Friday, 05/06/2020 12:11 (GMT+7)
Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam’s two largest cities, have been named among the most popular travel destinations in Asia.
Photo: hanoi.gov.vn
The information was announced by the US-based magazine Reader’s Digest.
“Despite modern developments, history remains on display throughout. Stroll the narrow streets of the Old Quarter. Visit the creepily fascinating Hoa Lo Prison turned museum. Ogle impeccably preserved traditional Vietnamese architecture at the Temple of Literature, the former site of a Confucian academy,” Reader’s Digest wrote.
The US magazine also suggested tourists to escape the capital Hanoi for an afternoon of exploring the emerald waters and islands of Ha Long bay.
Ho Chi Minh city, formerly Saigon, is home to Notre-Dame Cathedral and the 19th-century Central Post Office. Ben Thanh market is overflowing with food, handicrafts, and souvenirs. The incense-filled Jade Emperor Pagoda, War Remnants Museum, Reunification Palace, and Giac Lam pagoda are musts.
“Don’t leave without touring the fruit orchards, paddy fields, and marshlands of the Mekong Delta. And make sure to avoid these stressful vacation mistakes,” it wrote.
The remaining Asian destinations in the list included Tokyo (Japan), Bangkok (Thailand), Singapore, Beijing (China), Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), Kyoto (Japan), Seoul (the Republic of Korea), Macau (China), Hong Kong (China) and Sri Lanka./.
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