Gia Ngu street - a typical street of Hanoi Old Quarter

Gia Ngu street long 268m, from Hang Be to Hang Dao street, Hang Bac Ward, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi. This land of Gia Ngu rural , Tong Huu Tuc, old Tho Xuong district.

Formerly this area has a large lake, called Thai Cuc lake. So many fish in this lake has formed a fish market and people living mainly on fishing. According to the old address books, Gia Long dynasty (1801-1819), this is the Hang Ca rural  to the Minh Mang dynasty (1820-1840), King renamed the Gia Ngu village. By the late 19th century, the Thai Cuc lake will be filled.

French colonial period, Gia Ngu today is divided into two street : Tirant street and Hang Be borders, People often called Gia Ngu alley and Nguyen Du street. In temporarily occupied period, the two streets are in again and was named Gia Ngu street. In 1945, Vietnam state was officially named Gia Ngu street

Like many other streets in the Old Quarter of Hanoi, Gia Ngu has Dai Loi temple that a house at number 50. Over the years, Dai Loi has become a spiritual world of the people in the Old Quarter.

Gia Ngu is pretty nice street, bringing many features of ancient streets with ancient houses, the spacious floor. In 2003, Gia Ngu winners in the competition "36 streets of Hanoi" with ideas for a nice street corner by ASHUI network, the Management Board of Hanoi's Old Quarter and Architectural Review of the organization. Coming up, Gia Ngu become walking streets, selling souvenirs for tourists.

Gia Ngu has more than 700 households living mainly on business to trade with the fashionable shops along the street. Recent decades, the famous street in Hanoi with shops selling fashions new "mother and baby," attracting many domestic and international customers to visit and shop.

In the middle of Gia Ngu street is Hang Be market, has existed for nearly 100 years. As a people in this city, from around 1972-1973, Hang Be markets encroached upon now on the market were fit Gia Ngu streets. There are about 90 households in Gia Ngu street living by trading in this market.

To Hang Be market, we can buy any kind of production the Northern Vietnam, such as rice, corn, fruit, shrimp and fish. It also has many fresh food and processed food on the type of Hanoi's finest .

Dinh Tien Hoang Street - where the cultural space of the spiritual capital of Hanoi

Dinh Tien Hoang street located east of Hoan Kiem lake are many historians and writers as a place of convergence for several thousand years the sacred air of Thang Long - Hanoi.

Hanoi has many streets, each of which are less marked when starting up the history of formation. Even over many years, vestiges of the old still form the soul street- the cultural space left for tomorrow. One of the streets associated with the cultural space of thousands of years of culture capital of the Dinh Tien Hoang street. Dinh Tien Hoang street is only about 900m long, starting from the intersection of Trang Tien - Hang Khay, go through the administrative centers such as Hanoi People's Committee Office, Hanoi Post Office, Hanoi Power Company, through the ruins : Bao An pagoda, Ly Thai To square, Ba Kieu temple and ended in Dong Kinh Nghia Thuc square (where meeting place of the street: Le Thai To - Cau Go - Hang Gai - Hang Dao). In French time, street named Francis Garnier boulevard.

In 1945, Director of Hanoi - Dr. Lai Tran Van has changed Francis Garnier to Dinh Tien Hoang St to remember the merits of the Emperor unification country - Dinh Bo Linh. Legend, Ly Thai To after the capital at Thang Long sightseeing here to see a clear blue lake. There are ancient temple in the middle of lake that poetic landscape then he have been named in this temple is the Ngoc Tuong. To the Tran dynasty, it was renamed Ngoc Son temple.

At the time of the Le, approximately in 1428, after taking the throne, the king Le Loi dwells delegation from the Red River, turn to lake, return the sword to the turtle genie. From then Luc Thuy Lake on land Ta Vong village is named Hoan Kiem lake, also known Ho Guom. As a historical coincidence, President Ho Chi Minh - the birth of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam in 1945, had several times through the sacred streets this spring to welcome people and visit the workers at the Post Office and Bo Ho Light factory ...

