A SPASSO PER HANOI
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- Distance
- 5.46 mi
- Elevation gain
- 3 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Easy
- Elevation loss
- 3 ft
- Max elevation
- 131 ft
- TrailRank
- 54
- Min elevation
- -99 ft
- Trail type
- Loop
- Time
- 6 hours 21 minutes
- Coordinates
- 856
- Uploaded
- March 12, 2023
- Recorded
- February 2023
near Hanoi, Hanoi (Vietnam)
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A couple of days (February 26-27, 2023) walking around the capital of Vietnam, partly also with comfortable rickshaw transport in the old city. Stop at Hang Be market, stroll through the old quarter. Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, Indochina Governor-General's Residence Park, Pagodas, Temple of Literature, Ethnographic Museum. Finally night train to Lao Cai.
Retrieved from Wikipedia
Hanoi (Chữ Quốc Ngữ script: Hà Nội; Chữ Hán script: 河内) is the capital of Vietnam. Located in the north of the country on the right bank of the Red River and about 130 km from its mouth in the Gulf of Tonkin, it has a population of about eight million in 2019, making it the second largest city in Vietnam by population after the city of Ho Chi Minh, located 1760 km to the south. The urban landscape of Hanoi is characterized by the presence of numerous lakes (such as the central Lake of the Returned Sword) as well as various religious buildings, mainly Confucian and Taoist (the Temple of Literature and the Ngoc Son temple) but also Catholic (such as the cathedral of St. Joseph). Its old city also has a large number of Buddhist pagodas.
From 1010 until 1802 Hanoi remained the most important political center of Vietnam, only to be eclipsed by Hué, the imperial capital of Vietnam under the Nguyễn dynasty (1802–1945). Conquered by the French in 1873, between 1883 and 1945 it served as the administrative center of the colony of French Indochina. The French built a modern European city south of the old city, creating wide tree-lined avenues lined with churches, theatres, government buildings and luxurious villas.
From 1940 to 1945, Hanoi, as well as most of French Indochina and Southeast Asia, was occupied by the Japanese Empire. Following Ho Chi Minh's proclamation of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam) on 2 September 1945, the Vietnamese National Assembly resolved on 6 January 1946 to make Hanoi the capital of the country. The city served as the capital of North Vietnam from 1954 to 1976, finally becoming the capital of a reunified Vietnam in 1976 after the North's victory in the Vietnam War. In October 2010 the celebrations were held to celebrate the thousand years of its foundation[2].
Throughout the 20th century, Hanoi experienced a demographic explosion and strong economic development that make it an emerging metropolis today. Numerous high-rise buildings have been built there, including the Keangnam Tower (the tallest building in Vietnam until July 2018), while construction work on the subway began in 2010. A university and cultural center, Hanoi has the country's main museums, including the National Museum of Vietnamese History and the Vietnam Fine Arts Museum.
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In 1802, the re-established Nguyễn Dynasty moved the capital to Huế. In 1831, Emperor Minh Mang renamed the city Hà Nội (河内, translatable as "between the rivers"). Occupied by the French in 1873, it was made the capital of French Indochina in 1902; to mark the event, the city hosted the Hanoi International Exposition in the same year. In 1940 it was occupied by the Japanese army, then expelled in 1945, when Ho Chi Minh, leader of the Viet Minh independence movement, officially proclaimed the independence of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam on 2 September. Reoccupied by the French colonialists in 1946, it was finally reconquered in 1954 at the end of the Indochina war, becoming the capital of the People's Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam). During the Vietnam War it suffered heavy American bombing, which mainly damaged bridges and railways. With the victory of the north and the reunification of the country in 1976 [4], Hanoi officially became the capital of Vietnam.
With the economic reforms known as Đổi Mới, approved in 1986, which aimed to transform the communist-style planned economy into a "market-oriented socialist economy", the Vietnamese government and municipal institutions began to open the city to international investments. After a few years of low activity the city entered a period of accelerated growth, also visible in the number of new commercial buildings and skyscrapers under construction. After a short period of recession after the 1997 Asian financial crisis, the city started to grow rapidly again.
On May 29, 2008, the creation of the Hanoi metropolitan area was approved: with effect from August 1, 2008, the provinces of Hà Tây and Vĩnh Phúc, Mê Linh district and four municipalities of Lương Sơn district were merged to create the new entity administrative, with a total area of 334,470 hectares and 29 internal subdivisions. The metropolitan area's population was 6,232,940, triple that formerly part of the capital. The capital region of Hanoi (Vùng Thủ đô Hà Nội), which includes the city and the six neighboring provinces for an area of 13,436 square kilometers has about 15 million inhabitants.
