Old Quarter ReviewHanoi in miniature
The whole Old Quarter on one table, like a model city: one living painting, one winding road, eight areas and the 49 guild streets inside them. Walk the miniature here first, then walk the real streets with the plan in your pocket.
The city in one living painting
One painting, seven glowing points. Tap one.
On a phone, swipe the painting sideways to explore all 7 points.
Hoan Kiem lake at golden hour, the Turtle Tower and the red Huc bridge. The calm south gate of the quarter starts here.
An illustrated painting of the quarter, drawn for this channel. Every glowing point opens a real part of the site.
Walk the road, area by area
Eight stops, one winding road. Pick a stop, the scene changes.
The Lake and the South Gate
Hoan Kiem Lake, the Cathedral and sunset walks
Every first trip to Hanoi starts here. Hoan Kiem Lake is the compass of the Old Quarter, and the streets around its southern edge hold the postcard views: the Turtle Tower at golden hour, the red bridge to Ngoc Son Temple, the water puppet theatre and the French era facades of Trang Tien. Come at dawn to share the lake shore with tai chi groups, or at sunset when the whole city seems to slow down for one lap around the water.
Walk this areaEvery scene on this road is an illustration drawn for this channel. The filmed stories of each area arrive with the channel's first season.
The eight areas in miniature
Every area is a real photograph, shrunk to model size with a tilt-shift lens effect: the lake, a silk loom, the night market, the old city gate, Hang Ma, Ta Hien, the medicine shops and the train street. Credits for every photograph are in the footer.
Every street, on the map
Tap an area to open its streets.