These beautiful paintings depict the old space of Hanoi on the 200-m walls. Foreign tourists enjoying mural paintings on Phung Hung street The street now becomes a new cultural space for city dwellers and visitors during the upcoming Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday. It also aims to preserve the vanishing cultural heritage in the age of globalization of the 1,000-year-old capital. In addition, the street, to be reserved for pedestrians, features numerous cultural activities, and folk games to serve the demands for entertainment of locals and expats. Translated by Chung Anh
Many streets in Hanoi Old Quarter are covered with graffiti. Nguyen Van Nam, a resident on Hang Buom Street, said that around two months ago, after getting up, he found pictures on his shop’s walls. Graffiti works on Phung Hung, Ma May, Luong Ngoc Quyen, Dao Duy Tu and The walls of the house at 31 Dao Duy Tu Artwork at the junction of Hang Vai and Phung Hung On Phung Hung Street Hang Buom Ward’s information station On a dustbin The same situation is seen at Luong Ngoc Quyen-Ma May intersection On Thuoc Bac Street On Hang Buom Street Even electric poles and public dustbins have the…... [read more]
It's set to be an 'upgrade' from the iconic Dinh Le - Nguyen Xi streets where books have been sold for decades. December 19 Street will become Hanoi's first book street to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the National Resistance Day. It will stretch 200 meters, connecting Hai Ba Trung and Ly Thuong Kiet streets and is set to open on its namesake day. Local authorities will manage this cultural corner. Funds to establish the venue will come from the city budget and stalls will be available for prospective vendors including booksellers and publishers at a fee. Book content will…... [read more]
Nhan Dan - The Hanoi Municipal People's Committee has recently issued a decision on expanding pedestrian space on the city's reserved ancient streets, including Hang Buom, Ma May, Dao Duy Tu, Hang Giay, Luong Ngoc Quyen and Ta Hien. These streets are to become pedestrian zones on Friday, Saturday and Sunday evenings from 19:00 to 24:00 in summer, and from 18:00 to 24:00 in winter, starting in January 2014. Hoan Kiem district, where the streets are located, has geared up for the pedestrian zones to ensure relic conservation, urban order, transportation and food safety and environmental safety, and to prevent…... [read more]
19/12 Street in Hoan Kiem District will become Hanoi’s first book street in December. The 200-metre book street will link Hai Ba Trung and Ly Thuong Kiet streets. 19/12 Street in Hoan Kiem District will become Hanoi’s first book street in December. Municipal authorities are considering hanging bookshelves on street walls to help people collect books more easily and create more space for readers. There will also be events to introduce interesting books and also talk shows on books. The funding for creating the book street and organising related events will come from the city’s budget. Hoang Tuan Minh, a…... [read more]
Hanoi (VNA) – Hanoi authorities plan to open nine more pedestrian areas in the Old Quarter in October this year. The proposed streets are Hang Chieu, Nguyen Sieu, Dao Duy Tu (from Hang Buom to Hang Chieu), Hang Bac, Dinh Liet, and Gia Ngu, and Cau Go, Gach and Trung Yen alleys. The streets will be closed to traffic on Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 7pm to 12pm in summer and from 6pm-12pm in winter. Municipal authorities will build plans to ensure security and order, fire protection, rescue, transport management, environmental hygiene, and business management in the streets and adjacent…... [read more]
