Hanoi Old Quarter is located in the area of Hoan Kiem District, with 10 wards: Hang Dao Ward, Hang Bac Ward, Hang Buom Ward, Hang Bo Ward, Hanhfong Ward, Hang Ma Ward, Dong Xuan Ward, East, and Ly Thai To Ward. This area was formed from Ly Ly – Tran, from the east of Thang Long Imperial Palace to the Red River. Le period, there is a large lake called Tai Chi, through Hoan Kiem Lake or Ho Guom. Gradually, there are some overseas Chinese living here, making up Chinatown. Until now, the goods are no longer specialized in trading more, only some places such as Hang Ma, Hang Tre, Hang Thiec.

36 streets of Hanoi, a regular way to call the streets inside and outside the Hanoi Old Quarter, where tourists enable to enjoy beauties of Hanoi through its special cultural features, especially unique cuisine in here.

Coming to Hanoi Old Quarter, it is impossible to deny Ma May Ancient House, the most well-known tourist attraction in the Hanoi Old Quarter, is an ideal place to discover the culture and activities of the elegant Hanoi through many cultural features in here.

Dong Xuan Market is also the famous market in the Hanoi Old Quarter not only for a lot of products from the entire countries flowed down here, visitors enable to find the most beautiful items or clothes bringing Vietnamese culture with reasonable prices. Coming here visitors will witness the tasty cuisines like Pho, Bun Oc, Banh Xeo, …

Otherwise, the most attractive promenade in the Hanoi Old Quarter, Hoan Kiem Lake, the heart of Hanoi capital where anyone who comes to Hanoi should visit. The lake is not only beautiful, but spacious for visitors to walk, and experience the spiritual history of Hanoi. Travelling around Hoan Kiem lake, tourists enable to visit many tourist attractions such as Ngoc Son Temple, The Huc Bridge, enjoy the famous Trang Tien ice cream.

O Quan Truong, the only surviving citadel of Hanoi, is an interesting tourism site in the Hanoi Old Quarter. Being the only port of Hanoi to stand firm from the war, the gate is a testament to the vitality of the nation as well as the capital of Hanoi. From the gate, visitors enable to come many crossroads in the Old Quarter, seeing the busy trade, and being welcome by smiles of people in here.

Bach Ma Temple, the famous temple in the Hanoi Old Quarter, visitors come here to witness to the formation and development of Thang Long through its architecture. Also, from here is Hang Ma street, walking along the street, visitors will blow their mind with many colorful handicrafts that made of Vietnamese cultural festivals, like Tet Holiday, …

And finally, cuisine, the another side of Hanoi Old Quarter culture, is an indispensable thing to enjoy. There are many delicious and attractive dishes that visitors should enjoy such as: bun cha, shrimp noodles, pho, boiled snack, stir fried, pho stir fried, kinds of tea, bread, beer and especially Street cafe … located in Dong Xuan gate, Hang Buom, Dinh Liet, ….