Located about 30 km from the centre of Hanoi, the two villages of Thuy Huong and Huong Gia in Phu Cuong commune, Soc Son district have been called ‘cinema villages’ as many filmmakers visit them for their scenes of old villages.
Hanoi streets are more crowed during the final days of the Year of the Monkey. The cold weather does seem to leave its mark on the face of the people in the streets. We have been through a year full of events, from the 50th anniversary of Dien Bien Phu victory to 50th anniversary of liberation of Hanoi.
As Pleiku expands in all directions, its residents hold tight to the characteristic traditional architechture and green spaces. Cao Nguyen and Viet Thang report.
