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Best places to visit in Hanoi
13:00, 2014/10/25
From long ago Hanoi has become a familiar destination of foreign tourist arriving in Vietnam.
It maybe that the old town in the heart of capital or the traditional villages surrounding suburbs.
Van Mieu – Quoc Tu Giam
 
 
Built in 1070 under King Ly Thanh Tong Quoc Tu Giam is a place of worship Confucius, the Confucian sages and now Quoc Tu Giam from Chu Van An, mentor and moral importance of education Vietnam.
After nearly 1000 years of history, Van Mieu Quoc Tu Giam still damn old with many architectural features of the era, is one of the historical sites and culture typical of the most important capitals and country.

Today, Van Mieu – Quoc Tu Giam is not only a place of tourists visiting the country, but also is familiar destination for many foreign tourists.

One Pillar Pagoda
 
 
One Pillar Pagoda was built in 1049, under the reign of King Ly Thai Tong, originally called “Dien Huu Tu”, which means being long command.

One Pillar Pagoda is not only tied to the cultural beauty of Buddhist sacred but also is one of the symbols of the capital, Hanoi.
It was built by wooden structures, including the Lotus station square, each side 3m length, curved roof, built on columns 4m high, 1.2 m in diameter and is 2 piece stone columns overlap, creating into a block.

Thanks to the unique architecture of pagoda which was held the record as the Asian temple architecture unique area. This is the first record of Vietnam Male located in the area of ​​religion.

Relic Hoa Lo Prison
 
 
Located on the street Hoa Lo (Hanoi), Relic Hoa Lo Prison is one of the permanent buildings on most types of Indochina. This is where the imprisoned patriotic revolutionaries Vietnam Male .

With nature as a brutal prison, Hoa Lo Prison is like a hell in the heart of the capital, Hanoi. Here, a strict prison regime applied to many forms of detention and human damnation.
Today, with more precious materials intact and science on display, Hoa Lo Prison became the location can not be overlooked by foreign tourists coming to Hanoi. According to the prison management, annual, it welcomes about 35,000 to 40,000 thousand people to visit, of which 70% are foreigners living.

Bat Trang Village
 
 
Located 20km from Hanoi, Bat Trang pottery village of Bat Trang village two and Giang Cao Gia Lam district, Hanoi. It is considered as the most ancient Vietnamese village Male with traditional craft pottery production.
Over many generations, Bat Trang pottery village will always keep their definition of peace, traditional precious. Tourists to visit this place, not only fascinated by the ceramic products of high quality, nice design but feel the time stamp with full features quiet, ancient remains in each Member brick, stone ground.

With all of that value, Bat Trang has become a familiar destination for many foreign tourists. Here, visitors will really enjoy the hand-made pottery products to bring your loved ones gifts.

Hanoi Old Quarter
 
 
Like the heart of Hanoi, the ancient city is always bustling, crowded and full of life with picturesque houses, interwoven the tiny cafe that visitors do not always just want to explore it.
Currently, the old town “36 streets” in Hanoi is limited by the top line in the north west of the Phung Hung street, the east and Tran Nhat Duat, Tran Quang Khai, the south Hang Bong street , Hang Gai, Cau Go, Hang Thung.

Thanks to the ancient beauty and excitement of the old town where not only attract more foreign tourists but also many of the goods of their own business.
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