Over the years with many dynasties, Thang Long has many names. Several large temples and buildings were typically built on the ancient ring of land east of Hoan Kiem lake. Ba Kieu temple worship Mau Lieu Hanh, up nearly opposite the Le Ngoc Son temple from Le Than Tong seventeenth century, followed by the Bao An Pagoda, also known as the Quan Thuong, built in 1842, when it was big and beautiful temples in most of the city.

Then in 1865, King Tu Duc, Phuong Dinh Nguyen Van Sieu who a good literary that contemporary call "Sieu spirit" to build this Ngoc Son temple port, Dai Nghien  and Thap But. And the eloquent symbol for the uprightness of the man who is Thang Long lasting to this day the Dinh Tien Hoang street.

Ly Thai To flower garden

In 1888, the French established city of Hanoi and began expanding into the Southeast with the goal of building Hanoi into a major city in Vietnam, meets the criteria for a European city worthy Indochina Federal capital of French . So when planning to build a new neighborhood with European architecture alongside the old quarter, they identified Hoan Kiem lake areas is central in Hanoi.


Implementation guideline traffic ahead, a series of streets around the lake was built. That create large way to travel along the lake, the French opened the way cross the temple and three gate of Ba Kieu temple. That is the Dinh Tien Hoang street now. Then continue to new roads open through the Bao An temple area. Traces left of the temple today is Hoa Phong tower, located on the ground ring the lake. Leaned to look across the street from the Dinh Tien Hoang is Hanoi post office.


From Dinh Tien Hoang street, which has a series of time lines was the French open by the board as Trang Tien, Ngo Quyen, Hai Ba Trung, Ly Thuong Kiet, Tran Hung Dao, Hang Bai, Trang Thi ... as a basis to begin construction of buildings brought European appearance. In 1883, Dinh Tien Hoang street rise Building Management Director, now Hanoi People's Committee, and Paul Bert flower garden, flower Ly Thai To garden now, the Brass house with octagonal shape...

In 1884 to the first post office was built, in 1901 the Post Office building on the lake of the Bao An pagoda completed. Next is Lake Lamps factory is located to the right of the Court of Directors. Electric bus in 1900 Lake was built, completed in 1906, the tram line from Bo Ho to Mo market, running through the Dinh Tien Hoang Street.

Place is the administrative center, cultural - social capital, Dinh Tien Hoang street witnessed many important historical events of the country and Hanoi. It was early morning on 10/10/1954, last French soldiers left town camps Security over Dinh Tien Hoang to withdraw one's troops to Long Bien bridge. Soon after that people had rushed out to welcome the troops to win here since the takeover of fallen into the capital. Over 30 years later, lunch 04/30/1975, Hanoi People flocked glad sword lake, squeezed tight Dinh Tien Hoang Street, Ho Chi Minh City People's committee, gardens Chi Linh, Ngoc Son Temple, bus station... excited Saigon (Ho Chi Minh city) liberation heard through speakers in the ineffable joy.

20 years later, on 07.10.2004, at the Chi Linh garden in  Dinh Tien Hoang Street has added a new event of historic Hanoi thousand years old: the inauguration Ly Thai To monument, the King laid the foundation for sustainable Thang Long - Hanoi. Bronze statue is cast solid outline positions King watched impassively from the city and the country is innovation.

Dinh Tien Hoang street not only filled with historical "beautiful Ho Guom", with a cultural center, the normal day as well as holidays, new year always Dinh Tien Hoang street is also where people in the districts and localities in the country, foreign tourists go to.

 

And also from here that they emit different streets to see Hanoi. So most of the major traditional festivals of the country and Hanoi as fireworks celebrate the National Day, New Year, cycling, running newspaper New Hanoi Award, the walk for peace, music performances ... are well organized on this street. In recent years back to add new festivals such as the Flower Festival in Hanoi and Vietnam (the first time at the end of 12/2008), Street Arts Festival by the City People's Committee and the Embassy of Denmark (times beginning 11/2009) was held on Dinh Tien Hoang street ...

As a rule, on the night of the 30th annual New Year, generally around Hoan Kiem Lake, the largest of which is on Dinh Tien Hoang, Hanoi who have went here to pick up Eve, the Ngoc Son Temple, Ba Kieu temple, statue of King Ly Thai people ... pray for national security state, for the new year has been abundant health, enjoy business prosperity,  lucky.

