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Hanoi restores 19th-century houses in Old Quarter

Online Travel Vietnam: The rehabilitation project of a series of old houses on Ta Hien street in Hanoi's Old Quarter wrapped up on December 29.

Rural treasures

Online Travel Vietnam: “I don’t know when the first jar of tương (soya sauce) was made but our family has been producing the sauce for five generations,” says an old woman in Duong Lam, a village in Hanoi’s Son Tay District famous for its tương recipe as well as its old houses.

Online Travel Vietnam: It is an old village that has literally risen, phoenix-like, from the ashes, but is now in danger of being consumed by unbridled urbanization.

Online Travel Vietnam: Ancient village Phuoc Tich in Hue City must be preserved and its residents should live on heritage tourism, Japanese expert Hiromichi Tomoda from Showa University stressed at a meeting with locals and authorities Thursday.

Hoi An old town to go eco

Online Travel Vietnam: The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) launched a pilot project to develop ecofriendly business models in the historic town of Hoi An, Lao Dong newspaper reported.

Rediscovering Hanoi

Online Travel Vietnam: My New Year’s resolution is to rediscover Hanoi. Having lived here for more than a year, I’ve already laid down a set of well-worn tracks through the city. On a map, I can easily trace the geometric patterns formed by major roads to and from my office, to and from my favourite restaurants, art galleries, and museums. Don’t get me wrong, to reach this point has required a significant amount of effort in itself, and of that I am rather proud. Lately, though, I’ve noticed that my daily routine has reached dangerously high levels of contentment and complacency, a lifestyle ever so slowly hardening into stone, fixing itself like iron cable car rails that still cut their way through neighbourhoods downtown.

Hoi An at night

Online Travel Vietnam: Much has been written about the peaceful, ancient town of Hoi An. For those wanting to learn about it, they can easily find a sea of relevant information and images on the web.

Ba Kiet is Tien Giang treasure

Online Travel Vietnam: In the Mekong Delta there are many old homes for tourists to visit but there is none quite like Tien Giang Province’s Ba Kiet Old House.