Unique ancient village in the heart of the capital

Ancient Dong Ngac village is called Ve village in the past has maintain more than 100 historic buildings over 100 years old, and many valuable tangible culture and intangible culture.

 A small niche in the ancient Dong Ngac village.

Tracing the path paved incline and the smoke of kitchen, anyone who once walked along the small streets in the village are not able to think that, between the bustling capital city has a quiet peace to the world.

We like to be immersed into the past of an old artist; the sound of children is playing. An old man in the alley told us that there are two places that anyone in the ancient village is also home to the East Village and church groups.

East Village family, a house with large scales and multiple items in ancient architecture and standards have existed for 500 years. According to legend, the ancient capital is a family temple ancient building from the Tang dynasty in the seventh century. 1635, villagers had to renovate and expand the village's tutelary family to church. Family worships 3 gods symbolizing Heaven - Location - Personnel. Holy Angels is Single Charge , by Phan Phu Tien - a village - procession from Sam Son, Thanh Hoa, Nhan Le Khoi god, King Le Thai children, as well as a general, was named the Admiral village Most cross- procession from Nghe An ; Local tutelary god 's altar.

In addition, families also worship Dr. Pham Quang Dung, is the village has stood out in 1718 and renovated home Ly Pham Tho, the family donated the land for the first time in 1635. In many families still keep precious artifacts, stone monuments valuable as lacquer and the Le ...

Shocked villagers to shareholders, in addition to family about anyone cannot ignore their church group, Do, Do The period specific church, a senior martial Le - Trinh. The ordained United (United lengths) from alive and deify (Upper admirable spirit) he died. That house is now dating back over 300 years.

Wooden gate has quietly imprinted traces of time, a front garden, old house almost intact from architecture and objects in the house. The house is considered a second house about. This is one of the few houses in the village, there are many furniture and related items of great merit notability Do be solved.

According to the Do family record, Do period ancestor born on 21/10 year of the Ox, life Vinh Thinh (1709). At current, the tool is yet 4 the word “fossil sperm Set “in recognition of loyal heart, integrity of the instrument. Currently, in the harem of the house there is radiation horizontal with 4 words “mental superiority happy." Also, in other genealogical record of the legend of the deified Do family ancestor.

According to Mr. Do Quoc Hien, worship are things to be king, God gave Do ancestor during his life. Proud values and cultural history of the house much, pity the Constitution when he shared the concerns and difficulties to preserve the house. In my limited ability, he and their descendants still trying Do annual maintenance, maintenance termiticide to the old house ...

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Tran Quoc pagoda - the heart of Hanoi soul

The temple was very famous with age of more than 1,500 years of history. Located at the end Co Ngu street (Thanh Nien Road), on the eastern peninsula of West Lake (Yen Phu, Tay Ho) with a history of 1,500 years is considered as Tran Quoc Pagoda has a long history of Thang Long - Hanoi is also one of the oldest temples in Vietnam. The pagoda was built in the reign of King Ly Nam De (544-548) in the Red River beach Yen Hoa ward with the name Khai Quoc Pagoda (Foundation nation). After many name changed as people get used to calling name is Tran Quoc Pagoda (Protect nation) - can be put in the late 17th century under Le Hy Tong reign.

Like most of the other temples in the country of Vietnam, Tran Quoc pagoda has many folds, many Buddhist statues from low to high, from big to small, glittering golden, smoky flavor year round.... Temple has three main sticky street, house burned incense and upper -shape connector Industry. But architecture to bring other distinctions is particularly wide scale. Visitors to the temple not only Buddhist prayer ceremony which was also immersed in the art space of natural harmony, that his soul still in the middle of the ancient seal bearing the perennial soul Vietnamese soil. Nestled between the immense waves of Lake Highlands has created heaven and earth for the tourists feel the majesty of the ancient architectural elegance and beauty, peaceful lakeside scenery. Through the arched curve ball is soaring coconut Tower Gardens with ancient tower from the Vinh Huu Canh Hung and 18th centuries. Especially the tower of the lotus continent has 11 floors, 15 meters high and the floor area of 10.5 square meters.

