Autumn has arrived in Hanoi with gentle breezes tenderly penetrating street corners, replacing the summer heat and scattering bunches of yellow leaves on the pavements.
Vong village now has no land for sticky rice cultivation. To keep the traditional profession, the villagers turn to suburban districts of Hanoi or Bac Ninh, Bac Giang and Ha Nam to order fresh rice.
Arriving in Hanoi in the hot summer, a lot of Hanoians will recommend you go straight to Trang Tien street to get an ice cream. The popular ice cream has become a specialty the city after more than 60 years of sales.
Hanoi’s autumn is also the season for com or young sticky rice flakes. Com can be eaten directly or enjoyed with bananas like a snack. It can also be mixed with other food ingredients to create a variety of tasty dishes.
More than 100 young people in Hanoi will take part in five trips to different craft villages of the city and the nearby regions to experience the life and work of artisans, starting this weekend.
To encourage people to read books, many individuals have opened
libraries to the public free of charge. In Hanoi, these libraries
have become useful places for local people, helping revive the love of
reading at a time when the traditional thirst for reading seems to
have eroded.
Culture - Sports
XIII National Congress of Communist Party of Vietnam
