Over a thousand years of
various wars, occupation, natural disasters and new administrations the city
grew from swamplands into the modern capital it is today.
The
streets date back to the 14th century and there are more than 600 temples and pagodas beside French colonial
buildings, communist buildings and modern buildings.
Hanoi is described as a multicultural community with
touches of Chinese, French, and Russian influences.
The people of Hanoi call the city the “cultural heartbeat of Vietnam”.
