VietNamNet Bridge - Hanoi of the old time with traditional craft villages in the Old Quarter is restored at an exhibition at Dong Lac Temple - 38 Hang Dao, Kim Ngan Temple 42-44 Hang Bac and the Heritage House at 87 Ma May.

The event is to show tourists how things are made in the villages supporting each trade and craft in the capital. Many of the trades were also carried on in shops in the Old Quarter – and each street was set aside for a different craft.

Dong Lac Temple at 38 Hang Dao Street is the venue for demonstrations of wood carving from Nhi Khe Village in Thuong Tin District. The wood carvers formerly filled To Tich Street in the Old Quarter.

The trade of bamboo and rattan weaving from Phu Vinh Village (Chuong My District) is displayed at Kim Ngan Temple at 42-44 Hang Bac Street.

An old heritage house at 87 Ma May Street shows how lacquer ware is made.

The Old Quarter management board hopes the displays will give people some idea of the supporting crafts that brought the Old Quarter into existence more than 1,000 years ago as an adjunct to Thang Long Citadel.

The exhibition at Dong Lac Temple:

At Kim Ngan Temple:

Dan Tri