The story of the Old Quarter
For centuries craftsmen and traders lived here in guilds, each street named after its trade: Hang Bac for silver, Hang Gai for silk, Hang Ma for paper goods. Many streets still sell the same things today.
Narrow "tube houses" stretch far back from tiny shopfronts, because taxes were once based on width. Between them are temples, communal houses and the old Dong Xuan Market.
