Hanoi hopes to create a new driving force for the local culture industry, a sector with untapped potential.

 VietNamNet Bridge - In addition to its old houses, Duong Lam in the Son Tay district of Hanoi has many wells with a long history.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Duong Lam, in Son Tay town, Hanoi, Vietnam, is the first-recognized ancient village in Vietnam. The ancient village has a history of about 1,200 years with many houses dating back up to 400 years.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Located 50 km from Hanoi, Duong Lam village still retains the basic characteristics of a Vietnamese village with banyan trees, wells, the communal house and laterite houses of hundreds of years old.

 VietNamNet Bridge - The below ancient villages have an ancient and romantic beauty and they have become the destinations of many tourists.

 VietNamNet Bridge - UNESCO Asia-Pacific has just announced the Heritage Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation, with Vietnam singled out for excellence for two conservation and restoration projects.

Mr. Sung Dai Hung, Dong Van District Party Committee Secretary said that in the meetings with local voters in June, about a dozen of households in the ancient town of Dong Van proposed to return the national relic title to the state.

"Hanoi currently has 600 relics that are seriously degraded. We need about VND6 trillion ($286 million) to repair the relics and this is a very big amount," said Deputy Director of Hanoi Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Relics and heritage are now a very "hot" topic in Vietnam. There were many incidents related to monuments and heritages happening recently, revealing many things to think about...

 VietNamNet Bridge - "It’s miserable! Help us, please!" is the cry of many people in the ancient village of Duong Lam, a national relic.