Old Quarter ReviewSilver, Paper and Festival Crafts
Some streets change with the festival calendar, and this cluster leads them. Hang Ma fills with paper offerings, lanterns and decorations that turn red and gold before Tet and the Mid Autumn Festival. A few steps away, Hang Bac is where Hanoi's silver trade began, with jewellers still working behind small counters, and Hang Luoc sells the combs that once completed every wedding trousseau.
The closest street in this area is about 8 minutes on foot from Hoan Kiem Lake.
An illustration of this area, drawn for this channel. Filmed stories arrive with the first season.
The streets of this area
Numbered in walking order. Tap a street for its full story.
The original silversmiths' street, still lined with jewellers and gold and silver shops.
2Votive paper and festival decorHàng MãThe most colourful street in the quarter before Tet and Mid Autumn, full of lanterns and paper goods.
3CombsHàng LượcThe comb sellers' street, once supplying wooden and horn combs to the whole city.
4Seasonal sand worm delicacyHàng RươiA short street famous in season for cha ruoi, the autumn sand worm omelette.
5Bottle trading, now local eateriesHàng ChaiA narrow street near the market, today loved for small local food stalls.
Walk this area with a local
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