STUDY TOURS HANOI INTA 37 VIETNAM Date: 2 December 2013. Time: 13.00 to 17.00 Start Pullman Hanoi Hotel National Urban Planning Exhibition Palace Group 1: NEW NEIGHBORHOODS Group 2: HERITAGE HANOI Destination 1: Ciputra Hanoi International City Destination 1: Hoan Kiem Lake Destination 2: Lac Long Quan flower garden Destination 2: The Old Quarter Destination 3: Tay Ho Temple Destination 3: Hanoi Opera House Destination 4: Tran Quoc Pagoda Destination 4: Ngoc Son temple Back to Pullman Hanoi Hotel
INTRODUCTION ON TOUR LOCATION NATIONAL URBAN PLANNING EXHIBITION PALACE (NUPEL) The National Planning Hall The building is located about 10km from the city centre, in one of the most recent development area of Hanoi. This building is surrounded by several contemporary architecture buildings such as the Vietnam national convention centre, Hanoi Museum and Marriott Hotel, creating a beautiful urban landscape. The National Urban Planning Exhibition Palace was established by the Minister of Construction, functioning as a place for organizing exhibitions, events and activities involving introducing key National and Hanoi construction plans. This also a great place for information in architecture, construction, planning, technical infrastructure and urban development fields. The National Urban Planning Exhibition Palace, where are displayed models, information and drawings of Hanoi City planning up to the year 2050, provides more understanding of Hanoi city, its urban growth and future planning. This building will be the start place of both study tours: Hanoi Heritage and New Neighborhoods tours. Study tours INTA37 Hanoi 2/12/2013 2
NEW NEIGHBORHOODS: CIPUTRA HANOI INTERNATIONAL CITY AND ITS WEST LAKE NEIGHBORHOOD West Lake, a freshwater-lake in the centre of Hanoi, this is the largest lake of the city with a shore length of 17 km. The neighborhood is a popular place for recreation with many surrounding gardens, restaurants, hotels and villas, which are now occupied by many foreigners, rich Vietnamese people and expats. This tour provides opportunities to discover the relationship between Westlake and new urban communities in Hanoi. DESTINATION 1: CIPUTRA HANOI INTERNATIONAL CITY The first destination is Ciputra Hanoi International City (CIPUTRA HANOI) - the first integrated new town development project in Hanoi, which is located next to the Westlake. This is a great place to understand the development trend of new neighborhoods in Hanoi in recent years. present Central Business District (CBD). CIPUTRA HANOI is an attractive location for business, residential and investment purposes. Located north-west of Hanoi between the 2nd and 3rd ring road: 20 minutes from Noi Bai International Airport, 15 minutes from downtown Hanoi; 3 minutes from the proposed new CBD and right next to the future Diplomatic Precinct. An ideal geographical location adjacent to the Red River and the historic West Lake of Hanoi makes easy the accessibility from the Ciputra Hanoi is a Distinctive Integrated Township CIPUTRA HANOI is a new world-class 301 hectares integrated township, developed in accordance with the Hanoi City Master Plan. It will consist of residential buildings, primary and secondary schools, gardens, a clubhouse and retail area, a luxury hotel and high-rise office buildings. The project harmonizes and improves the environment as well as enhances the quality of life for the expected future population of 50,000 residents. Modern home, a good road and public transportation system, convenience of various facilities, more living space and conductive living environment are Study tours INTA37 Hanoi 2/12/2013 3
increasingly gravitating the population toward integrated and professionally managed township. DESTINATION 3: TAY HO TEMPLE Culture and religion are important features that affect urban architecture and planning. Phu Tay Ho is a temple used to worship Princess Lieu Hanh who is one of the immortal saints in the Vietnamese religion. It is located on a peninsula of the West Lake and has held many religious activities for many years. CIPUTRA HANOI is developed by the Citra Westlake City Development Co. Ltd, a joint venture between the Urban Development and Infrastructure Investment Cooperation (Vietnam) and the Ciputra Group, known throughout the world as a leader in new urban city developments. With over 100 subsidiaries, the Ciputra Group has pioneered large-scale real estate developments, creating modern green urban communities. Up to present, the Ciputra Group has developed 14 new urban areas in Indonesia, ranging from 500 ha to 6 000ha. DESTINATION 2: LAC LONG QUAN FLOWER GARDEN Enjoy the Lac Long Quan flower garden with a tour around the lake by tramcar to discover the Westlake and its neighborhood atmosphere. DESTINATION 4: TRAN QUOC PAGODA Tran Quoc Pagoda can be considered as the oldest pagoda in Hanoi located on a small island of the West Lake. With nearly 1500 years of history and traditional architecture value, Tran Quoc Pagoda is a very important sacred place of the Buddhists in Hanoi. Tran Quoc pagoda is the final destination of the tour and the bus is ready to take you back the Pullman Hanoi hotel. Study tours INTA37 Hanoi 2/12/2013 4
