(VOVworld)- Ba Dinh square is one of Hanoi’s most famous historical relic sites. At Ba Dinh square 69 years ago, on September 2, 1945 President Ho Chi Minh read the Declaration of Independence giving birth to the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, now the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. Half a million people from Hanoi and neighboring areas attended this historic event.
(VOVworld) – The Vietnam National Museum of History, with its French architectural style, is one of the most attractive museums in Asia. It contains a large collection of valuable objects depicting Vietnam’s history of construction and defense.
(VOVworld) - Located in the heart of Hanoi, Sword Lake is picturesque. Its ancient Tortoise tower, The Huc bridge and Ngoc Son temple made the lake the pride of Hanoians and probably the first image that the name "Hanoi" evokes in Hanoians living far from home.
(VOVworld) – The Long Bien bridge, formerly known as Paul Doumer bridge was built by the French company Daydé & Pille between 1898 and 1902. It is 1680 m long. In 1902, it was the longest bridge in Indochina. The bridge ahs witnessed a lot of history and is a link to the past. Some fascinating facts about the bridge are contained in documents left by the French.
(VOVworld) – Thang Long Royal Citadel is closely associated with the history of Hanoi. Over a thousand years old, this site is one of the priceless historical and cultural values of Vietnam. In 2010 it was included on the World Heritage List of UNESCO.
(VOVworld) – Hanoi has been in the heart of Vietnam since it became the capital city 10 centuries ago. Historical traces of the Thang Long now Hanoi ancient city and its current rapid developments are the pride of the Vietnamese.
(VOVworld) – Every July, streams of people flock to the Truong Son Martyrs’ Cemetery in the war-torn central province of Quang Tri , where tens of thousands of martyrs are resting in peace. Among them are snowy-haired veterans who visit the tombs of their comrades. Others are the wives, the children of the martyrs and the pilgrims who only want to burn incense and pay floral tributes to fallen combatants who sacrificed their lives for national independence and freedom.
(VOVworld) - 50 years ago on August 5, 1964 the US imperialists launched an operation called "Pierce Arrow" aiming to destroy major transport routes in northern Vietnam.
(VOVworld) – On May 19, 1959, the Politburo of the Vietnamese Communist Party and the Central Military Party Committee conceived a military transport axis along the Truong Son mountain range, to be called the Ho Chi Minh Trail. For years after it was completed, the road served to transport supplies to the southern front. The trails’ starting point is in Lat village, Tan Ky district, Nghe An province and is marked by the milestone "Kilometer Zero".
VOVworld) – 3 km from Hoi An, Tra Que village offers tourists a chance to stand in the shoes of a Vietnamese peasant, wearing a traditional conical hat and grow vegetables.
