Visitors to Hanoi would eagerly go to West Lake to enjoy the shrimp fried pancake, a speciality of the place. One enjoyment could leave a great impression. The reason is not only in shrimp pancake itself, but also in the beautiful scene at West Lake.
Vietnamese girls become milder, more elegant and more delicate when once they put on a hat which gives shelter to their blushing cheeks like a crowing bud protected from sun, rain or rough wind. Now, Vietnamese girls do not like just any conical hat they come upon. The dearest to them is inevitably the one called the "Poetical Leaf ".
"Banh nuong, banh deo" are a traditional specialty of the Mid Autumn Festival, a children's festival.
According to ancient records of Le Mat village temple, under the Emperor Ly Thai Tong (1072-1127), on a beautiful day, while the Princess and her servants were sailing on the Red River, a monster suddenly appeared and overthrew the boat.