Hanoi Old Quarter has become an attractive destination for tourists.

The ceremony to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Hanoi Old Quarter receiving the National Monument Classification Certificate and 20 years of operating the walking space will take place on the evening of November 30, 2024 at the Center for Culture and Arts, No. 22 Hang Buom Street.

Many families see the streets of Hanoi on cyclo rides.

Hoan Kiem District has 190 historical-cultural relics, including 2 special national relics, 37 national relics including Hanoi Old Quarter, which is the place with the highest density of cultural heritages in the capital. Over the years, the district has implemented many creative solutions to develop the socio -economy, preserve and promote the value of cultural heritages.

Hanoi Old Quarter bears the cultural imprints of the periods, and is also an important factor in identifying the urban cultural identity of the Capital. These values are not only relics, ancient houses with specific planning, construction, and architecture, but also cultural values that exist inside each house, family, and person through daily activities, culinary activities, festivals, etc.

In 2004, the Ministry of Culture and Information (now the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism) decided to rank the Hanoi Old Quarter as a National Historical Relic, a particularly important milestone in the preservation and restoration of this area.

Also in 2004, the People's Committee of Hoan Kiem District organized the first walking space combined with service-commerce-tourism development in Hanoi on Hang Dao-Dong Xuan street.

The past 20 years have been a journey of preserving and promoting heritage values with the joint efforts of leaders at all levels, managers, scientists, cultural experts, conservation officers and the community, demonstrating the efforts and dedication to preserve the quintessential values of heritage cities, combined with the development of services, trade and tourism. Hanoi Old Quarter has become an attractive destination on the domestic tourist map and attracts a large number of international visitors.

The work of preserving, embellishing and promoting cultural heritage values in Hoan Kiem district has achieved certain results. The values of tangible heritage are always given attention for preservation and embellishment; the values of intangible heritage are restored and promoted.

The restored festivals are associated with major holidays such as: King Le's coronation festival; Bach Ma temple festival; Yen Thai and Kim Ngan communal house festivals; Old Quarter Mid-Autumn Festival...

There have been over 1,000 exhibitions, displays, introductions of works of art, demonstrations of traditional crafts, traditional music performances, seminars, talks and experiential and interactive activities organized.

In particular, the Walking Space with many rich, attractive and diverse activities in Hoan Kiem district has contributed to creating a new tourism product of the city, promoting the development of trade, services, tourism, and ensuring social security.

At the same time, it has created a new valuable cultural space for the people of the Capital, creating a positive change in the awareness of people, organizations and individuals doing business on the street about preserving cultural heritage associated with economic development, services and tourism in the Old Quarter.

In 2014 and 2016, Hoan Kiem district added walking space in Hanoi's Old Quarter and walking space around Hoan Kiem Lake and surrounding areas.

In 2020, the expansion of the walking space from the southern area of the Old Quarter to the northern area of Hoan Kiem Lake to create a connection between the two walking spaces has met the needs of people and tourists coming to visit, enjoy foreign affairs, cultural tourism, shopping and cuisine. The walking spaces in Hoan Kiem are increasingly expanded and operate effectively.

The district organized 9,345 traditional and contemporary art performances, including 2,461 performances at Hoan Kiem Lake walking space and 6,884 performances at the walking street of Hanoi's Old Quarter.

This is an opportunity for Hoan Kiem district to review the projects and activities that have been implemented; to propose orientations and plans to preserve and promote the value of Hanoi's Old Quarter as well as effectively organize walking spaces and public spaces in the spirit of Resolution No. 09-NQ/TU of the Hanoi Party Committee on "Developing cultural industries in the capital for the period 2021-2025, orientation to 2030, vision to 2045" and especially to implement the Capital Law (effective from January 1, 2025).

On this occasion, the People's Committee of Hoan Kiem District organized an exhibition and introduced a number of images, projects, and activities to preserve and promote the value of Hanoi's Old Quarter and the activities of the walking space at the Digital Arts Center at 22 Hang Buom Street, from December 1-15.

Along with that are art performances, traditional music, exhibitions, experiences introducing craft villages and craft streets... at the walking space of Hoan Kiem Lake from November 29 to December 1 and at the following locations: Hanoi Old Quarter Cultural Exchange Center at 50 Dao Duy Tu Street, Heritage House at 87 Ma May Street, Kim Ngan Communal House at 42 - 44 Hang Bac Street from November 29 to December 15./.

According to VNA

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