If Red River flows through the middle of Hanoi, Hoan Kiem Lake on the other hand exists at the centre of Hanoi.
Hoan Kiem means 'Lake of the Returned Sword', originated from a legend that a golden turtle was at one time surfaced to demand the return of a sword from emperor Le Loi, claiming that the magic sword was loaned to him during the revolts against the Chinese Ming Dynasty.
How true? Why it has to be golden, I wonder.
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| Spot the turtle tower, not the one with red t-shirt...... |
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| Should be this one [source: http://en.wikipedia.org/] |
We were searching for the turtle tower, but than the lake is rather big and we were distracted by the many shops around the perimeter of the lake. The weather was fine, by the way.
There are many matured trees so walking around this lake is always very pleasant.
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| Giant screen and statue on the other side of the road. |
There is another small island besides the turtle island called Jade Island. A temple on the island was erected to honour a military leader during the fight against the Yuan Dynasty.
A wooden red bridge named The Huc Bridge is connecting the island to the shore.
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| Masterpiece |
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| Waiting for the bus madam? |
I try to find out about GO NAM campaign, but than I forgot to ask the tourist guide. I mean I had none at that time.
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