Hanoi, Vietnam
The history of Hanoi
goes back over 2,000 years, and the Old Quarter in particular retains
an ambiance that gives one insight into the past as well as the present.
Hanoišs Old
Quarter was originally arranged with each street selling one category
of goods (many of the street names represent the goods sold, such as Silver
Street, Paper Street or Silk Street.) This came from a village tradition
of unity where craftsmen worked in the same trade and therefore the artisans
guilds (phuongs) make up what is known as the 36 Streets. Traditionally,
the street engaged in both production of and the commercial sales of the
goods.
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