From the leaders of the party, State, Government and the city government to the people, from elderly, middle-aged to the boys, girls, young children ... are all respectful incense thought remember King Ly Thai To, who was enlightened with the paralysis of the city, fallen, the national hero ...  poured their strength, wisdom and blood to build and protect the sovereignty, protection of capital, for today's children can live in peace and independence.

With memories of the Lake, the pages have learned, with monuments and works of architecture worship, we suddenly realize that going 1000  from Thang Long to start now, rarely have a street on this country has a rich historical evidence about the past and today, weave together the cultural and spiritual space, which is considered as the most beautiful capital of Dinh Tien Hoang street.

Hanoi always in my heart

Americans have lived six years in Hanoi, Eric Thiel proud to say that he knew most beautiful streets, good restaurants, pubs and fun east of Hanoi

However, not only that, Eric also has interests in shopping Quang Ba night flowers, also likes to watch the Red River in the autumn afternoon, and also spend time learning about the traditional craft villages in Hanoi .

"Strange dreams ", is the phrase that Eric Thiel used to describe the 6-year period he lived and worked in Hanoi. According to him this is good times and unforgettable in my life. Although many years have returned home, but I still remember the first impression when arriving in Hanoi.

"I feel this is a place I never imagined could come to be. I remember when I stepped out of a taxi at the hotel door, I almost completely lost and are very confused look around, then a  young lady with Vietnamese orient robe came and gave me warm smile, she took office procedures for me. It is from that time, I was very relaxed and told myself: everything's okay, this is my home and then finally I was there six years, "Eric said.

To Hanoi to explore cultural traditions as well as culinary arts here, Eric said that Hanoi's food was delicious. He was always proud to be a Westerner, but eat all meals at the restaurant found on the streets of Hanoi, which he also likes. I remember very clearly the sour and spicy soup of mussels sold on Ly Thuong Kiet street. In addition, Hanoi has a characteristic smell the flowers milk made him unforgettable. Eric passionately said: "For now, I still remember the feeling when driving along Ly Thuong Kiet street in the middle of a sunny afternoon, no one on the road. I smelled the milk flowers are very fragrant , can not believe it, I felt like walking into a perfume factory. I really like this flower, in the West we do not have attractive flowers there."
Eric's hobbies in his spare time in Vietnam is a bike city to the suburbs, go to the trade villages. Here, Eric found other interesting things, he observed people doing traditional handicraft. The more contact with local people, as seen Eric loves the land and people of Hanoi. "I have found many interesting and surprising in the small village, outside Hanoi. There are many historic sites and culture. I'm really interested in the ancient village where they produce goods such as silk, pottery, and many other goods. When you come to this village you really feel the thickness history of the Vietnam country "- Eric said.

When asked, while far from Hanoi, then, what foreign visitors are most impressed, he replied without hesitation: It is certainly the friendliness of Hanoi. Eric as he often joked with his friends in America that did not know people in Hanoi have rules that people must be friendly that you go or not and the circumstances under which he met all these people very friendly.

Eric said, one day he invited some friends of the country to drink beer and they talk to each other to find a word appropriate to generalize the character of Hanoi, they offer many options but no final any plan optimization. Eric said: "No one can find a word to describe people in Hanoi, because it is difficult to generalize into a definition. The Ha Noi has many interesting things, they work hard, very fun, more respectful of traditional practices, but very open to welcome new ideas, modern technologies and their grasp new ones very quickly. Confess that I am not easy to describe people of Hanoi for my friends in America."

Eric bass voice down when talking about the date of separation from Hanoi where he engaged in six years. According to him, when away from Hanoi, it feels like to the end of a movie. "I wanted the film went on forever and the feeling I could never live the day like that again. It's a sad story. However, I had a lot of experience in Hanoi, I have brought many of Hanoi's culture to America. I myself have learned to communicate, they must be friendly and maintain relationships with people. This is the great experience that I learned from people of Hanoi. "

Eric wants Vietnam in general and Hanoi in particular, please preserve the heritage and intangible objects, the fine tradition of Hanoi to them not been eroded away. Cultural characteristics of the capital of culture will always be the highlights in the mind of any foreign visitors that arrive here. Whether Hanoi 1,000 years old or more, Hanoi is as old and will forever remain so.

