Hanoi Travel News

Hoan Kiem Lake and Dinh Tien Hoang Street will be decorated with 22,000 tulips on the 1000th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi.

Antiques will be on display at the olden French-style building in Hanoi’s ancient citadel to help Hanoians and tourists understand more about 1000 years of Thang Long – Hanoi culture.

On December 16th, in Hanoi, Hoan Kiem district People’s Committee coordinated with the Thang Long – Hanoi Cultural Heritage Association to organize a seminar on research to organize traditional festivals in ancient quarter and around Hoan Kiem lake.

 Ancient dances, an exceptional art genre that stems from the old capital city of Thang Long, are being revived after falling into oblivion.

An exhibition, opened at Ho Chi Minh Museum yesterday and ending in January 2010, showcases nearly 200 exhibits, mostly made public for the first time, about the life of President Ho Chi Minh.

An imperial citadel in Hanoi dating back several centuries to the Tran Dynasty might have been larger than originally thought, archaeologists speculate.

On the occasion of announcement of Top Destinations 2010 which were voted by readers of Frommer, a prestige tourism publisher in America, Ron Emmons, author Frommer's Thailand and co-author Frommer's Southeast Asia has commented that Hanoi happens to be Asia's most Asian city.

President of the Ikebana Association Sumara Eiko showed 13 styles of Japanese floral art installation known as Ikebana at Ha Noi’s Van Mieu Quoc Tu Giam (Temple of Literature) on Dec. 5.

Craftsman Quach Van Hieu from Ha Noi will receive a gold medal at the opening ceremony of the Second National Arts and Crafts Exhibition in Ha Noi today, December 1.

Contemporary and historical voices in a reflection of life along the Mekong River in nine different photo stories are now on display at the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology until February 25, 2010.

Hanoi is holding a floral festival, only the second of its kind, on the streets around Hoan Kiem Lake (Sword Lake) in the centre of the capital from December 30, 2009, to January 1, 2010, which will turn the area into a gigantic flower basket.

 The Capital City Flower Festival will straddle the New Year, running from December 12, 2009 to January 3, 2010.

The Thai Culinary and Culture Delight Week will be held in Hanoi from December 1 to 6 to celebrate the Thai National Day, which falls on December 4.