VietNamNet Bridge – Authorities in the capital city have just approved a decision to organise annual traditional dragon boat races between 2019 and 2021.

The expansion of administrative boundaries and rapid urbanization have put pressure on the network of rivers and lakes in Hanoi.

Hanoi’s West Lake is now an interesting place to enjoy a cup of lotus tea, although the flower is now less commonly grown on the lake’s waters.

VietNamNet Bridge - The Hanoi authorities have at least on four occasions set up programs to settle pollution at rivers and lakes, but no considerable improvement has been made.

VietNamNet Bridge - The majority of the lakes in Hanoi have become polluted as they are managed with the attitude that ‘everybody’s business is nobody’s business’.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Noi will set up an inter-sector team to inspect the business operations and the safety of boats and floating houses on West Lake by next month, Vu Van Vien, the city’s Transport Department director said.

VietNamNet Bridge - The lakes in Hanoi are considered the lungs of the city, but many of them have become seriously polluted.

Dak Mil Lake in the central highlands province of Dak Lak is a place that has little traffic and few tourists, but is rich in natural beauty and the culture of minority hill tribes.

The number of lakes in Ha Noi has decreased from 122 to 112 between 2010 and 2015, with 17 completely leveled and seven additional lakes added.

Hanoi's People's Committee has approved a proposal by the local Department of Transport to move all tourist boats and floating restaurants from the West Lake to Dam Bay area in Nhat Tan Ward within October.

VietNamNet Bridge - Even advanced technologies won’t help improve the quality of rivers and lakes in Hanoi, because untreated waste water still runs into the rivers and lakes every day, scientists have said.

 Hanoi is adorned with a carpet of white and purple Ban (Bauhinia) flowers spreading around West Lake and along Thanh Nien Street.

 The picturesque flower garden near Nhat Chieu street and the West Lake water park is ideal for those looking for a photo op amid an abundance of bright colours and wonderful scents.

VietNamNet Bridge – Ho Tay, or West Lake, once known as the “green lung” of the capital city of Hanoi, is dying slowly due to rapid urbanization.

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 VietNamNet Bridge – The West Lake area hasbeautiful views and open space in Hanoi. It is a famous site associated withthe 1,000-year history of the capital. Below are some pictures of the lake inautumn.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Van Nien Pagoda is located on Lac Long Quan Road to the west of the West Lake in Hanoi. The thousand-year-old pagoda is considered one of the most famous ones in the old capital of Thang Long.

 Owners of lotus ponds around West Lake in Hanoi are earning big money from various services during the lotus season.

 VietNamNet Bridge - From a height of over 200m, Hoan Kiem Lake and West Lake look clean, green and peaceful in the bustling city.

 VietNamNet Bridge – "Have you ever visited the 'royal gardens' in Quang Ba near the West Lake?" Truong Kim Trang, a young student in Ha Noi, asked her classmates.