simple pleasure of many people. Dan Phuong village to the west of Hanoi centre is the main supplier of peanut candies for ...
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Tay Tuu flower village Filed under:
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10
Feb
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Although the village of Tay Tuu was one of the last to switch from traditional farming to cultivating flowers, following the lead of villages like Ngoc Ha and Quang Ba, it has blossomed into being considered the flower granary of Hanoi. Tay Tuu has become famous for its large variety of beautiful flowers that not only ...