HANOI HERITAGE TOUR Hoan Kiem Lake and the Old Quarter located in the very centre of Hanoi, carry many stories of the ancient history. While the Old Quarter draws a picture of social life from the early centuries of Hanoi, Hoan Kiem Lake is a legendary location that has become the heart and soul of the city. Its surrounding neighborhood also consists of many historical buildings and architecture representing a French colonial period. The Hanoi Heritage tour offers opportunities to understand the initial form of the capital Hanoi and how culture and history influences urban forms and appearance. DESTINATION 1: HOAN KIEM LAKE Enjoy a tour by tramcars from Hoan Kiem Lake to explore the beauty of the legendary lake in the City centre. DESTINATION 2: THE OLD QUARTER OF HANOI Hoan Kiem Lake ( Return Sword Lake) or Ho Guom ( Sword Lake) links to a legend story of Le Thai To emperor. According to the story, a turtle came and grabbed back the magic sword, which was given previously to the Emperor to fight against invaders and protect the country. The lake, then, was renamed from Luc Thuy Lake ( Green Water ) to Hoan Kiem Lake ( Return Sword ) to commemorate the event; the name of Turtle Tower (Thap Rùa) on a small island of the lake is also linked to this legend. With a centre location, surrounded by a beautiful landscape, many ancient historical architecture buildings and magnificent French colonial period buildings, this lake is considered as a flower basket of the capital and has become a major open space in Hanoi for public and community lives. The Old Quarter Hanoi which is also called 36 streets and guilds, is located outside of the royal citadel of Thang Long, and is the oldest trading area of Hanoi. It is said that artisans from many different places gathered around and settled at this area from the 13th century, creating many small handicraft-trading villages. There is a range of different traditional handicraft products produced in different guilds separated by doors. Each guild was organized as a hamlet, which was named after the traditional product produced and sold there. Today the streets with the name of traditional products such as Hang Duong for Sugar Street, Hang Tre for Bamboo Street, Hang Trong for Drums Street, indicate the old names for the guilds in the past. Study tours INTA37 Hanoi 2/12/2013 5
influenced significantly the current urban houses and urban planning. During the tour around the Old Quarter, the tramcar might stop at some remarkable places to study more about history, culture and architecture of the area; and thus discover their influences on modern architecture, urban planning and development. The streets of the Old Quarter feature very special architectural characteristics with a range of long and narrow shop houses. Each house has a very narrow façade facing the street to sell traditional goods, while its backside was used for living and producing goods. This long house usually has 2 to 3 courtyards and light wells not only to gain space but also for better ventilation and lighting. Although the Old Quarter today has become over-crowded and might lose its initial layout plan, its eternal beauty and value is undeniable. DESTINATION 3: HANOI OPERA HOUSE Leaving the traditional shops house, we will visit one of the typical architecture of the French colony period, the Hanoi Opera House located on the August Revolution square. It was built by the French in 1901 and completed in 1911, following the model of the Opera House in Paris. Its architecture is of classical Gothique style. It has 870 seats, 18 rooms for the artists making up, 2 rehearsal rooms, a mirror room, a library and a meeting hall. The Opera House plays an important role in creating special characteristic and image of Hanoi. The distinctive features of the area with the long and narrow shop houses have Study tours INTA37 Hanoi 2/12/2013 6
DESTINATION 4: NGOC SON TEMPLE Hoan Kiem Lake neighborhood also retains many Eastern style architectures including Ngoc Son Temple (Temple of the Jade Mountain), which represents traditional value as well as the spirit of Vietnamese in the old history. This is one of the most beautiful heritage of Hanoi, located on Hoan Kiem Lake, built on a small island of the lake and dedicated to Confucian and Taoist philosophers and the national hero - Tran Hung Dao. The small temple contains many tradition monuments such as The Huc Bridge (the Morning Sunlight Bridge ), Thap But ( Pen Tower ), Dai Nghien (the ink-slab ), the Dac Nguyet Lau ( Moon Contemplation Pavilion ) and Dinh Tran Ba ( Pavilion against Waves ), all featuring symbolic meanings. The Inkslab and the Pen tower with three words Ta Thanh Thien ( writing on the blue sky ) on it indicate the respect of Vietnamese to Confucian spirit and to education. The Ngoc Son Temple will be the final destination of this tour and the bus will take you back to Pullman Hotel. Study tours INTA37 Hanoi 2/12/2013 7