Hang Dao is one of Hanoi’s busiest shopping streets with a host of shops selling silk, footwear and jewelry but the street is also home to a number of cultural attractions.
People often refer to Hang Gai as Hanoi’s “Silk Road”, but knowledgeable Hanoians know that Hang Dao is the capital’s original “Silk Road”. The “Dao” refers to the pink apricot blossoms, a symbol of the Lunar New Year. But in French times, the street was actually called Rue de la Soie, which means the “street of silk” in French.
Today the quality and luxury of goods is not so consistent from shop to shop. But this is still one of the busiest shopping thoroughfares in the city.
For the culture vultures
Hang Dao is also home to a number of cultural attractions. Perhaps the most famous is Bach Ho Temple at 47 Hang Bac. The temple worships ‘Bach Ma’ (The White Horse Genie). The Hoa Loc Temple at 90A Hang Dao was built by villagers from Binh Giang district (now in Hai Duong province) in honour of the village tutelary god, Trieu Xuong and his wife Kim Dung, the patron saints of dyers. Sadly the temple is obscured by the residential housing around the structure.... Read more
Hang Dao is also home to a number of cultural attractions. Perhaps the most famous is Bach Ho Temple at 47 Hang Bac. The temple worships ‘Bach Ma’ (The White Horse Genie). The Hoa Loc Temple at 90A Hang Dao was built by villagers from Binh Giang district (now in Hai Duong province) in honour of the village tutelary god, Trieu Xuong and his wife Kim Dung, the patron saints of dyers. Sadly the temple is obscured by the residential housing around the structure.... Read more
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