These days, people can enjoy a romantic scenery of red-orange colour of foliage of trees around Hoan Kiem lake, like autumn in European. A row of trees, mostly Barringtonia acutangula and red maple trees transform the colour of foliage Stunning beauty of the red-orange colour of the foliage enthralls visitors. The transformation of the colour of the foliage takes place for several days in a year The headquarters of Hanoi People’s Committee. These trees are planted around Hoan Kiem lake and some surrounding roads such as Dinh Le, Hang Dau and Tran Nguyen Han. A view to Ngoc Son temple Barringtonia acutangula trees in Hoan Kiem lake transform its leaves from orange to red colour. The Turtle Tower (ThapRua) in Hoan Kiem lake This is the one of the best places for young people to take beautiful photos These days, people can enjoy a romantic scenery of red-orange colour of foliage of trees around Hoan Kiem lake, like autumn in European. A row of … [Read more...] about Red orange colour of foliage around Hoan Kiem lake
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Hanoi seeks to flout building height regulations near Hoan Kiem Lake
By Nguyen Ha  January 6, 2019 | 03:50 pm GMT+7 The proposed location on Ly Thuong Kiet Street where Hanoi authorities seek to license a 14-story headquarter for the Saigon–Hanoi Commercial Bank (SHB). Photo courtesy of Dan Viet Newspaper Hanoi is seeking to license two buildings near Hoan Kiem (Sword) Lake whose height will exceed the maximum permitted height for buildings. City authorities have sought permission from Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc for the buildings on Ly Thuong Kiet Street, about 500 meters from the lake, a major tourist attraction with a storied history. They will be a 14-story headquarter of the Saigon – Hanoi commercial bank (SHB) and a 12-story structure housing the Hanoi School Books and Equipment Jsc. On Ly Thuong Kiet Street in Hoan Kiem District, the downtown of Hanoi, buildings are only allowed a maximum of six floors. But city authorities said in their petition that the regulations allow exceptions if they … [Read more...] about Hanoi seeks to flout building height regulations near Hoan Kiem Lake
Hanoi police summon tourist scammers around Hoan Kiem Lake
The Hanoitimes - The scammers just admitted to forcing foreigners to pay money. The Hoan Kiem district police have summoned a group who were alledged to have ripped off foreign tourists around the Hoan Kiem Lake in the heart of Hanoi, the Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper reported. A street gang member is pictured to scam foreign tourists around Hoan Kiem Lake. Photo: tuoitre.vn However, nine street gang members who were ripping off domestic and foreign visitors admitted to only forcing foreigners to pay money. When summoned, one of the nine scammers confessed to the police that they only forced three foreign tourists to have shoes repaired in early October. An investigation by Tuoi Tre newspaper showed that a group consists of 20 members were caught scamming foreign tourists by polishing shoes, selling donuts, souvenirs, noodle soup, etc. The investigation, which lasted more than one month, shows that one member of the group forced dozens of visitors to spend money. To carry … [Read more...] about Hanoi police summon tourist scammers around Hoan Kiem Lake
Dos and don’ts for the Hoan Kiem Lake metro station
Martin Rama, Chief Economist for South Asia at the World Bank. The inhabitants of Georgetown, the historic area where I live in Washington, once opposed the opening of a metro station in their elegant and wealthy neighborhood. This was in the 1980s, at a time when Washington was the crime capital of America. Georgetown residents feared the popular masses that the metro would bring with it. Crime rates would increase. One of America’s first areas to be protected as historic heritage would become more crowded. And the station gates, large and ugly, would damage the neighborhood’s harmonious street views. To this day, Georgetown does not have a metro station. This is despite the fact that a metro line crosses the area underground. A quarter of a century has passed since this choice was made, which is long enough to assess whether it was sensible. And there may be lessons from this experience for the ongoing discussion in Hanoi, about having a metro station in the historic … [Read more...] about Dos and don’ts for the Hoan Kiem Lake metro station
Hanoi urged to set up non-smoking areas around Hoan Kiem Lake
The suggestion was made by Assoc. Prof., Dr. Luong Ngoc Khue, Head of the Health Ministry's Department of Medical Examination and Treatment and Director of the Vietnam Tobacco Control Fund (VNTCF), at a conference held in Hanoi on October 26, to review the fund’s operation during 2017-2018 and its future plans for the 2019-2020 period. According to Dr. Khue, if the capital city deploys the plan in the pedestrian space around Hoan Kiem Lake, especially on the weekends, it would not only bring a civilised new face for the city but also make it become more conducive to domestic and foreign tourists. According to him, it is necessary for Hanoi to build a number of signs on tobacco harm prevention in the pedestrian areas, or put information on tobacco harm reduction on the LED screens. Building smoking spots so smokers do not affect visitors and ensuring the lake is without cigarette butts are also important, he added. Similarly, Khue also expressed his wish that the Temple of … [Read more...] about Hanoi urged to set up non-smoking areas around Hoan Kiem Lake