Hàng Bông Street (Vietnamese: Phố Hàng Bông), formerly Rue du Coton during the French colonial period, is a street in ancient quarter of Hanoi. It continues from the crossroad Hàng Bông - Hàng Gai - Hàng Trong - Hàng Hom to the former city gate Cửa Nam (South Gate) with length about 932 m. Hàng Bông was once a street which produced cotton to make clothes or winter blankets. Today Hàng Bông is one of the busiest streets of Hanoi for shopping with art galleries, silk shops, and clothes shops.[1]
 Ancient print and book shops, remain on Hang Bong | |
| Former name(s) | Hàng Bông Hài Hàng Bông Đệm Hàng Bông Cây Đa Cửa Quyền Hàng Bông Lờ Hàng Bông Nhuộm |
|---|---|
| Owner | Hanoian people |
| Length | 932 m (3,058 ft) |
| Width | 14 m |
| Addresses | Hoan Kiem, Hanoi |
| Location | Hang Gai and Hang Bong wards, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi |
| Postal code | 10 |
| Coordinates | 21°1′50.35″N 105°50′52.83″E / 21.0306528°N 105.8480083°E |
References
edit- ^ Phong Đặng Thăng Long-Hanoi: The Story in a Single Street 2010 - Page 52 Nowadays, while the entire length of the street from Hàng Gai to Cửa Nam market is generally known as Hàng Bông (lit. Cotton), its northern section is still referred to as Hàng Hài, its next section as Hàng Bông đệm (lit. Straw), followed by ."
External links
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Media related to Hàng Bông Street, Hanoi at Wikimedia Commons- Hang Bong street map- An introduction to Hang Bong street with map and nearby attractions.
- Phố và đường Hà Nội[permanent dead link] Vinh Phúc Nguyễn, 2010
