Photographic reportage by Š Philippe BODY / hemis.fr
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Hanoi is celebrating its 1000th birthday
Hanoi is about to celebrate its 1000th birthday on October 10th, 2010. Ten centuries of struggle for its independence that ended by the end of the war in 1975 and the opening of the country to the outside world in 1990. The former Than Long of which the name means “the flight of the Dragon”, founded by the king Ly Thai To in the year 1010, has become a real “economical” dragon and one of the most touristic and popular destination in South-East Asia. Text : Philippe BODY / hemis.fr
HEMIS_224624 : Vietnam, Hanoi, Lenin Park, jogging and gymnastics morning
HEMIS_224621 Vietnam, Hanoi, Hoan Kiem lake called the little lake, morning exercise
HEMIS_380694 Vietnam, Hanoi, old town, Hoan Kiem Lake (also called the small lake or Lake of the Restored Sword), people doing Tai chi
HEMIS_314676 Vietnam, Hanoi, traffic around the Hoan Kiem Lake
HEMIS_224627 Vietnam, Hanoi, Old City, the movement Doumer Bridge
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Vietnam, Hanoi, old town, Hoan Kiem Lake (also called the small lake or Lake of the Restored Sword), people doing Tai chi
Vietnam, Hanoi, old town, Hoan Kiem Lake (also called the small lake or Lake of the Restored Sword), young girls
HEMIS_314711 Vietnam, Hanoi, Tran Quoc pagoda, rebuilt in 15th and 18th centuries
HEMIS_380715 Vietnam, Hanoi, Ho Tay (West Lake), traffic
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Vietnam, Hanoi, old town, Hoan Kiem Lake (also called the small lake or Lake of the Restored Sword), man doing Tai Chi
Vietnam, Hanoi, old town, Hoan Kiem Lake (also called the small lake or Lake of the Restored Sword), man doing Tai Chi
HEMIS_380707 Vietnam, Hanoi, scooters in front of the Opera house
HEMIS_380702 Vietnam, Hanoi, old town, traffic
HEMIS_314689 Vietnam, Hanoi, old city, family altar in a Vietnamese house
HEMIS_380701 Vietnam, Hanoi, old town, lotery ticket seller
HEMIS_380698 Vietnam, Hanoi, old town, bamboo seller
HEMIS_224630 Vietnam, Hanoi, Old Town, traffic near the Doumer Bridge
HEMIS_314713 : Vietnam, Hanoi, Tran Quoc pagoda, rebuilt in 15th and 18th centuries
HEMIS_314680 Vietnam, Hanoi, traffic at night around the Hoan Kiem Lake
HEMIS_380686 Vietnam, Hanoi, Long Bien Market
HEMIS_314695 Vietnam, Hanoi, old city, flowers seller in bicycle
HEMIS_224629 Vietnam, Hanoi, Old City, the movement Doumer Bridge
HEMIS_380699 Vietnam, Hanoi, old town, rickshaw
HEMIS_314712 Vietnam, Hanoi, Tran Quoc pagoda, rebuilt in 15th and 18th centuries
HEMIS_314702 Vietnam, Hanoi, Hoan Quiem lake, the Ngoc Son temple built in 18th century
HEMIS_314722 Vietnam, Hanoi, Van Mieu Temple (Temple of Literature) dedicated to Confucius built in 1070
HEMIS_380681 Vietnam, Hanoi, Van Mieu Temple (Temple of Literature) dedicated to Confucius, built in 1070
HEMIS_314725 Vietnam, Hanoi, old city, vegetable seller with her yoke
HEMIS_314723 Vietnam, Hanoi, old city, Mask seller
HEMIS_314728 Vietnam, Hanoi, Mah Jong game
HEMIS_380676 Vietnam, Hanoi, old town, window
HEMIS_380690 Vietnam, Hanoi, Long Bien Market
