Experience Hanoi during the subsidy period at Ngoc Ngu Xa Island

Nostalgic stalls and old items reminiscent of Hanoi during the subsidy period are recreated at the night food street of Ngoc Dao Ngu Xa, making visitors excited.

The cultural space during the subsidy period with simple music and singing attracts visitors - Photo: NGUYEN HIEN

The event is part of the Hanoi 2024 night tourism promotion program - Truc Bach night to bring many night experiences to people and tourists when coming to Hanoi.

The entire event space will be set up like a film studio with the backdrop of a neighborhood, train cars, department stores, tailor shops, photo studios, etc.

Walking along the 200m long street, visitors seem to go back in time to the memories of one of the country's special periods.

Train cars, refreshment shops, tailor shops, photo shops... are arranged along the 200m long street - Photo: NGUYEN HIEN

Speaking at the opening ceremony, Director of Hanoi Department of Tourism Dang Huong Giang said that besides tangible cultural works, Hanoi also has many intangible cultural values ​​such as artistic traditions, festivals and the elegant lifestyle of Trang An people.

Hanoi, with its ancient beauty and modern pace of life, is truly an attractive tourist destination for domestic and foreign visitors.

"Pearl Island Truc Bach" was chosen to host this event because this is a place that is considered to have a peaceful natural landscape, truly "passionate Hanoi".

"This is not only a suitable place to organize cultural and artistic activities but can also strongly develop services such as cuisine, entertainment, and night-time tourism experiences," Ms. Giang shared.

Many young people wearing retro and vintage clothes check-in with the display scenes - Photo: NGUYEN HIEN

Cultural space experiences include: Thuy Trung Tien temple, Truc Bach lake, Ngu Xa pearl island, check-in spaces in resonant decorative areas, connecting points in the street area.

The highlight of the program is the experience tour of metro line 6 - "Hanoi Street Museum".

Here, visitors can interact with the community on different topics on four cars of metro line 6.

Each train car carries a typical culinary theme of Hanoi and Vietnam such as rice - paddy - rice, pho - vermicelli - noodles, kitchen - cupboard - tray... and the cars are like trains carrying heritage, "mini museums" of culture and cuisine.

Ms. Pham Thi Nhung, daughter-in-law of Ngoc Ha flower village, carefully wraps fragrant fresh flower packages of Hanoi people - Photo: NGUYEN HIEN

Having only heard stories about the subsidy period through her grandmother and mother, Khanh Linh (living in Dong Da district, Hanoi) was excited to see with her own eyes the stalls with the strong colors of the ration stamp era recreated.

"Besides the historical settings and shops, I was very impressed with the street vendors. When I was a child, the street vendors carrying flowers and Hanoi's gifts on their shoulders along the streets were deeply imprinted in my mind.

Growing up, those shoulder poles were replaced by pushcarts, which made me feel very regretful. Today, looking back at the shoulder poles, the baskets full of green rice, wrapped flowers, etc., I feel very nostalgic," Khanh Linh confided.

Coming to Ngoc Ngu Xa Island these days, there are countless great check-in angles - Photo: NGUYEN HIEN

In addition, coming to Ngoc Ngu Xa Island on this occasion, visitors can also participate in themed workshops such as decorating subsidy stamps, puzzle games, costume rental, themed photography, etc.

Along with that are experiences of wood-roasted coffee, making coffee scented bags, miniature food models, and figurines... throughout the days of the event.

The event takes place with many interesting activities from now until December 1, at the culinary area of ​​Ngoc Dao Ngu Xa.

Source: https://tuoitre.vn/trai-nghiem-ha-noi-thoi-bao-cap-tai-dao-ngoc-ngu-xa-2024112921060968.htm