Each tower consists of 6 floor doorway archer, statues of Amitabha Buddha with precious stones. The total number of towers is 66 objects on top of cheese and has 9 floors with precious stones and lotus (Lotus- lasting products). Standing at the foot of the tower at the center for Buddhist palms, make peace together in our minds as heaven and earth, the soul who suddenly deposited between the Identity no real damage actually unspoilt of a human life. Each temple bells hum as obscure as to all the noisy bustle of the streets. Each incense smoke spiraling up seemed to savor the purity of impermanence. Going from house to burn incense and upper steeple not only make the hearts of Buddhist purification between realms. But above all, in each of the ancient moss roof, in each of the sculptural emerged on each fiber in a peaceful folds, in ancient handwriting on beer ever heard rock like aftertaste of deposition time brings old soul of Thang Long thousand years of civilization have majesty but still was very simple, humble. Tran Quoc afternoon, between the calm water of the sky, red sunset over the water pouring raised, the life exudes harmony in each temple bell rhythm steady strokes bring the ancient past are washed away his heart as part of a secular purification of the air that was peaceful. Like a beautiful green island, the waves are shed its West Lake, Tran Quoc Pagoda is today not only the Buddha's sacred place attracts so many Buddhists to worship but also as one of the attractions offices, tourist attractions of Ha Noi capital.

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Great Church in Hanoi

Live in Hanoi, perhaps no one knows the Church Street area. Many people say if visitors to the capital that will not come here because I was sorry to miss many interesting things.

“Let’s meet infont of the church” is a common saying of many young people here in Hanoi and becoming familiar rendezvous of many groups of friends. If you walk through here, you will be able to answer this question.
Located in the center of Hanoi, Hanoi church has had a quiet bustle. Church is always open to visitors at all times, except when the ceremony.

Leave the noise of the streets, entering inside the campus, you will feel peaceful space. It has a large yard; they hear the sound of children playing in the adjacent school, occasionally a few birds Ethyl jump shots on the lower canopy. In the hall is a large church with rows of benches and the sparkling glass windows.

Not only had the largest cathedral in Hanoi, where there are more people called “cooperatives”. Because only in a small area around the city of poets, Chung, Au Trieu, Ly Quoc Su had all kinds of restaurants and shops to sell for people of all ages.

Young Adults prefer to church because this is an area famous lemon tea and coffee in Hanoi sidewalk. Hot summer with lemon tea became fashionable for young people. Dating, birthday, meeting, gathering all leading to lemon tea.

By winter, the shop is less busy but still dark days. The afternoon is the busiest time. This is an appropriate time to sit along the church, drink a glass of water, watching the sun slowly shuts down and starts concentrations floral aroma milk.

If you do not like lemon tea, you can choose the luxurious cafe or younger. There are cute little shops like La Place, Hanoi House, as well as comparison shop chic hot, Paris Deli ...
It is also home to many cafes in Hanoi mentioned handbook popular Lonely Planet travel. So many foreign tourists also known here as consistent with Moca, Highland.

It would be flawed if prompted to “cooperative “without talking about the food here. Pho 10 Ly Quoc Su, her American chicken soup, porridge son Lane County, Lane Tho Xuong ribs, fried cheese box, nem chua fried pillow bread, and dumpling ... all will be found only in a few steps around the cathedral.

This is also the busiest shopping for clothing store specializing in silk and handmade jewelry, crafts and fine art.

Just take a walk, you will find a few favorite items and originality. And who knows, you will also want to go back “cooperative “this much again.
By Gray Line Vietnam

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The Temple of Literature

Van Mieu - Quoc Tu Giam in Quoc Tu Giam street, Dong Da district , Hanoi. The Temple of Literature was built in October 1070 where worship Confucius, Confucian sages and  Quoc Tu Giam Justice Chu Van An, the typical teacher and moral importance of education in Vietnam.

In 1076, Quoc Tu Giam was built adjacent to the Temple of Literature then  initial placement of the prince, after expanding the student receiving good in the galaxy .

