Unlike the ancient theme of Old Quarter, Trang Tien street carries a luxurious look from French architecture.
Along 700m of Trang Tien lies many architectural works that has been carved deeply into the memories of every Ha Noi citizen.
Bach Hoa Tong Hop, now known as Trang Tien Plaza
For many decades, the people of Ha Noi have come here in need of all sorts of equipment. From a needle, a string, to a pen, a ruler, books,… or even a sewing machine or a bicycle … all can be found in a department store, now known as Trang Tien Plaza, a state of the art business center.
A more modern look of Trang Tien Plaza
But nowadays, the most popular merchandise from Trang Tien street is no longer everyday implements, but only books and newspapers. Trang Tien has become the biggest book street in Ha Noi and may be in Vietnam. In recent years, more and more book stores have been built and set up down the street with the blessing of every pedestrian.
In the past, in Trang Tien only exist 2 book stores, one for domestic publish, and one for foreign publish.
Trang Tien and the Grand Opera House from 1945
Shelves next to shelves, stores after stores, it is like you are lost in a giant library, a book jungle, we should say, with colors and headings from A to Z. It is a planet of publish in all languages. Subjects vary from science, literature, history, culture, medical, physics, chemistry,… to language studies or even children.
The book market gains more and more followers over time. In the past, almost 100% of foreign publish are in Russian. Now you can find books and magazines in English, French, Chinese, Japanese,… all over the street.
SAVINA, the largest bookstore in Ha Noi
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