Cuu village (Van Tu commune, Phu Xuyen district) - an old village aged 500 years with traditional houses intertwined with French villas became an inspiration of Hanoi painters.

Mao bookstore is the oldest bookstore on Dinh Le street, associated with the childhood of generations of Hanoians.

The Hanoi-based female artist has been creating outstanding paintings themed Hanoi from thousands of fabric pieces for almost four decades.

Braving upheavals in time, an old lady in Hanoi patiently strives to preserve a long-standing nice custom of the capital.