Students visit House of Heritage No.87 Ma May Street in the Old Quarter, Hanoi. (Photo: //hanoitimes.vn)
Hanoi (VNA) - “Thang Long – Hanoi: Past and Present”, a tourismproduct, has been launched to educate students on Hanoi and help promote thecity’s exploration.
The programme provides students with cultural and historical tourism productsand services in Hoan Kiem district. It enables students to enjoy exciting andcreative experiences while digging into the city’s history, newswire The HanoiTimes reported.
The tourism model is expected to promote the Old Quarter and the Frencharchitecture area, improve the quality of comprehensive education, and equipstudents with knowledge about history, culture, and preservation of the city’sprecious traditional values and heritage.
Tours include visiting and learning about Hanoi culture at the Hanoi OldQuarter Cultural Exchange Centre, Heritage House No.87 Ma May, and Kim NganCommunal House on Hang Bac Street.
This programme, launched on the occasion of the 68th anniversary of the city’sLiberation Day (October 10, 1954 – October 10, 2022), is aimed to promoteHanoi’s typical cultural values among domestic and international visitors,according to Tran Thi Thuy Lan, Deputy Head of the Management Board of HoanKiem Lake and Old Quarter.
This model is part of efforts to diversify the city’s exploration tours andpromote love for Hanoi, significantly contributing to preserving the city’straditional values and heritage.
Hanoi, the UNESCO-recognised “City for Peace”, has been listed among theworld’s best destinations for different categories, including one of the world’sbest 25 tourist destinations for food enthusiasts voted by Tripadvisor readers;one of the world’s greatest places in 2021 by US-based TIME magazine; the topprize for ‘Asia’s Leading City Break Destination’ by the World Travel Awards2022; among the world’s 12 best places to go in fall by CNN.
For visitors, Hanoi, Vietnam’s vibrant capital, has it all and locals readilywelcome visitors to discover the city for themselves, according to CNN. Hanoiis “a world of wonder and intrigue.”
In the first three quarters this year, the city welcomed nearly 14 millionvisitors, including more than 766,000 foreign tourists, representing an on-yearrise of four times in the number of arrivals. Tourism brought 39.7 trillion VND(1.66 billion USD) in revenue to the city during the nine months, a 4.7-foldincrease over the same period last year./.
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Students visit House of Heritage No.87 Ma May Street in the Old Quarter, Hanoi. (Photo: //hanoitimes.vn) 
