Hoan Kiem District

26 photos

Two people selecting peach blossom branches at an outdoor market; the man is pointing at a branch while the woman holds another, with many pink blossom branches around them.

Choosing peach blossoms

Busy traffic on Hang Bong Street with many motorcyclists wearing helmets passing under red banners hung across the road.

Banner

A couple seated on a stone bench by the lake at night. The man hugs the woman from behind while the woman holds a red rose near her face. Background shows trees and colored lights reflecting on the water.

A Rosebud

A couple on a stone bench by the lake, the man lying with his head on the woman's lap; sandals on the tiled pavement in the foreground, the lake and blurred trees in the background. Black-and-white, quiet scene.

Green Hoan Kiem Lake

A white scooter stopped on the sidewalk carrying one adult wearing a helmet and face mask and three children sitting behind. To the left several pedestrians walk past; a closed shopfront and a poster are visible in the background.

Overloaded

Several people, mostly women, waiting at the curb by a large tree and a bus stop sign in front of a tiled wall.

Standing waiting by the tree

A man in a green military uniform stands under a tree by the lakeside facing a woman in a plaid shirt holding a pink bag and a small camera. In the background are benches with people seated, trees and the lake.

The Look

An elderly man cycling across the street in front of shopfronts, parked motorbikes along the curb; sepia-toned horizontal street scene.

Cycling on Lò Rèn Street

Street market scene in Hanoi: a vendor crouches and pours water from a bucket, splash captured mid-air, with customers eating and nearby stalls.

Pouring Water Away

Three women sit on a window ledge in front of a shop display featuring luxury handbags; two look ahead while the woman on the right uses a mobile phone, with several motorbikes parked in front.

Luxury goods

A person sits on a stone bench at the tiled lakeside promenade beneath leafless tree branches; tree and human shadows fall across the walkway, with the wide lake extending beyond.

Resting

A group of women practicing a red fan dance on a city square; background shows buildings, a fountain and passersby.

Fan dance

A young man hangs by both hands from the pole of a large election poster; two other walkers pass by along the lakeside in the background.

Exercising

Three young people sit on a park bench. Two women on the left are eating ice cream bars; the middle woman holds a brown handbag on her lap. A young man on the right wears earphones and holds a phone, looking to the side. Background shows grass and a roadside area.

Eating ice cream

A young couple holding hands walking along the lakeside promenade; the man is walking beside a bicycle. Urban street background with pedestrians, benches and trees.

Strolling by the lakeside

An old brick tower on the lakeside with an arched lower doorway; two people walk through the arch in silhouette. Background shows leafless trees, the lake and a loudspeaker pole at right. Black-and-white high-contrast image.

Hoa Phong Tower

A person in a red outfit stands by a leafless tree trunk at the edge of Sword Lake, stretching an arm toward the water; many bare branches frame the overcast sky.

Sword Lake

Black-and-white image of a woman walking along a lakeside promenade, with a tall lamppost in the foreground and blurred architectural structures in the background.

Walking

A family sits on a stone bench by the lake; the father hugs and kisses the younger daughter on the right, the mother rummages in a backpack, and two girls in pink tops sit on either side.

Family

A couple sits on a bench facing the sparkling lake, photographed as a silhouette.

A Pair

Silhouettes of people sitting on park benches by a lake, tree branches in the foreground, sparkling water and blurred buildings in the background.

Silhouette

A woman yawning and leaning against a shop wall on a street. Red New Year banners and stacked soda boxes are nearby, with a motorbike parked in front.

Yawning

A group of adults and children sitting on steps by a sidewalk at night. Several people are eating ice cream while discarded wrappers and litter lie on the ground. Children stand and play or interact in the foreground on the paved walkway.

Eating ice cream

A security guard stands behind a red flag with a yellow star, beside gilded decorative columns carved with cloud motifs. The framing is cropped, focusing on the flag and the guard's torso.

Behind the Flag