The streets paint the lives of Vietnamese people. The streets here are not just for traveling. Streets and sidewalks are also places to shop, eat, meet for a cup of coffee, get a haircut or rest. Big cities are always full of life with the roar of millions of motorbikes, where you can feel a constant source of energy bubbling on every street.
The specialties of each region of Vietnam carry within themselves the local lifestyle and the quintessence of nature there. The North cherishes delicate recipes, like a delicious bowl of bun thang that must be prepared for many hours. In the Central region, royal culinary traditions and typical spices blend in unique dishes such as lotus rice or spring rolls. Southern braised fish and sour soup come from abundant seafood resources, the pride of the Mekong Delta.
Vietnam's terrain has about 40% mountains and forests, 40% hills and coverage of about 75% of the country's area. There are mountain ranges and plateaus such as Hoang Lien Son range, Son La plateau in the north, Bach Ma range and plateaus following the Truong Son range in the south. Network of rivers and lakes in the delta or mountainous areas of the North and Central Highlands. The delta accounts for about 1/4 of the area, including deltas such as the Red River Delta, Mekong River Delta and the Central Coastal Plains, which are densely populated areas. Cultivated land accounts for 17% of Vietnam's total land area.
Hang Market (Hai Phong) was formerly the market of an ancient village called Du Hang (17th-18th centuries). The Du Hang village area was formerly agricultural land and a traffic hub, so Hang market became a place to meet, exchange, and buy and sell plants, animals, and farming utensils. The urbanization process spread to the suburbs, so today Hang Market is located entirely in the inner city, in Du Hang Kenh ward, Le Chan district, Hai Phong city. Even though many years have passed, the customs of exchanging agricultural goods of c