VIET TRAVEL ADVISOR -- Sightseeing

Address:

18 LOSU,HOAN KIEM ,HANOI
HANOI VIETNAM

Phone:

+844984015668

Email:

viettraveladvisor2011@gmail.com

URL:

http://viettraveladvisor.com

Price:

Moderate

Description:

Hanoi


History and name

Hanoi used to be called Thang Long (flying dragon). The myth was that in 2010, the new king Ly Cong Uan while visiting this valley saw a dragon flying into the sky, and took this as an omen that this place was a suitable capital to rule. Thang Long had rich soil and good defense because it was surrounded by the Red River and backed by mountains.

The city was later renamed Hanoi (which means inside the river) in 1831 when the Nguyen dynasty moved capital to Hue. Hanoi was returned its status as capital during the French rule from 1887 to 1954, and continued to be the capital, first of Communist North Vietnam (from 1954) and later, of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.

As of 2008, Hanoi will be expanded to include the surrounding province of Hatay and parts of Ha Dong, to a size of 3.200km2 and population of over 6 million people.

Published on 2/15/11