Phung Hung mural in Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam

Wandering around the old streets of Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam, I came across a very beautiful mural on Phung Hung Street. These murals tell stories about Hanoi through paintings.

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This is a painting of Long Bien bridge which is a historic cantilever bridge across the Red River that connects two districts, Hoan Kiem and Long Bien of the city of Hanoi, Vietnam. It was built in 1899-1902 by the architects Daydé & Pillé of Paris, and opened in 1903.

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This is about the Mid-Autumn Festival, a holiday which many Vietnamese children look forward to receiving lanterns, watching lion dance and eating moon cakes.

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A student is going to school with a red scarf on her collar.

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A typical small house of old Hanoi with steps and small doors and windows.

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Busy life of Hanoi people after independence.

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The image of a woman carrying a pair of baskets with full of stuff such as food, flowers is very popular throughout Hanoi's streets.

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People's life in a small alley.

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Hang Ma Street, a place where people sells toys that children enjoyed in the past.

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The women in the flower village are in a hurry to carry flower baskets to sell on the street.

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An image of a temple in Hanoi.

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Train and bicycle were the two main means of transportation of Hanoi people in the past.

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