A citizen looks at lotus flowers at the West Lake in Hanoi, capital of Vietnam, July 15, 2020. (Xinhua/Wang Di)
BEIJING, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) -- The Vietnamese capital city of Hanoi, located on the Red River Delta, is an ancient city with a history of more than a thousand years. With natural scenery and subtropical city view, it draws lots of visitors from home and abroad.
This photo taken on June 22, 2023 shows a view of Long Bien Bridge, a historic cantilever bridge across the Red River, in Hanoi, capital of Vietnam. (Photo by Pham Dinh Duc/Xinhua)
This photo taken on Dec. 9, 2023 shows a view of Hanoi, capital of Vietnam. (Xinhua/Cheng Yiheng)
This photo taken on Aug. 23, 2019 shows Doan Mon (South Gate) of the Imperial Citadel of Thang Long in Hanoi, capital of Vietnam. (Xinhua/Wang Di)
This photo taken on Oct. 1, 2018 shows the scenery of the West Lake in Hanoi, capital of Vietnam. (Photo by Ngo Minh Tien/Xinhua)
This photo taken on Dec. 6, 2022 shows a view of Hanoi, capital of Vietnam. (Xinhua/Hu Jiali)
This photo taken on April 23, 2023 shows a view of Hanoi, capital of Vietnam. (Xinhua/Hu Jiali)
This photo taken on July 22, 2023 shows egg coffee with patterns of Hanoi's landscape at a coffee shop in the Old Quarter in Hanoi, capital of Vietnam. (Photo by Pham Dinh Duc/Xinhua)
This photo taken on Aug. 19, 2023 shows Bat Trang Pottery Museum in Bat Trang Pottery Village, Gia Lam district, Hanoi, capital of Vietnam. (Photo by Pham Dinh Duc/Xinhua)
A train runs on the Cat Linh-Ha Dong urban elevated railway in Hanoi, capital of Vietnam, Dec. 9, 2023. (Xinhua/Cheng Yiheng)
This photo taken on May 15, 2019 shows the Khue Van Cac, the Constellation of Literature Pavilion, in Van Mieu-Quoc Tu Giam (Temple of Literature) in Hanoi, capital of Vietnam. (Xinhua/Wang Di)■