Ideal places to hang out in Christmas in Hanoi

Vietnam Visa - Christmas 2014 is coming. Even though Christmas is not the tradition of Vietnamese people, the festive atmosphere of it still wraps in the whole country, especially big cities like Hanoi or Ho Chi Minh city. If you travel Hanoi in this occasion, let’s come to the following places to enjoy amazing and warm Christmas.

1. St. Joseph’s Cathedral (NhaTho Lon)

St. Joseph’s Cathedral (NhaTho Lon)

The oldest church in Hanoi is always the most favorite place to celebrate Christmas. As the central church of Hanoi and the neighborhood as well as central location nearby HoanKiem Lake, NhaTho Lon is really well-decorated at Christmas with huge Christmas tree, splendid lights and other traditional decorations for Christmas. 

Coming to the church on Christmas, you will join with thousand of people which create a very festive and crowded atmosphere. Besides, you also have chance to enjoy delicious street foods at surrounded streets such as Au Trieu, Ly Quoc Su Street, NhaTho Street, Nha Chung Street, etc.

2. HoanKiem Lake

HoanKiem Lake in Christmas is always more extraordinarily and freshly beautiful than other days. It may because of sparkling lights decorated around the lake and in the tower on the lake. You can walk along the lake to feel the warm and peaceful atmosphere or visit the night fair with plenty of interesting goods, especially Noel’s stuffs. A lot of international tourists are impressed by the bustle night fair near HoanKiem Lake. 

You also can “feel” Christmas by sitting in a quiet corner at Pho Co café, viewing the lake from a high building or enjoying egg coffee – the unique drink of Hanoi.

3. Ham Long Church

Ham Long Church is a Roman catholic church located in HoanKiem District. It is not as famous as NhaTho Lon, but it is considered as the most beautiful church in Hanoi. At Christmas, the church is much more beautiful with glowing candles, sparkling lights on the trees and the white gates,… The church is seemed to be glowing in Christmas night. 

4. Hang Ma Street

Hang Ma is a special street in the Old Quarter. The street is full of store selling ornaments, decorations, toys, paper goods. On Christmas, Hang Ma is covered with a lot of vivid colors of Santa outfits, snow flakes, bells, Christmas trees and other decorations stuffs. 

People come to Hang Ma to buy everything they need to decorate for Christmas; or they just simply walk along to see super colorful street and enjoy Christmas atmosphere.

5. Time City, Royal City – Shopping malls

These two shopping malls are located respectively at Nguyen Thi Minh Khai Street and Nguyen Trai Street. They are decorated very gorgeously with giant Christmas trees, outstanding light system, greatly huge Santa Clause and Reindeers, etc. Especially, Royal City offers the biggest Christmas tree in Vietnam with 32.5 m in height, 5 tons in weight and covered with 1000 led lights.

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The antique beauty of Phuoc Ninh ancient village

Lying along poetic O Lau River, there is a small peaceful village with hundred years existing. The village is famous for making pottery.

Phuoc Tich ancient village is located in Phuoc Phu Hamlet, Phong Hoa commune, Huong Dien district, Thua Thien – Hue Province. It is one of the remaining ancient villages of the country.

The village is now preserving a lot of precious tangible heritages, including 27 ancient houses and 10 ancestor worship houses.

Moss-covering walls and huge old trees are the most featuring pictures of Phuoc Tich village

Moreover, for over the hundred years, Phuoc Tich has been reputed for making pottery. All the products are manual and burned in fire wood. They are really sophisticated, durable and good-looking.

The pottery products of Phuoc Tich village used to be used by the kings and royal family. Pottery making was the main and somehow the only way to raise the whole village and brought its prime in the past. Now you can come to Le Trong Dien’s house to see amazing pottery products made by Phuoc Tich residents in the last centuries.

The ancient houses are called “ruong” house which contain three compartments and two lean-tos with spacious surroundings. Especially, the house is mostly built by wooden piles which can be easy to disassemble and resemble.

An outstanding feature of Phuoc Tich’s ancient house is its tree-fences used to define this house to the other. This fence is just about half of one meter, making the space really natural and airy.

Another feature of the house’s architecture is that each of them has a small lake in front of the yard. The reason is to prevent the house in case of fire because of the pottery kiln.

Besides ancient houses, Phuoc Tich preserves a lot of ancient ancestor worship houses with incredible architecture and historical background.

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Gong- the diverse mix of Vietnam history and culture

Traveling to Vietnam is an opportunity to experience many layers of culture and to admire historic sites that shaped the South Asian society centuries ago. Most likely, if you choose to visit Vietnam, your itinerary should not miss the unforgettable stop in the Space of Gong culture of ethnic groups in Central Highlands, a world heritage that has a lot of inspiration and fascination.

The Space of Gong culture of ethnic groups in Central Highlands

On 25^th November 2005, the cultural Space of Gong in the Central Highlands has been officially recognized by UNESCO as a masterpiece of oral and intangible heritage of humanity. Gong is the ancient musical instrument including from 2 to 12 slabs and even from 18 to 20 slabs in some places. In term of history, many historians have said that the Gong culture is a diverse mix of customs and traditions, considered as the “descendant of the Lithophone and appeared about 10000 years ago. Nowadays, the Space of Gong culture in the Central Highlands spreads throughout 5 provinces of Kontum, Gia Lai, DakLak, DakNong, Lam Dong, and the master of this special culture are ethnic groups: Bana, Xo Dang, H’Mong, RoMan, E De, GiaRai…

The Central Highlands venerated their Gongs with a special creed. They believe that in each slab of Gongs contains a deity or god, who will protect their family and clan from danger and harm. Moreover, Gongs also are the symbol of power and wealth. Therefore, Gongs have a close relationship with the community’s life; they are the spiritual voice, the human soul, the sadness in life. At the festival, the image of people dance around sacred fire immersed in the Gong echoing sound, creating a romance and fanciful scenery of Central Highlands.

On the visit to Vietnam culture, a must-see event is the Gong Festival held alternately annually in the Central Highlands provinces of Kontum, Gia Lai, DakLak, DakNong, Lam Dong. Besides, you should not miss the Central Highlands Spring festival which lasts from January to March every year in the ethnic villages in the Central Highlands.

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