According to the Hoan Kiem district People’s Committee, after two years of operation, the pedestrian street has become a magnet for both domestic and foreign visitors, with some 3,000 - 5,000 arrivals during daytime, and 15,000 - 20,000 in evening. Streets around Hoan Kiem Lake such as Dinh Tien Hoang, Le Thai To, Hang Khay, Hang Bai, Trang Tien, Dinh Le, Nguyen Xi, Le Lai, Le Thach, Tran Nguyen Han, Hang Dau, Lo Su, Luong Van Can and Bao Khanh have been turned into walking space on the weekends. They are closed to traffic on Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 7pm to 2am in summer and 6pm to 2am in winter. A variety of cultural, tourism, and service activities are taking along the streets to meet demand for recreation. Those include photo exhibitions, dragon dancing, performances of traditional musical instruments, traditional singing, and calligraphy writing. In July, the Department of Culture and Sports and the Centre of Preservation and Development of Theatre Art organised the … [Read more...] about Hoan Kiem pedestrian zone – an attraction of Hanoi
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Nhandan Newspaper – Hanoi walking streets – new hotspot for cultural activities and entertainment
Hanoi’s walking streets are always crowded at weekends. Traditional music performances on one of Hanoi’s pedestrian streets. Foreign tourists enjoy Vietnamese tea at Hanoi’s pedestrian zone. A street artist performs at one of Hanoi’s pedestrian areas around Hoan Kiem Lake. A foreign visitor plays ‘O an quan’ (mandarin square capturing), a traditional Vietnamese children's board game, with children in the area of Ngoc Son Temple. To he (toy figurine), a traditional toy for children in Vietnam, appears on Hanoi’s pedestrian streets. A colourful space of the arts On September 1, tens of thousands of Hanoians and visitors flocked to the streets to enjoy the pedestrian space around Hoan Kiem Lake in central Hoan Kiem District. Hanoi desires to turn its walking area into a special space, introducing visitors to a capital city full of arts and culture, from traditional to contemporary styles, while creating a push for the … [Read more...] about Nhandan Newspaper – Hanoi walking streets – new hotspot for cultural activities and entertainment
Raising Quality of Hoan Kiem Lake Pedestrian Zone
Raising Quality of Hoan Kiem Lake Pedestrian Zone Hanoi is the cultural centre of the nation. The pilot organisation of a pedestrian zone around Hoan Kiem Lake from 7:00 pm Friday to 12:00 am (midnight) Sunday from September 1 has generated a new inspirational cultural space for citizens and brought an interesting experience for foreign visitors. With firm actions from Hanoi City, the walking space around Hoan Kiem Lake has created a new nuance for Hanoi tourism. Traditional cultural traits together with the convergence and adaptation of contemporary culture and lifestyle have enlivened livelihoods and leisure of Hanoi citizens as well as domestic and foreign visitors. At the weekend, tens of thousands of people walk into the heart of Hanoi to experience and participate in recreational activities and enjoy folklore repertoires. Pedestrian streets like Hai Ba Trung, Ngo Quyen, Hang Bai, Hang Bong and Trang Tien are packed with people. Everyone can sense the equanimity and … [Read more...] about Raising Quality of Hoan Kiem Lake Pedestrian Zone
Orient 10 types of tourist products for National Tourism Year 2013
On 10th June, within the framework of the first Red Flamboyant Festival activities, the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism organized a meeting to announce a set of orientation to develop Haiphong tourist products for the National Tourism Year 2013. Attending the meeting were representatives of travel and tourist agencies in the city. At the meeting, the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism introduced a set of orientation with 10 types of tourist products, including: spiritual culture tourism, handicraft villages, recreation and sport activities, tourism in association with cuisine culture, MICE tourism (meetings, incentives, conferences, and exhibitions), tourism in association with shopping, tourism in combination with cultural events, sports and tourism, travel and relaxation, inter-regional tourism, and art performances. Travel and tourist agencies will build detailed plans for each type of products, from surveying, designing program, printing, publicizing, promoting … [Read more...] about Orient 10 types of tourist products for National Tourism Year 2013
International tourism festival to welcome the 1,000 year anniversary of Thang Long – Hanoi
National Tourism Year 2010 will be held on October 2-5th in Bao Son Paradise. This information was released by the Hanoi Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism. The centre of the festival is the international and domestic tourism exhibition showcases. Among 315 showcases, there will be 50 showcases for nations from 5 continents, 100 showcases for tourism businesses in Hanoi, 115 showcases for Departments of Culture, Sports and Tourism and tourism businesses from 62 provinces and cities across the country and 50 showcases for sponsoring units. During the four-day festival, there will be special art and cultural programs, folk games, daily life of old Hanoians and street festivals such as Then singing of Thai ethnic minority and water puppet performance. The festival will also recreate the daily life of Hanoians at the end of the 19th century and the early 20th century, tents and bamboo camp-beds of candidate for mandarinal examinations in feudal Vietnam and calligraphic … [Read more...] about International tourism festival to welcome the 1,000 year anniversary of Thang Long – Hanoi