Wooden Mortars Decorate Hanoi Vietnam In 1938
Hanoi is the capital of Vietnam and was the capital of North Vietnam from 1954 to 1976.
The city is located on the right bank of the Red River Delta. The industries produced by Vietnam are machine tools, plywood, textiles, chemicals and hand knitting.
Hanoi became the capital of Vietnam in the 7th century. The name comes from Mandarin, Đông Kinh, became Tonkin and was used by Europeans throughout Vietnam.
Hanoi was colonized by France in 1873 and handed over to him ten years later. It became the capital of French Indochina after 1887. Hanoi was colonized by Japan in 1940, and liberated in 1945, when it became the seat of Vietnam's government.
From 1946 to 1954, Hanoi was the site of fierce resistance between the French and Vietnamese troops. Since then, Hanoi has become the capital of North Vietnam. During the Vietnam War Hanoi's transportation facilities were disrupted by bombing of bridges and railroad tracks, but these were quickly repaired.
After the war ended, Hanoi became the capital of all Vietnam when North and South Vietnam were united on July 2, 1976. In the city of Hanoi there is the Vietnam National University (formerly Hanoi University), the Ho Chi Minh mausoleum, the National History Museum, the Museum of the Revolution and several historical monuments.
And now, the history of Hanoi - Vietnam in 1938 on video. It can be seen in this history that the people of Hanoi were eating noodle snacks and doing food processing activities. The food processing carried out by Hanoi people at that time was done manually by pounding a wooden mortar.