Trang Tien

Trang Tien street belongs to Trang Tien ward, Hoan Kiem district, Hanoi. The street spreads about 710m in length, from Tran Quang Khai dyke road to the end of Dinh Tien Hoang street, nearby Hoan Kiem lake, passing the historic August Revolution square. 

In the old days, Trang Tien was a place minting coins and treasury of Nguyen Dynasty. Later in the French colonial period, this street was an important token to witness many milestones in the modern revolutionary history as the square in front of Hanoi Municipal Opera House was the venue for many significant events related to the great uprising of August Revolution in Hanoi. 

After the capital gained its liberation, the street was officially named Trang Tien. Since then Trang Tien become a central street with shops, tailoring shops, malls, such as Nhan Dan News Printhouse, Central Publishing Company, foreign language book centre,etc.

 In the middle of the street nowadays is the French Cultural Centre- L’espace , a place for cultural exchange and language learning. In addition, many contemporary art exhibitions are regularly held here. Through the passage of time, through construction and development period,Trang Tien became busy commercial street in the heart of the capital, Hanoi. 

One more proud thing to say about the street, it has a specialty that sticks to the street’s name: Kem Trang Tien (Trang Tien ice cream) with an unforgettably delicious flavor.