Hanoi towards a green, clean and beautiful Capital
A master plan for the Capital of Hanoi has received special attention from the public as it is expected to create an image of a green, clean and beautiful city.
Compared to the Capital planning adjustment 10 years ago, Hanoi now has a total area of 3,300 sq.km, 3.6 times larger, and a double population, with 6.2 million people, over 2,100 people per square kilometre, making Hanoi the most densely populated in Vietnam. Strategic development plans and orientations are required to build Hanoi into a green, clean and beautiful city.
Children's smiles on the shady path of Phan Dinh Phung Street
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Hoang Dieu in the eyes of many people is a beautiful street with many big trees and historical buildings. People feel comfortable to walk on the sidewalk even on a summer day, as the greenery provides some reprieve from the heat.
Thanh Nien Road runs between the two famous lakes of West Lake and Truc Bach with rows of flamboyant tree on both sides of the road. People often come here for fresh air on a summer evening, and it’s a popular meeting-spot for lovers. For that reason, Thanh Nien road is called the most romantic road in Hanoi and many people call it the “Road of Love".
The green trees have become an integral part of the city in its process of urbanisation. Thus, the city’s plan to plant one million trees by 2020 was welcomed by local residents. In an attempt to bolster its eco-friendly image, Hanoi has started to beautify its major streets with flamboyant trees.
As many as 300 flamboyant trees have been planted on the median strips of major streets in Hanoi such as Tran Khat Chan, Xa Dan, Kim Lien-Hoang Cau, Lang Ha and Tay Son. The planting of flamboyant trees is part of a bigger plan to beautify the city by growing one million new trees by 2020, which the Chairman of Hanoi People’s Committee, Nguyen Duc Chung, unveiled late in May.
Beautiful greenery in Kim Ma Street, Cau Giay, Hanoi
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According to Ta Duy Long, deputy director of the centre, the programme on cultivating saplings for urban green trees has brought about positive results. The centre is caring for an urban tree nursery of about 2,000 plants, including 50 popular species including hopea odorata, erythrophleum fordii, and dracontomelon duperreanum.
"The plants at the nursery garden developed well, with widespread shadow and strong trunks, despite being planted at a high density. Through observing the growth of the plants we found the terrain and climate in Soc Son area is suitable for the development of urban green trees. Initial surveys have shown that 30ha out of 1,662ha of unforested land near protected forests in Soc Son District could become nursery gardens," Long said.
The above-mentioned areas met the conditions to be able to cultivate saplings of urban green trees, having good soil, a moderate slope and particularly it was a convenient location for caring, protecting and moving trees to other places. The centre has also proposed planting eight trees in the nursery garden, including terminalia catappa, hopea odorata, dracontomelon duperreanum and flamboyant tree.
Five satellite urban areas, including Hoa Lac, Son Tay, Xuan Mai, Phu Xuyen-Phu Minh and Soc Son will have a population size of between 127,000 and 750,000 dwellers each. In the downtown core, the density of green trees and water surface is expected to increase to 7-15 sq.m per head in 2030 from the current figure of 1-2 sq.m.
The Old Quarter will be restored so that it still maintains its historical values, existing scenes and a common living space. The relics of ancient Thang Long, the Long Bien Bridge and a system of thousands of temples, pagodas, ancient villages and craft villages in the outlying districts of Son Tay, Quoc Oai and Dan Phuong will be restored and repaired.
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