Meet in front of the ceremonial gate of Bach Ma Temple:
The guide welcomes the group and introduces the theme “Hanoi Tells Stories” along with Thang Long Tu Tran. Instructions are given on how to decode the Thang Long Tu Tran Heritage Card/Passport.
WALKING TOUR
Meet in front of the ceremonial gate of Bach Ma Temple:
The guide welcomes the group and introduces the theme “Hanoi Tells Stories” along with Thang Long Tu Tran. Instructions are given on how to decode the Thang Long Tu Tran Heritage Card/Passport.
BACH MA TEMPLE:
Explore Bach Ma Temple - the Eastern Guardian in the Thang Long Tu Tran system; learn about the Long Do deity, the white horse legend, and the role of the site in the memory of the capital’s formation. Visitors observe the architecture, worship space, horizontal plaques, couplets, and cultural marks of Old Quarter residents to decode by filling in information on the Thang Long Tu Tran Heritage Card/Passport.
Old Quarter route from Bach Ma Temple to 87 Ma May Ancient House:
Introduction to the structure of craft streets, trading activities, tube-house architecture, and the formation of the Old Quarter. This is a transitional leg that helps visitors clearly feel the connection between the heritage site, residents’ daily life, and urban space.
87 MA MAY ANCIENT HOUSE:
Learn about traditional residential architecture in the Old Quarter, how living spaces are organized, the worship room, courtyard, and the lifestyle of an old Hanoi family. Urban residents’ adaptation to narrow spaces, trading activities, and family culture.
Move to Cafe Giang:
On the way, learn more short stories about the Old Quarter, traditional crafts, shop signs, commercial memories, and Hanoi’s transformation from past to present.
CAFE GIANG:
Visitors take a break, enjoy drinks, and learn about coffee culture in Hanoi’s urban life. This is a space to connect the heritage story with contemporary life, where visitors can record their impressions or exchange with the guide and Cafe Giang’s barista in a special space, “Cafe Thang Long Thu Tran.”
End of the journey:
Traveling to the capital has told you three stories: the belief in protecting the citadel at Bach Ma Temple, family life at 87 Ma May Ancient House, and the culture of enjoyment at Cafe Giang. Visitors complete the Hanoi Old Quarter decoding and receive the souvenir “Hanoi Tells Stories.”