Loc Vung burst yellow leaves welcome new spring

This morning buds on the Loc Vung trees on Hoan Kiem lake suddenly burst mass yellow leaves. People through fun, and young people take advantage of photograph on New Year day.

Loc Vung bring more poetic scenery for Hanoi

According to a person to exercise every day at Hoan Kiem lake, the Loc Vung tree begin to gradually change color leaves from three days ago but this morning the new bright yellow tree.

At the time of year in February, after Loc Vung  replace leaf will bloom. This is one of only two plants in Hanoi frequently attracts tourists and people around the region.

Gold leaf bearing the European scene in the middle of the day Tet.

Young people  take pictures with beautiful costumes.

5 most beautiful streets of Hanoi

What's street  most beautiful in Hanoi? It is Phan Dinh Phung quite inside the ancient city, Thanh Nien street  windy West Lake or poetical Nguyen Du street? ...
It's difficult to say what street in Hanoi is the most beautiful, because this is one's own experience. Only one thing is certain: the beauty of many roads in Hanoi have been put into poetry, love and nostalgia of generations of the Hanoi.

Along the economic development - social, many new roads were opened nicely around Hanoi, bringing a youthful appearance and modern capital city. But for those who have decades of sticking to Hanoi, looks flashy new roads that still does not compare with the beauty of the old streets

Located between West Lake and Truc Bach Lake, Thanh Nien Road is the most romantic streets of Hanoi. In addition to the old road called Co Ngu, Hanoi youth to put this road a new name: Road of Love.

Running along the shore of Hoan Kiem lake, Dinh Tien Hoang street is located in the heart of the  Hanoi capital. On the street there are Hoa Phong tower, relics of the Bao An pagoda and the Hanoi post office with a historic clock tower. On holidays, New Year, a street where people crowded island to see the fireworks and greeting Eve.

Phan Dinh Phung street has wide sidewalks and row of Sau trees shed bright yellow leaves in late spring. On the streets there are many villas were built during the French and the two ancient work known as the North of Hanoi citadel and Cua Bac church.

Not many trees, Trang Tien street still outstanding beauty, aristocratic with Western style. A head of the street cross Hoan Kiem lake, the other end opposite the Hanoi Opera House and the August Revolution Square.

Nguyen Du Street is located on the shores of dreaming Thien Quang lake which is considered the street of artists. In fall, street make upset as the heart of Hanoi by the fragrance of sweet milk flowers.

Scholars street greet new Spring

In the cold of the capital, scholars scraft tight neck, hood, wear gloves sat writing kanji.  Calligraphy street- Van Mieu (near The first University in Vietnam) this year appears more young people.

10 days before Tet, scholars street in Van Mieu is bustling again

Because the cold then scholar can not wear the The clothes that only use turban 

Understand thoroughly with work recently completed

A young girl  as practice writing kanji

Thuoc Bac street: The place sell the Vietnamese traditional medicine

Thuoc Bac street long 328m from Hang Ma street to intersection of Hang Bo - Bat Dan. Almost of this street is the village land of Dong Thanh of Tong Tien Tuc (later renamed the Tong Thuan My) old Tho Xuong district. Terminal street adjacent Hang Bo street of the  Nhan Noi village.

Time of the French, the government has included 5 old street is very short before a long straight street, named Rue des Medicaments (Pharmacy street). In the old Thuoc Bac street really are the stores selling the Vietnamese traditional medicine, while Chinese traditional medicine focuses from intersection Hang Vai - Phuc Kien (Lan Ong) to the junction of Hang Mun (now Hang But.)

Selling drugs back then most of the Da Nguu villages to Hanoi do business, they are here and in the Phuc Kien street. Store is quite simple: the baskets containing herbs meters at present living in the house to the ground from the threshold; drugs to whole stems, not cut their roots, tubers not slice, the paper wrapped package of small seeds, we went through this street is the smell of aromatic herbs coming out the back.

