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Thang Long Royal Citadel

HA NOI

The Ha Noi capital is the national center of political
administration, culture, science, education, economics
and foreign trade. Due to a favorable geographical
position, Ha Noi is the key transport hub nationwide.

After the administrative zone in the north - one of the two most
adjustment in 2008, Ha Noi spans important tourist regions.
a total area of 3,300km2 and has a
population of 6.9 million, one of the Ha Noi’s superior advantages lie
17 largest capitals of the world. in the way it combines the culture
Ha Noi is a culturally rich city and history of an over 1000-year-
with over 1000 years of history. old capital with ecological and
There are many priceless cultural landscape beauty.
and historical legacies of which
UNESCO registered Thang Long The capital’s attractive tourist
Royal Palaces and Saint Giong sites include:
festival as World Cultural Heritages
and the Doctor Steles in the The Temple of Literature
Temple of Literature as a World
Documentary Heritage. The Temple of Literature is a top
In the national tourist development notch cultural vestige of the capital.
strategy, Ha Noi is supposed to It was constructed in 1070 and
play a crucial role as a travel hub dedicated to Confucius for his
renowned sages and teacher Chu
Van An. The temple held Vietnam’s
first university which was established

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