V ăn Mieu was surounded  by brick’s wall. Inside the barrier layer, there are 5 zones. The first zone begins with the main entrance, on the word of Literature port, the port is under two stone dragons period of Le style ( 15th century ). Aisle leading to the Great Central Square gate opening for the second one. The two sides are two small ports. The walkway that leads to Khue Van The ( watching the beauty of Sao Khue -literary themes ). The two sides have also hung two small ports. The third zone is from guard to Khue Van Dai Thanh Mon , in the middle of the square there is a lake called Thien Quang Tinh ( skylight in the morning ).

Two side of lake are stone steles garden  that named the doctoral degree ( in 1993 with funding from a portion of U.S. business organizations, Van Mieu Management has built eight houses for cover of this beer ).  Dr is the highest pass in the exam regulations. In the past, the school after about 10 years of capital letters light enough books for immediate examination exam guide provincial organizations, opened a department every three years.  Achieving high point of this exam at Bachelor degree. The following year his Bachelor of capital to the exam. Those benchmarks will be enough exam Dinh ( Dinh exam and the exam is actually two phases of a competition ) .

Matriculation exam called Dr . Doctoral degree which can be undermined . There are 82 stone steles , stone stele is the oldest record of the examination in 1442 , the latest science of stone steles  in 1779 . It is the most precious relics of the ruins. Step through the door to the University of the fourth.  A large yard, two blocks from the Ta Vu, Vu Huu, which lists up to worship the grape . At the end of the game and defeated the harem, beautiful and monumental architecture. There are a number of precious objects: the left bell cast in 1768, opening the right side there is a stone plate, engraved on the article about the use of this type of instrument.

The layout of the latest Van Mieu is  also from the Le Dynasty ( 15th century - 18th century ). Particularly Khue Van The newly built in the early 19th century , but also in the overall planning of the capital of Literature ( Van Mieu as in Qufu , China , the hometown of Confucius , the Great Central Square meet, The Van Khue , Dai Thanh Mon , Dai Thanh Dien , Ph.D. beer ... ). Khue Van The Temple of Literature in Hanoi hosts usually average of all of the medical literature or death .

After  “ Dai Bai” hall is a contemporary  Quoc Tu Giam university. When  Nguyen Hue was leaving the school to ease transition to this Holy Temple,  Confucius parents, but this temple was damaged during the war . Van Mieu is relic abundance and diversity complex and being the leading destination in Hanoi.

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Things to do in Hanoi

Most visitors to Vietnam will begin their holiday by flying into Hanoi. With it's atmospheric old quarter, lantern-fringed lake and an abundance of bustle and noise resonating from the local stalls and mopeds, it's easy to spend a happy couple of days experiencing this vibrant Asian city.

1. Get lost amongst the steamy streets of Hanoi's old quarter

Hanoi's old town is a myriad of sights, smells and noise. Give yourself time on your Vietnam holiday to wander into the heart of the city's narrow streets, finding pop up stalls on every corner selling delicious cuisine, and dodging mopeds as they wind lazily in and out of strolling pedestrians.

2. Attempt to cross a road

When you first arrive in bustling Hanoi the sheer amount of mopeds (and lack road rules) can be slightly daunting. However, once you realise that you won't get much sightseeing done without crossing a road or two, just start walking across slowly and you'll find that the drivers will just wind around you and you'll get to the other side with no problems.

3. Visit the Huc Bridge & Hoan Kiem river at night

This famous bridge is definitely worth a visit on your Hanoi trip. In the daytime the bridge is flanked by emerald water, but at night the waterside becomes lit by lanterns hanging from the trees and the bridge glows a firey red, adding to the reflections in the lake. It really is a not to be missed sight on your Vietnam holiday.

4. Visit a temple during Tet (Vietnamese new year)

If you manage to book your Vietnam trip over TET, you will find it is a great time to experience this spiritual city. All through February the smell of incense fills the air and you'll spot shrines and offerings all around. If you decide to visit a temple or two you will more than likely discover a religious ritual occuring and brightly coloured flowers on display. If you see a statue of a turtle, don't forget to pat it on the head for good luck, and if you're feeling flush, tuck a couple of dong under it as your own personal offering.

(Source: Gray line Vietnam)

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