VietNamNet Bridge – At the turn of the last century, Hanoi comprised only about 36 streets. Each street had merchants specializing in a particular trade such as silk traders, metallurgy or food.
Come along with us for a trip down memory lane – in photos – of what life was like in the 36 streets of the Old Quarter at the turn of the 20th century:
Hang Bong Street in 1903
Hang Dao Street
A tram traveling through Hang Dao Street
Hang Be Street
Flower fair in Hang Luoc Street
A paradise of toys attracting children on Hang Ma Street
A shop selling votive papers on Hang Ma Street
Hang Chen Street
Hang Dong Street
Hang Bac Street
Wealthy families living in Hanoi in 1919-1926
A woman washing her hair
A cyclo man
Buoi Market
A woman selling Vietnamese traditional conical hats
An old man selling Vietnamese sedge mats
A woman selling oil lamps
Weaving baskets
A young woman chewing betel
Little boys playing with the homemade wooden car
Cooking rice
A woman breast feeding her child
VOV/Dantri