Night flower markets in Hanoi

Tay Tuu flower market Nearly 20km from the center of Hanoi, Tay Tuu flower village in Tu Liem district has a long-time floriculture and this trade is growing strongly. Every year, Tay Tuu provides domestic and international markets with over 250 million flowers of all...

Five famous places on Vietnam’s banknotes

Hoi An Bridge Pagoda on the VND20,000 banknote Hoi An – the World Cultural Heritage – with the iconic image of Pagoda Bridge has been known worldwide. The time of construction of the ancient bridge in Hoi An has not been clearly defined. In old documents...

Five-element mountains amaze visitors

Ngu Hanh Son (The Marble Mountains) is about 8km southeast of Da Nang City. This is a cluster of five marble mountains lying close to the sea. That is why it is dubbed Hon Non Nuoc, which means Mountain and Water in Vietnamese. In the early 19th century, King Gia...

Da Nang, Hoi An receive “2013 Asian Townscape Award”

Central Da Nang city and Hoi An town (Quang Nam province) have recently been chosen for the 2013 Asian Townscape Award by UN-Habitat Regional Office in Asia. The award honors cities, region which are considered outstanding in landscape architecture. The theme of the...