There are Brush Pen Street, Grilled Fish Street, Paper Street, Cotton Street,… They were all named after daily-used objects and more surprisingly, you can buy the item, after which the street was named, on that street. The locals call these 36 streets “Ha Noi’s Old Quarter 36 streets”. Back in the days, these streets lived the socialites, the officials, the most wealthy people in Hanoi. People from all near-by provinces came here to trade goods then left at the end of the day. Later on, in order to improve the stealing situation, people who sold the same items gathered around and the street on which they set up their stores was named after the item. Nowadays, even though not all 36 streets keep their original items, these streets are still the signatures of Hanoi. They still have the remnants from the past in their architectures and it would be great to get a tour around in a “xích-lô”. Most shops in 36 streets would close after 8:30pm but Beer Street Ta Hien would open till dawn and tourists can come here for a 0.5$ cup of beer and exciting night-life experiences.
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