Hàng Bông Street
street in Hanoi, Vietnam
Hàng Bông Street (Vietnamese: Phố Hàng Bông), formerly Rue du Coton during the French colonial period, is a street in ancient quarter of Hanoi. It continues from the crossroad Hàng Bông - Hàng Gai - Hàng Trong - Hàng Hom to the former city gate Cửa Nam (South Gate) with length about 932 m. Hàng Bông was once a street which produced cotton to make clothes or winter blankets. Today Hàng Bông is one of the busiest streets of Hanoi for shopping with art galleries, silk shops, and clothes shops.
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Media related to Hàng Bông Street, Hanoi at Wikimedia Commons
Hang Bong street map- An introduction to Hang Bong street with map and nearby attractions.
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