Drug occupation does not require much funds, the same village usually has a good relationship and do the same job should have a high spirit of mutual assistance; store any buyers that do not have enough drugs in the prescription that is usually get to sale.

Street section at the junction between the Hang Mun and Hang Phen that is a surface area of the old Dong Thanh market, formerly named Hang Vai better known as Hang Vai Tham -  distinguish Hang Vai Nau that is Hang Hang street now. Called Hang Vai Tham but here sold fabric panels that is the small size fabric because that is a small fabric traditional weaving looms, so the only long-suffering 2 span produced by Ke Buoi. Besides selling foreign cloth. This street section is the nature of trade in goods internal to the craft shop owner in the street are few large capitalists, in their home is still the family's old house small business, with little difference change. But there are other people in the street more money to buy land here into the new building is high, more modern stores to open big.

Every cross section from Hang Phen to the end of street , that is to cross Hang Bo - Hang Thiec, formerly known as Hang But. Street section that sells old stuff we found pen and paper and office supplies.

Section Thuoc Bac street  from the intersection of Lan Ong to Hang Ma before two section of  the old Hang Ao and Hang Khoa.

That section with name Hang Ao Cu that people trafficking and selling used clothing and blankets and apparel available. Used clothing and apparel that is second in the silk of the garment on the occasion of great joy for guests joined, finished the excess many are sold away. There are also semi-classical opera opera stage clothes, towels adoration for people to dress the people go into trance.

That street with name Hang Khoa because there were many lock shop. Key primarily made from several nearby cities to sell or offer the same course by Phung Khoang village craftsmen casting. Until people are very fond of western key, simultaneously with the period of major construction in Hanoi, the key seller is turned to the wholesale trade of iron. Wholesale craft iron enrichment to meet many occasions quickly.

Today in Thuoc Bac street trafficking remains very busy with all kinds of key items, in-room silver and some building materials of metal. Architecture of the house on the street wearing a modern style, wearing the traditional style. A variety of homes from 65 to 77 bring western-style, only the house number 71 kept the traditional style.

Especially with the house number 87 is where the late painter Bui Xuan Phai lived, now titled "Phai's world" and kept some of his works.

Cassava marinated grapefruit flowers- the interesting Culture Vietnamese food

Tapioca drinks wire is a very common throughout Vietnam then Hanoi people there are very subtle way of processing such as to maintain the natural scent of earth and sky in white tapioca nuts. In other regions, people also marinated the jasmine flowers such as cassava lines to be fragrant. But grapefruit flowers marinated with cassava lines for special fragrance only in Hang Dieu and Hang Than, Hanoi.

As fragrant incense grapefruit started by the wind everywhere it is also at the house or sidewalks in Hang Than, Hang Dieu appeared a pristine white, the white of the fresh cassava. People use large winnowing basket to expose for drying cassava. Arrange thin layers of tapioca may be powder dry evenly. Cassava lines were exposed to sunlight, the crisp new white color and keep the smooth.

People here to buy big cassava tubers grind and filter flour. Cassava lines residues after filtering out the water like salted shredded meat. It also uses the fiber pulp is cooked into drinking water is also very cool.

After drying is complete, each base tapioca looks like thin ice, it will break up into tiny little cassava. The tablet of this cassava after being exposed to sunlight that is firm, only waiting to see the water as it melts to create a great drink to help cool the body in this hot summer day.

When the fresh white powder dry surgery preparation was bound into the package that's time people gather flowers grapefruit. The flowers are fragrant grapefruit mixed with cassava as scent cherished and preserved until the following season. Cassava drying are marinated with flowers bring sunshine grapefruit, close to 0.5 kg each package; 1kg ... easy for the consumer choice.

Grapefruit flowers want to wait after the days of drizzling rain, dry weather. When the flowers are not afraid fail, new fragrance is passionate and keep longer, when brought cassava flour seasoned with bold lines, the new truth.

grapefruit flowers

Through the transparent cellophane bags, we still see those cassava tablet fine white  inside. Tapioca white, a square bar or powder, is contained in the ball bag that works breeze kept the scent of flowers sometimes longer. When people bought and put into use, open the rubber string out, the bag occasionally flashed the thought of the intoxicating fragrance, fragrance makes people have a long memory. Especially when enjoying a glass of water with ice cool cassava lines with white tusks, do not carve very constant, open system which is the dried flower petals yellow grapefruit in the cup.

