Update: 13:15 | 04/04/2022
For many years, pedestrian streets have been considered a unique tourism product of the capital city.
Authorities in Hanoi plan to open a new pedestrian zone around Son Tay old fortress citadel during the upcoming Reunification Day (April 30) holiday to boost tourism.
The ancient town of Hoi An, in Quang Nam Province, will reopen tourism activities and pedestrian and night streets from November 15, according to the People’s Committee of Hoi An City.
A pedestrian space in the south of the Hanoi Old Quarter was officially put into operation on December 31, meeting the higher demand of the capital city’s citizens and visitors.
HCMC’s iconic Turtle Lake and Nguyen Thuong Hien Street would be pedestrianized in future, a district official said.
A youth dance festival themed ‘Dances of Colours’ was staged at the pedestrian street area around Hoan Kiem lake in Hanoi on October 10 by the city’s Youth Union in collaboration with the city’s Department of Culture and Sports.
