Đình Kim Ngân stands as a wide, classic communal house along Hàng Bạc Street, distinguished by its traditional wooden beams and the ornate, layered curved-roof architecture that marks it as a relic of the old guild system. Built around the…
Old Quarter Merchant Streets
This walk takes you through the core of Hanoi's historic 36 guild streets to see how centuries-old commerce thrives today. We will visit atmospheric merchant houses, active artisan lanes, and age-old communal temples that still anchor the community.
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1. Đình Kim Ngân
2. Heritage House
The Heritage House at eighty-seven Ma May Street is a classic example of a Hanoi tube house, a building style defined by a narrow, unassuming street frontage that stretches deep into the city block. Built in the late nineteenth century, it…
3. Bach Ma Temple
Bach Ma Temple, located at seventy-six Hang Buom Street, is identified by its traditional Vietnamese wooden architecture and eight-roofed exterior that resembles a communal village house. Recognized as the oldest temple in Hanoi, it traces…
4. Đồng Xuân Market
Đồng Xuân Market is identifiable by its distinctive facade, which features three large triangular sections punctured with honeycomb-like holes. First built in eighteen eighty-nine by the French colonial administration, the structure…
5. Phố Hàng Mã
Phố Hàng Mã is distinguished by its narrow tube houses, characterized by tiled roofs and facades that open directly onto the street. These structures have long served as both living quarters and workspaces, with the front rooms functioning…
6. Phố Lãn Ông
Phố Lãn Ông is recognizable by the earthy, distinct aroma of medicinal herbs that fills the air, a sensory hallmark of this one hundred and eighty meter-long street in Hanoi’s Old Quarter. Unlike other streets in the area where traditional…
7. Phố Hàng Thiếc
Phố Hàng Thiếc, or Tin Street, is recognizable by the persistent, rhythmic sound of metal striking metal that echoes from morning until night. Stretching about one hundred thirty-six meters between Thuoc Bac and Hang Non streets, this…