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The district has been witness to the long history of Hanoi. In the early Lý dynasty, in 545, the emperor Lý Nam Đế settled his encampment, and built a wooden raft on the Tô Lịch River to defend against invasion of the Liang dynasty. During the Nguyễn dynasty, Emperor Minh Mạng established the province of Hanoi in Hoàn Kiếm in 1831.
Cửa Ông Temple. Cửa Ông Temple (Vietnamese: Đền Cửa Ông) is located in Cửa Ông Ward, Cẩm Phả, Quảng Ninh province, Vietnam. [1] This is a place of worship for Hưng Nhượng Đại Vương Trần Quốc Tảng, a famous figure during the Trần dynasty, and it is also the venue for the annual Cửa Ông Temple Festival.
Panoramic view of the bridge The bridge, not long after completion Long Biên Bridge in 2010 The constructor panel of Daydé & Pillé, Paris. Long Biên Bridge (Vietnamese: Cầu Long Biên) is a historic cantilever bridge across the Red River that connects two districts, Hoàn Kiếm and Long Biên of the city of Hanoi, Vietnam.
Turtle Tower The tower is located on an island in the middle of Hoan Kiem Lake. Turtle Tower (Vietnamese: Tháp Rùa / 塔𪛇), also called Tortoise Tower, is a small tower in the middle of Hoan Kiem Lake (Sword Lake) in central Hanoi, Vietnam. It is one of the most iconic, symbolic and most recognizable pieces of architecture representing ...
On December 26, 2009, Chu was named a deputy chair of the National People's Congress Financial and Economic Affairs Committee. He served out one term before retiring from politics. [1] Chu was an alternate member of the 15th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, and a full member of the 16th and 17th Central Committees.
Entrance sign at the tunnels. Part of the tunnel complex at Củ Chu, this tunnel has been made wider and taller to accommodate tourists. The tunnels of Củ Chi (Vietnamese: Địa đạo Củ Chi) are an immense network of connecting tunnels located in the Củ Chi District of Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam, and are part of a much larger network of tunnels that underlie much of the country.
Chu Liuxiang is presumably around the same age as Hu Tiehua since they grew up together. Chu Liuxiang lives on a houseboat, called "Xiang's Pavilion" (香榭), with three young beauties. They are the closest people to him apart from his best friends, Hu Tiehua and Ji Bingyan (姬冰雁). They come from pitiful backgrounds and have been ...
The tall, powerful Bao ranked among the world's leading singles player during the first decade of the 21st century. He was a member of China's world champion Thomas Cup (men's international) teams in 2004, 2006, 2008, and 2010.