Every year, there is trade fair before Tết at the Giảng Võ Exhibition Center in Hanoi. You can find various Vietnamese products which are sold at this place. It's also decorated in accordance with celebration of the events.
2010 - the Year of the Tiger February 9th 2010 So we are going to say good bye to the Year of the Buffalo (2009) and greet the Year of the Tiger (2010). In the past two years, my blogs about how Vietnamese celebrate Tết (Vietnamese Lunar New Year) and my memories of this festival during my childhood got a great number of views and always stand in the list of my 6 most viewed blogs. It always amazes me why this topic could get such great atte ... read more
Asia » Vietnam » Red River Delta » Hanoi The conquest of Vietnam by France began in 1858 and was completed by 1884. It became part of French Indochina in 1887. Independence was declared after World War II, but the French continued to rule until 1954 when they were defeated by Communist forc... ... read more
I am a Hanoi_girl who loves to travel. When working for a Japanese construction company in Hanoi, I had the chance to travel to 28 countries and to all the 63 provinces in Vietnam, including 25 trips to Huế city. Egypt, Mongolia and Italy are my love, and other favorite countries are Australia, France, New Zealand, Nepal, Fiji, Japan, India, Indonesia, Belgium, Netherlands, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, China (8 trips, 15 cities), South Korea, New Caledonia, Vanuatu, Cambodia (3 trips), Brunei Darussalam, the United Arab Emirates, Bangladesh, the Philippines, Laos (3 trips), Malaysia (4 trips), Singap... full info