Sips of water cooling lines cassava bold floral grapefruit feeling cool, fresh, seemed tired all go away, only passionate charm smell of the grapefruit flowers somewhere.

Hang Buom street - a mall in the Hanoi old street area

Hang Buom street old belong Ha Khau award (also known as Giang Khau), Tong Huu Tuc of Tho Xuong district, where the river flows into the To Lich river. On the estuary was filled, but the stree is still.

Hang Buom original is not the focus of the Chinese people., they are in Viet Dong street (now Hang Ngang) and in spread to several surrounding cities such as Hang Bo, Phuc Kien street (now known as Lan Ong street). By the 19th century, from the Chinese people in Hang Ngang street area until this expansion, manipulated and eventually the whole city. Quang Dong club-house at number 32 with a layer of green glaze tiled roof and small ceramic statues are featured, there is now a nursery school.

Former Hang Buom street fair next to the Bach Ma Temple (White Horse temple)  had Bach Ma market after market along with Cau Dong market gather to the Dong Xuan market. French colonial period, French street names as "Rue des Voiles", was translated into Vietnamese to Hang Buom. After 1954, the street was officially named as now.

Hang Buom street from east to west length of about 300m, past a place that sells all kinds of sail. Sails made of fabric or woven rush for the boats. Product of the street was that the type of equipment, bags, blister sailing, sailing ... woven by rattan, rush. Raw materials are transported by boat to get close to the city, and the boat was also carrying products to other places. After the Chinese people dominated the street, the item disappeared. They open more restaurants in this street.

According to documents left behind, the presence of Chinese business people in Hang Buom started very early and probably from the 19th century, this street has become a Chinatown. When the French arrived in Hanoi in 1872 it was very crowded Chinese people in Hang Buom and there are the Association of Management. This period, many Chinese merchants who also defied the law of the court, secretly traded with the French traders and people do spy. Fluctuations in the years from 1873 to 1882, in Hanoi happened many wars, the French were over 2 times invaded, the streets were arson, looting, particularly in the Chinese people in Hang Ngang, Hang Buom still keeping a noisy scene, a crowded mall. At Hang Buom that time there is definitely up in the port of head street, a night watchman. In the first period, the French have not yet built structures should be used Quang Dong hall as the place of meeting, when a grand reception. This stage, Chinese people traders get rich quick and focused more crowded here, the Vietnamese people gradually moving in that city to the other,Hang Buom turned into a "Guest street" with shops of Chinese wealth, prosperity.

Hang Buom the streets to keep the look the most durable commercial challenges of history. Even during the opening night of the first 60 days of resistance against the French this is the area both as a place for combat leave out "non-military." Contact Resistance Committees Area I to allow stores of Chinese people overseas trade opening should be free of this street were the only place in Hanoi with the bustling service activities. One of the two military medical station of inter-region I was located at 26 Hang Buom.

Today the street has many shops selling candy, melon seeds pumpkin seeds, and both dishes like roast meat, noodles, salad .... Along with other beer and soft drinks. The Mid-Autumn festival and, this place is very busy. Chinese community is not here anymore but the focus remained crowded with shops, food shops connected to both the alley from Hang Giay to Ta Hien, Ma May street ...

Hang Buom street but also a few architectural changes over time, although most also had a few houses were rebuilt. On Hang Buom still many religious relics and revolutionary relics: the famous Bach Ma temple is located at number 76, Long Do temple worship, the Eastern townships of the ancient Thang Long, the Bach Ma temple structures is quite large, in-depth planning, starting Hang Buom street to Ngo gach lane, built in the Southeast, close Hang Buom street. Also, on Hang Buom also Tu Duong communal house located at number 8, common people still called because Hang Thit temple because Hang Thit ward original in Kim Nguu, Van Giang district, Hung Yen province to Thang Long practice formed.

Hanoi people come to Hang Buom today not only to find memories of a crowded shopping mall past but also to be immersed in ancient space characteristic of the 36 streets.

