Hanoi Times - "Urban planning for Hoan Kiem lake and the surrounding areas" competition will be held to celebrate the 1000th birthday of Thang Long-Hanoi, according to the recent notification No 146/TB-UBND by Hanoi People's Committee. Competitors can be foreign and local construction consultant companies and organizations. Competitors will have to undergo 2 rounds. The preliminary round will help identify competent contestants; the official round is to select the best designs. Contestants who enter the second round will be supported with US$ 10,000. The prize for the winner will be US$ 50,000; the 1st and 2nd runners-up will get US$ 30,000 and US$ 20,000 respectively. Results will be announced on October 30th 2008. … [Read more...] about Hoan Kiem Lake urban planning competition to be held
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A Special Kind of Flower at Hoan Kiem Lake
If, while walking around Hoan Kiem Lake in the fading yellow sunlight of an autumn afternoon with a tranquil spirit, you stop to admire the Loc Vung flower, a special kind of flower whose image is reflected in the lake, you will have even more love for Hanoi. The Loc Vung flower is known in English by its scientific name of Lecythidaceae Barringtonia. This flower can be found growing in many places around Hanoi, but those planted around Hoan Kiem Lake are a special, unique feature of Hanoi and are often a source of inspiration for artists. … [Read more...] about A Special Kind of Flower at Hoan Kiem Lake
Almost 100 billion VND to upgrade Hoan Kiem Lake scenery
On April 5, Deputy Chairman of the Hanoi People's Committee Nguyen Van Khoi chaired a working session and inspected progress of the two projects upgrading Hoan Kiem Lake for the 1000 years of Thang Long-Hanoi Festival. Inspecting the area around the lake, the Deputy Chairman required investors and related units to ensure the quality and progress of the projects and beautifying the city, because Hoan Kiem Lake is the centre of the capital and the country. To prepare for the great festival, the Deputy Chairman asked related units and sectors to execute the initial works such as installing new street lights and new lighting in the architectural works around the lake such as Tortoise Tower (Thap Rua), Ngoc Son temple and The Huc Bridge. Regarding the flowers and trees around the lake, Mr Khoi asked that all trimming, tree maintenance and flower bed design be completed by April 30. The city has implemented these two projects to make the lake more beautiful with a total investment of nearly … [Read more...] about Almost 100 billion VND to upgrade Hoan Kiem Lake scenery
Relics around the Hoan Kiem Lake
Hoan Kiem lakeHoan Kiem lake - nice as "corbeille" of flower, in the centre of Hanoi, Hoan Kiem lake is surrounded by Dinh Tien Hoang, Le Thai To, Hang Khay street. These three streets, is 1.800 km long. The surface is the big mirror cat, tortoise.The tortoise is one of four animals (dragon, eagle) is the mind of Vietnamese. This sare kind of tortoise has been existing is lake. It sometimes emerges in the surface. It's very happy for tourist to see it.In lake there are two floating islands. The bigger one is NgocIsland in the North. Near (east), there is the Teh Huc bridge connecting two islands. TortoiseIsland is smaller, there is temple in the South of lake. Among four side, water is twinkling.Time elapsed and in the 20th century, the Lake is smaller, with an area of a little more than 10 hectares and a circumference of roughly two thousand meters. By the start of the century, all the gardens and bamboo groves, hamlets and villages, temples and pagodas, were replaced by … [Read more...] about Relics around the Hoan Kiem Lake
Woman spends 20 years setting clock on Hanoi Post Office near Hoan Kiem lake
The new post office was supported by China and was named 7138. It means that the construction started on March 8th 1971. The two-floor building that overlooked Dinh Tien Hoang street was demolished. Instead of it, the five-floor building of 51 metres in width with alshlar paving stone, with a clock on its roof, was basically completed in 1976. Before the clock on Hanoi Post Office appeared, there had been many clocks on the streets. Most remarkable were clocks on the bell tower of the big Church and at Hanoi railway station. But the clock at the Hanoi railway station was destroyed by US bombs on December 26th 1972. After installing the clock on the roof of the office, Chinese experts asked the post office to let Ms Yen be in charge of the clock because she was young and agile. Director of Hanoi Post Office Nguyen Minh Chi agreed with the suggestion. The clock was made in China. According to experts, only two clocks were made according to this model. Four identical faces looked … [Read more...] about Woman spends 20 years setting clock on Hanoi Post Office near Hoan Kiem lake