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Hanoi
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Detailed explanation-1: -Hanoi, also spelled Ha Noi, city, capital of Vietnam. The city is situated in northern Vietnam on the western bank of the Red River, about 85 miles (140 km) inland from the South China Sea.
Detailed explanation-2: -Hanoi was capital of Vietnam from 1010 to 1802, and has been since 1945. Hue was capital during the last imperial dynasty in Vietnam from 1802 to 1945.
Detailed explanation-3: -City of Soaring Dragon (Thành phố rồng bay) The Capital of Thousand Years of Civilization (Thủ đô nghìn năm văn hiến) Wikimedia | © OpenStreetMap. Hanoi.
Detailed explanation-4: -Hanoi is Vietnam’s art capital. The elegant Fine Arts Museum houses the country’s foremost collection, such as ancient Cham artifacts and impressionist pieces. For something more contemporary, head for Manzi or the Vietnam Art Gallery.
Detailed explanation-5: -Hanoi and Saigon have been rivals since the French colonial period for almost a hundred years (until 1954), and alternated at various times as the capital of French Indochina. The country split in two with the French departure in 1954-56, with the north using Hanoi and the south using Saigon.