Chang Son village - the famous village make traditional fan in Hanoi

Mention the traditional trade make paper fans, people often mention Ke Vac village or called Canh Hoach village, Dan Hoa commune, Thanh Oai district, Hanoi. But there's a village make fans well-known no less that is the Chang Son village.

 

Chang Son village which is a famous traditional trade villages in Ha Tay province now in Chang Son commune, Thach That district, Hanoi. People of Chang Son is also famous for the "a hundred trades" and trade make fan is one of the many famous trade of the village.

Trade make fan of Chang Son has had hundreds of years. From the 19th century, Chang Son fans are famous at home and abroad. French had brought Chang Son  fans many times cross ocean to Paris exhibition. History also record that fans who do well at the village was ordained Ba Ho (the high rank for village authorities or rich people in feudal).

Chang Son people usually take advantage to make  fans on the farm at leisure after harvest time. Before the Lunar New Year is that everything has been available for convenient spare time they do. Profession fan but not too arduous, difficult, but requires the demand sophisticated, meticulous to the extremely stylish.

 
To get desire fan, artisans who spend a lot of work to choose from each bamboo tube make blade of a  fan, every rattan fiber make edges and quire of paper for propeller. Bamboo must be flexible, old aged from three years, no termites eaten then blade of a fan will be durable, beautiful. Bamboo cut pipes, shaved green cover, use knife separated bamboo splints, add paint between two bamboo. After that, the bamboo was bundled several months until the new paint dry that sharpen to blade of a fan. Rattan fiber have shining, smooth, long after weaving not together multiple stages.

Paper make fans is  Do paper get buy Dong Ho (Bac Ninh). When making paper for blade of a fan to be clever, meticulously, so that the paper being crumpled, flat folds, steady and convenient for painting work.

 

When painting, the artist's most difficult is the standard fold between blade of a fan. Must be carefully calculated so that when completed, folding fans do not affect competition, the folds are in the right space, not cutting people or cutting objects. If cases are required to cut, then the talent of the artist is to create links so that viewers do not know which material cut without use hands touch the fan. When the fan stage to completion, the artist will paint the glossy paint on fan to keep bright, durable.

Not only has high artistic value that each fan in Chang Son also brought her a sense of philosophical history and sustainability. Fans can make a charming object on the hands young woman, gentlemen in the special occasions or the unique art painting on the wall for decoration.

Whether wall mounted or portable, fans are still well up from a beautiful soft, seductive texture from the photo between the fan. The more fans than impressed by the silk material iridescent royal color, the still shimmering blend with the natural textures are engraving above. Each figure represents the fans as the famous landscapes of the country and the story of the ancient history of the area a national hero ... you can say, fans of Chang Son is the essence of convergence of all land of sun and people of Vietnam.

 

Chang Son today is very different too. The fans of Chang Son has transoceanic exported to Japan and Korea both models, types and styles varied. Not only do the paper fans, bamboo tape fans that Chang Son who also produced the The fan, silk fan with more the size, separately picture fans have size many meter. Silk fan sell for art troupes, festivals, tourist firms, the international tourists.

Superior fans paintings used to decorate the wall offers a space characterized ancient, popular. The names of the artists as Mo Duong Van, Lan Nguyen Duc, Tuyet Nguyen Lan, Doan Duong Van  ... no one is not known. Especially  Mo Duong Van artists, who has made a fan record in Vietnam, long 9 meters, high 4.5 m, drawing rural market of Hanoi follow sample Hang Trong paintings form displayed at Tet flower street and festival traditional villages and held in Hue in June 2009.

Trade make fans do not just offer high-income people but also an important part in preserving and promoting traditional craft villages a long and promoting Vietnamese culture with friends in the country.

This country has great change one's look, human life has become increasingly advanced, though not without the modern means of cooling as air conditioners, electric fans, rock fans but tradition fans still have a of great significance important. It is both an affirmation of life of a traditional village, has brought a beautiful rural culture characterized ancient. Images of old people sitting waving a paper fan or Nan fan under shade trees or gable reminds us think to a village of peaceful, quiet, feeling cool the body by familiar fans.