The recent boom in the construction industry has resulted in a rise of modern buildings and skyscrapers outside the old city. The tallest buildings are the Hanoi Landmark 72 and the Hanoi Lotte Center. Following protests from city center residents, the government banned the construction of skyscrapers around Hoàn Kiếm lake and in Ba Đình district.
Retrieved from Wikipedia
Hanoi (Chữ Quốc Ngữ script: Hà Nội; Chữ Hán script: 河内) is the capital of Vietnam. Located in the north of the country on the right bank of the Red River and about 130 km from its mouth in the Gulf of Tonkin, it has a population of about eight million in 2019, making it the second largest city in Vietnam by population after the city of Ho Chi Minh, located 1760 km to the south. The urban landscape of Hanoi is characterized by the presence of numerous lakes (such as the central Lake of the Returned Sword) as well as various religious buildings, mainly Confucian and Taoist (the Temple of Literature and the Ngoc Son temple) but also Catholic (such as the cathedral of St. Joseph). Its old city also has a large number of Buddhist pagodas.
From 1010 until 1802 Hanoi remained the most important political center of Vietnam, only to be eclipsed by Hué, the imperial capital of Vietnam under the Nguyễn dynasty (1802–1945). Conquered by the French in 1873, between 1883 and 1945 it served as the administrative center of the colony of French Indochina. The French built a modern European city south of the old city, creating wide tree-lined avenues lined with churches, theatres, government buildings and luxurious villas.
From 1940 to 1945, Hanoi, as well as most of French Indochina and Southeast Asia, was occupied by the Japanese Empire. Following Ho Chi Minh's proclamation of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam) on 2 September 1945, the Vietnamese National Assembly resolved on 6 January 1946 to make Hanoi the capital of the country. The city served as the capital of North Vietnam from 1954 to 1976, finally becoming the capital of a reunified Vietnam in 1976 after the North's victory in the Vietnam War. In October 2010 the celebrations were held to celebrate the thousand years of its foundation[2].
Throughout the 20th century, Hanoi experienced a demographic explosion and strong economic development that make it an emerging metropolis today. Numerous high-rise buildings have been built there, including the Keangnam Tower (the tallest building in Vietnam until July 2018), while construction work on the subway began in 2010. A university and cultural center, Hanoi has the country's main museums, including the National Museum of Vietnamese History and the Vietnam Fine Arts Museum.
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In 1802, the re-established Nguyễn Dynasty moved the capital to Huế. In 1831, Emperor Minh Mang renamed the city Hà Nội (河内, translatable as "between the rivers"). Occupied by the French in 1873, it was made the capital of French Indochina in 1902; to mark the event, the city hosted the Hanoi International Exposition in the same year. In 1940 it was occupied by the Japanese army, then expelled in 1945, when Ho Chi Minh, leader of the Viet Minh independence movement, officially proclaimed the independence of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam on 2 September. Reoccupied by the French colonialists in 1946, it was finally reconquered in 1954 at the end of the Indochina war, becoming the capital of the People's Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam). During the Vietnam War it suffered heavy American bombing, which mainly damaged bridges and railways. With the victory of the north and the reunification of the country in 1976 [4], Hanoi officially became the capital of Vietnam.
With the economic reforms known as Đổi Mới, approved in 1986, which aimed to transform the communist-style planned economy into a "market-oriented socialist economy", the Vietnamese government and municipal institutions began to open the city to international investments. After a few years of low activity the city entered a period of accelerated growth, also visible in the number of new commercial buildings and skyscrapers under construction. After a short period of recession after the 1997 Asian financial crisis, the city started to grow rapidly again.
On May 29, 2008, the creation of the Hanoi metropolitan area was approved: with effect from August 1, 2008, the provinces of Hà Tây and Vĩnh Phúc, Mê Linh district and four municipalities of Lương Sơn district were merged to create the new entity administrative, with a total area of 334,470 hectares and 29 internal subdivisions. The metropolitan area's population was 6,232,940, triple that formerly part of the capital. The capital region of Hanoi (Vùng Thủ đô Hà Nội), which includes the city and the six neighboring provinces for an area of 13,436 square kilometers has about 15 million inhabitants.
The recent boom in the construction industry has resulted in a rise of modern buildings and skyscrapers outside the old city. The tallest buildings are the Hanoi Landmark 72 and the Hanoi Lotte Center. Following protests from city center residents, the government banned the construction of skyscrapers around Hoàn Kiếm lake and in Ba Đình district.
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