About Hanoi Old Quarter

Located in the middle of Ha Noi, a rapidly developing city where changes take place every hour, Ha Noi Old Quarter with its old-styled narrow streets full of antique brick houses seems to nostalgically resist the flow of time while still actively trying to adapt to the dynamic atmosphere of the modern city.

Once a bustling area where merchants and artisans gathered to sell their products, Ha Noi Old Quarter consists of many small, meandering streets, each bears the name of the goods that was specifically traded there such as Hang Bac (Silver Product), Hang Ma (Paper Product), Hang Go (Wood Product), just to name a few.

Visiting this unique historical vestige comfortably lying around Hoan Kiem Lake, tourists get lost in a totally different world from the rest of the city and have the chance to explore the modest but energetic life of the local a hundred years ago, where there were no high-rise buildings, too much traffic or fancy stores; things will get a little bit smaller, as visitors may have used to those skyscrapers and shopping centers in other parts of the city, but not at all less lively and vigorous.



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Featured Streets

Hang Thung - Street Of Buckets

Hang Thung - Street Of Buckets

0.6km (0.4 mi) from city center
Hang Bac - Street Of Silver

Hang Bac - Street Of Silver

0.8km (0.5 mi) from city center
Hang Dao

Hang Dao

0.8km (0.5 mi) from city center
Hang Ngang

Hang Ngang

1.0km (0.6 mi) from city center
Hang Tre - Street Of Bamboos

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