Hang Ngang Street

Hàng Ngang bridges Hang Dao and Hang Duong, constituting one of the busiest market place of Hanoi and typical of the Old quarter. Like Hang Dao, Hang Ngang also predominantly trade textile products made in Vietnam or China, though during the 15th and 16th century, the main products are tea and tobaccos.

The house located at 48 Hang Ngang street is of prime importance: It is the place where Ho Chi Minh prepared the Declaration for Independence that was read aloud in Ba Dinh square in 1945. Nowadays, the house is turned into a small museum that documents the period of gaining national independence in 1940s.