Vietnam Fine Arts Museum

Situated in Nguyen Thai Hoc street, Vietnam Fine Arts Museum was originally built by the French in 30s of the 20th century with the function as a place for the daughter of French officials in Indochina. In 1962, with the permission of the Government, Ministry of Culture, it is renovated and added the decorative architecture of Vietnam village in order to display arts of Vietnam. In 1966, Vietnam Fine Arts Museum was officially inaugurated with a surface area of 4200 m2 and a display area is 1200 m2. In 1997-1999, it has been expanded with a total area of 4737m2.

The displays system of the Museum has several times been added so as to preserve and honor the unique aesthetic value and essence of the nation in the history of art shaped of Vietnam. Vietnam Fine Arts Museum is preserved over 18.0000 artifacts in the water that represents the Vietnam Fine Arts from prehistoric time to now.
There is also exhibited painting of some famous artists of Vietnam such as: Nguyen Gia Tri, To Ngoc Van, Tran Van Can, Nguyen Phan Chanh, Luong Xuan Nhi…  In order to confirm the role of the Museum as a bridge between the past, present and suggest future directions for the country’s art, since 1997, the museum has been extended significantly on a display area and the number of artifacts. The museum has also innovation in the storage and display artifacts. The Vietnam Fine Art Museum also initiated the renovation and interior lighting solutions in accordance with characteristics of Vietnam Fine Art and tries to achieve international standards.
To expand the introduction of the art of Vietnam to the region and the world, Vietnam Fine Art museum is promoting the introduction of 50 files to the internet and strengthening the exchanges paintings between Vietnam with other countries to enrich the treasure house of art. One of the best visiting place of Hanoi city tour.

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Le Mat Snake village, Hanoi

Are you afraid of snack ? Do you know this is one of intresting plate of Vietnameses. Even though you can eat or not just has some of our idea about this village:
According to history, The name Le Mat appeared before the time of Le Canh Hung (1740 -1786), but it was just acknowledged as a commune level administrative unit from the beginning of Nguyen dynasty, means that in the early of 20th century. After many times changing place name, boundary, in the late of 1997, Le Mat became one of three hamlets (Le Mat, Truong Lam, Kim Quan), now belongs to Viet Hung commune, Gia Lam district, on the outskirt of Ha Noi city.
Previously, it is under Phu Thuan An, Tran Kinh Bac, now Viet Hung ward, Gia Lam Distric. Le Mat ancient percents of Le Mat people lived on planting rice. This number reduced over 60 percents in 1999 (according to documents in the April 2012). The amount of population living on raising and catching snake just takes 5 percents of total village people. The other live on many different subordinate jobs such as: sewing, trade, transport.
The snake catching job in Le Mat village, according to elders here, is a secret handed down from father to son. Together with the snake catching job, there is the snake - raising job and few families in the village make patent medicines for injury bitten by venomous snake. The snake catching job in Le Mat is famous all over regions because Le Mat people usually go to catch snakes everywhere but they don't hand down the vocation outside. May be, Le Mat is the place where there are number of people who work at catching snake more crowded than anyplace in all over the North delta. Several legends and funny stories of snakes have been being preserved in cultural activities of Le Mat people community.

To enjoy the "special snake" original, tourists must go through the brick path, the National Highway 1A few hundred meters to the village. At Le Mat villages there have fewer than 10 families as a special on solid media. Air warm here as you are back to their families. Cord to the number of food, guests themselves are choosing solid type they had brought her, they bring howdah, the heat, the fork, the buffaloes, coluber, solid mouse ready, they banana, forest mouse ... There are many meat dishes different solid medium are enjoying 10-12 dishes, the dishes change daily, and dishes made at the request of the guests! snake soup meat, snake away fat, Burma snake meat, snake meat fry soft, rolling fry, fry cake has fry domain, solid fry soft skin; grill subjects such as the liver solid eggs, meat leaves lot of solid, solid heart powder , solid farce, father snakes, baked prickly ribs are good solid roasting brittle has exposed cake. After subjects: snake and banana flowers salad. The baked dish: meat baked with a solid direction, liver baked with a solid, baked piece lemon leaves. The basement food: solid basement marijuana ginger, sugarcane marijuana tunnels solid, snake simmer, snake soak Chinese traditional medicine, snake's tail boil...

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Van Phuc Silk Village Hanoi

 Vietnam is famous for silk product with very good quality .

Ha Dong silk village is known as Van Phuc silk village, Van Phuc, Ha Dong, Ha noi. It is far about 10 kilometer from the center of Hanoi. This is the most famous silk village from ancient time; there are many patterns and long-stand of Vietnam. Van Phuc silk is selected under the reign of the Nguyen. Located on the Nhue River, Van Phuc silk village retains many features ancient such as the well, lotus flower, tree… Van Phuc silk village has reputation with silk weaving tradition. Ha Dong silk as well as traditional crafts of the trade villages in Hanoi, often referred to in ancient poetry. According to legend, about 1.200 years ago, Ms. A La Thi Nuong living in Cao Bang is a famous person with skillful weaving of Van Phuc village. She brought the secrets of Chinese weaving silk to teach people who live in the village. When she passed away, she was respected as tutelary deity.

Van Phuc silk village became famous from the reign of Ly. Van Phuc silk was the first introduced at the Marseille International Fair (1931) and Paris (1938), it was evaluated as the sophisticated products of Indochina. Van Phuc silk is very popular in France, Thailand, and Indonesia…  From 1958 to 1988, Van Phuc silk were exported to Eastern Europe countries, from 1990, it was exported to many countries in the world.