HEMIS_380689 Vietnam, Hanoi, Long Bien Market
HEMIS_380680 Vietnam, Hanoi, old town, portrait of a man
HEMIS_314679 : Vietnam, Hanoi, traffic around the Hoan Kiem Lake
HEMIS_380733 Vietnam, Hanoi, old town, Hang Trong Square
HEMIS_314729 Vietnam, Hanoi, old city, a car decorated for a wedding
HEMIS_380682 Vietnam, Hanoi, old town, Hoan Kiem Lake (also called the small lake or Lake of the Restored Sword), people praying in a temple at the edge of the lake
HEMIS_380722 Vietnam, Hanoi, old town, detail of a window
HEMIS_380729 Vietnam, Bat Trang, near Hanoi, ceramic fabric
HEMIS_224626 Vietnam, Hanoi, Ho Tay Lake in the west, a man fishing
HEMIS_314688 Vietnam, Hanoi, old city, inside a cafe, a bird cage as a lucky charm
HEMIS_380708 Vietnam, Hanoi, old town, lovers at the edge of Hoan Kiem Lake (also called the small lake or Lake of the Restored Sword)
HEMIS_380705 Vietnam, Hanoi, History Museum
HEMIS_224619 Vietnam, Hanoi, Ho Tay Lake in the west, figurines in a tree, house's spirits
HEMIS_205512 Vietnam, Hanoi, Van Mieu Temple (Temple of Literature) dedicated to Confucius, built in 1070, Confucius and his disciples statues
HEMIS_314709 Vietnam, Hanoi, Tran Quoc pagoda, rebuilt in 15th and 18th centuries, a man has just catched a big fish during the flood of 2008
HEMIS_314707 Vietnam, Hanoi, Tran Quoc pagoda, rebuilt in 15th and 18th centuries
HEMIS_224618 Vietnam, Hanoi, Ho Tay Lake west, Tran Quoc pagoda rebuilt in the 15th and 17th century
HEMIS_314719 Vietnam, Hanoi, traffic on a raining day
HEMIS_314721 Vietnam, Hanoi, traffic on a raining day
HEMIS_314685 : Vietnam, Hanoi, traffic at night in the old city
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Vietnam, Hanoi, Hoan Kiem Lake (also called the small lake or Lake of the Restored Sword), 18th century Ngoc Son Temple
Vietnam, Hanoi, Hoan Kiem lake called the little lake, morning exercise around the small lake in front of the temple Ngoc Son
HEMIS_314693 Vietnam, Hanoi, old city, Hang Non street, man painting a window shade
HEMIS_380703 Vietnam, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum
HEMIS_380713 Vietnam, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh Museum
HEMIS_380728 Vietnam, Hanoi, Lenin Park, teenagers doing acrobatic cycle
HEMIS_380725 Vietnam, Hanoi, old town, traffic around Hoan Kiem Lake (also called the small lake or Lake of the Restored Sword)
HEMIS_314677 Vietnam, Hanoi, traffic around the Hoan Kiem Lake
HEMIS_380737 Vietnam, Hanoi, shopping center in a former state store
HEMIS_205567 Vietnam, in the train between Ho Chi Minh city and Hanoi
HEMIS_380735 Vietnam, Hanoi, shopping center in a former state store
HEMIS_380738 Vietnam, Hanoi, old town, Hoan Kiem Lake (also called the small lake or Lake of the Restored Sword), badminton players and sign counting days before for the 1000 years anniversary of the city
HEMIS_314726 Vietnam, Hanoi, traffic in the old city
HEMIS_380711 Vietnam, Hanoi, old town, bird in a cage
HEMIS_224616 Vietnam, Hanoi, Van Mieu Temple (Temple of Literature) dedicated to Confucius built in 1070
HEMIS_205516 Vietnan, Hanoi, Hoan Kiem lake, lovers
HEMIS_380720 : Vietnam, Hanoi, Ho Tay (West Lake), Tay Ho Temple