Covid-19 has put catering services and fashion shops in the Old Quarter in a dire situation.

Once a village of the ancient Hanoi, Hang Bai street is now among the busiest roads near the Old Quarter.

Nowadays, in a modern world, many traditional crafts have disappeared but still remained artisans who are trying to keep the tradition in every corner of Hanoi's Old Quarter, helping ensure that the past is not forgotten but preserved as evidence of a city with history of thousands of years.

For over five decades, the tiny lathe-store-cum-house of artisan Le Dinh Thang in Hanoi's Old Quarter area still attracts passers-by by its own beauty - the uniquely beauty that only be seen in Hanoi.

Stores on the Old Quarter streets at night glow with lights and decorations during the Christmas season.