For many years, Van Phuc village still retains intact the traditional values. In general, the special features of Van Phuc silk and in particularly Hang Van silk is warm in the winter and cool in the summer, wearing it people find soft and gentle. Decorative patterns on silk are diverse such as Song Hac sample, Tho Dinh sample, Tu Quy sample… and it always follows the traditional methods.

Van Phuc village has 785 households who weave silk, accounting for 60% of households living in villages. Every year, Van Phuc produces 2.5 to 3 million square meters silk, accounting for 63% total revenue of all the villages. Currently, Van Phuc village has over 1000 textile machinery and every day there have about 400 seasonal workers from around the region who are coming here to work. Stores silk grew more and more. It has 3 streets with more than 100 stores silk in order to meet the demand of tourists. This is also a great place to visit around Hanoi city tour.

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Co Loa Citedal Hanoi

 Co Loa is located on Co Loa commune, Dong Anh District, Hanoi. It was the capital of Au Lac, at the third century before Christian and the Van Xuan state under Ngo Quyen reign after Christian. In 1962, Co Loa was ranked as historical national culture.

At Au Lac reign, Co Loa is located in apex position of triangle of the Red River Delta and where people can exchange with the importance of waterways and roads. From here, there has control both highland and lowland sites. Co Loa is situated on Phong Khe, which have living by farming, fishing and handicrafts. The decision chooses Phong Chau as the captital that is one stage of the development of Vietnamese.

Co Loa is appreciated as the oldest building, the most large-scale structure and the most unique in the history of the ancient Vietnamese.

When building Co Loa, the ancient Vietnamese knew to use the natural terrain advantage, utilizes the height of the hill, mound, to build two walls on the outside so the two walls has curving lines in the terrain. The main material used to build that is ground, stones and broken pottery. According to legend, Co Loa has 9 spirals; however, there still has 3 round.

In the general structure of the Co Loa, there has another factor to enrich the overall architecture. These are the long or circular mounds; it is called Dong Dan, Dong Chuong, and Dong Ban. It used as public savings, coordinate with the trenches in the defense and combat.

In military terms, Co Loa represents the unique creations of the ancient Vietnamese in the struggle against enemy. With the deep trenches, strong walls, Co Loa is a solid defensive to protect the King and capital.

In socially terms, the distribution of the area for the King, solider, Co Loa is evidence about the social differentiation of the time. This period, the King not only separated from the public but also was protected by soldiers.

In cultural terms, is one of the oldest buildings have traces, Co Loa becomes one cultural heritage, evidence about the creativity, technical proficiency as well as the ancient Vietnamese culture. All things create the architecture and culture of An Duong Vuong reign. This is a famous place of Hanoi city tour.

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Vietnam Women’s Museum Hanoi

Situated in Ly Thuong Kiet Street, Hoan Kiem district Vietnam Women’s Museum Hanoi With an exhibition area of nearly 2000 m2 and storage system with more than 25.000 documents, they are reflecting the contribution of Vietnam’s women in the history and temporary life.

The museum is the knowledge media center about history and culture of Vietnam's women.

This place is also where culture exchanges between Vietnam's women and women in the world with the equality, peaceful and developmental goals. Diversity, innovation are what the Vietnam Women's Museum has tried to meet the needs of visitors. The display system includes the subject: women in the family, women in history, fashion for women: tradition and modernity. Besides, the Vietnam Women’s Museum Hanoi also organizes programs for public, educational activities, seminars, cooperation and development.

The display system of the Vietnam Women’s Museum Hanoi is opened on the occasion of 80th anniversary of October 20th 2010 of Vietnam Women's Union. The impression gives visitors that are the modern style on display with the colors which reflects the images of women in the life. With an exhibition area of 1500m2, 971 documents, artifacts and 21 documentary film, visitors will have opportunity to explore and experience the unique culture of the ethnic women. This is one of the best Hanoi city tour places

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Museum of Ethnology, Hanoi

The Vietnam Museum of Ethnology is a museum in Hanoi which showcases cultures and customs of the 54 recognised ethnic groups in Vietnam. It’s located at Cau Giay District, 20 minutes of driving from city centre.

A traditional building, one of the outdoor exhibits of the museum.

The museum was opened in 1997 as a centre for scientific research, collection, documentation, conservation and exhibition in preserving the cultural and historic patrimony of the nation’s different ethnic groups.

The museum also serves to guide research, conservation, and technology development that are specific to the work of an ethnographic museum.

Besides its permanent artefacts and exhibits, the museum also holds special exhibitions and events occasionally. The museum opens daily (except Monday) from 8.30am to 17.30pm.

This is one of the great points of Hanoi city tour.

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Duong Lam village is the best selling one day tour today.

 Two of Vietnam’s kings, Phung Hung (761-802) and Ngo Quyen (896-944) were born in Duong Lam, giving the village its prestige. Both men led resistance wars against northern invasion and after winning national independence, were crowned kings. After their deaths, the local people built temples in their honour.

Duong Lam Village has a history of about 1,200 years with many houses dating back up to 400 years. One special thing about the village is that most of the buildings here are made of laterite and mud, two materials that are abundant in the area. Laterite is used on house walls, gates, wells, temple walls, and so forth. The mud is taken from ponds. Apart from its historical and tourism values, Duong Lam ancient village is an important place for scientists to study resident communities in ancient agriculture. The village gate, banyan, well, communal house are important factors in classifying Duong Lam ancient village.

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