A photo exhibition featuring 12 photos of Hoan Kiem
Lake (Sword Lake) sceneries is opening at Hoan Kiem Lake Cultural
Information Centre in downtown Ha Noi.
The Hoan Kiem Lake Cultural Information Centre has
been opened to provide visitors with information about the history and
cultural aspects of Ha Noi''s iconic lake.
South Korean high school student Chihyun Ryu has spent her time in Ha
Noi over the last three and a half years walking around Hoan Kiem Lake,
and riding on the back of her father''s motorbike taking videos of the
chaotic traffic.
Children take part in a painting contest themed I Love Ha Noi – The City for Peace at the Ly Thai To Monument Square by Hoan Kiem Lake yesterday morning.
Architectural and cultural experts together with local leaders share the
same view on the need to preserve the present vista around Hoan Kiem
Lake in Ha Noi.
Twenty-five pairs of dragon dancers from all districts in Ha Noi
gathered at King Ly Thai To Park by the side of Hoan Kiem (Sword) Lake
to perform at the fourth dragon dance festival, part of a series of
cultural activities to celebrate...
Sixty photos by local architects and photographers
are on display on the pavement in Ly Thai To Street next to Hoan Kiem
Lake to celebrate Ha Noi''s Liberation Day (October 10, 1954-2014).
It is portrait season at historical and cultural sites in Ha Noi, such
as Van Mieu (Temple of Literature) and Hoan Kiem Lake. During Tet,
enterprising professional and amateur painters and fine arts students
can earn as much as VND1 million (US$47) a...
The Friends of Viet Nam Heritage (FVH) will host two English-speaking
tours on Saturday to learn about the French Concession and discover the
Hoan Kiem Lake area.
Vietnamese architect Nguyen Dinh Thanh and his partners have won first
prize in a contest to upgrade Dong Kinh Nghia Thuc Square, the large
public space at the top of Hoan Kiem Lake.
On sunny Sunday afternoons near Hoan Kiem Lake, West Lake and Thong Nhat
Park in Ha Noi, you may come across groups of young people lost in
flying coins, strings or magic cards, which may suddenly disappear from
the skilful hands of the...
I have been settled in Ha Noi for two months now and
my adaptation is progressing well. Every day though I live a new
adventure filled with a lack of linguistic understanding that almost
matches my cultural inability to understand.
