Introduction of Ba Dinh district - Hanoi
Ba Dinh is one of 12 districts of Ha Noi city and one of 4 central districts of the capital. It not only is the place where most of the important agencies have been gathered together but also embraces a great number of fascinating destinations for visiting and living. It is famous for a wide range of high and modern buildings, different dishes that you can not resist and attractive destinations.
LOCATION
Ba Dinh district is located in the center of Ha Noi city. It is bounded on the north by Tay Ho district, on the south by Dong Da district, on the east by Hong river and on the west by Cau Giay district. The name of Ba Dinh is originated from the Ba Dinh base where Ba Dinh revolution took place from 1886 to 1887 at the end of the nineth century. In 1945 Ba Dinh is used as a name for flower garden behind botanical garden where Ho Chi Minh president had read the Declaration of Independence in 2nd September 1945. In 1959, Ba Dinh is known as one of eight streets of Ha Noi city. Finally, in 1981, Ba Dinh street had changed its’name into Ba Dinh district.
Ba Dinh district includes 14 wards: Cong Vi, Dien Bien, Doi Can, Giang Vo, Kim Ma, Lieu Giai, Ngoc Ha, Ngoc Khanh, Nguyen Trung Truc, Phuc Xa, Quan Thanh,Thanh Cong, Truc Bach, Vinh Phuc.
HISTORY
Ba Dinh has experienced many changes in its’history:
From 1954 to 1961, Ba Dinh district is called as Ba Dinh ward and Truc Bach Ward.
From 1961 to 1981, Ba Dinh ward and Truc Bach ward were merged into Ba Dinh street.
In June 1981, Ba Dinh street was converted into Ba Dinh district, including 15 wards: Buoi, Cau Giay, Cong Vi, Dien Bien, Doi Can, Giang Vo, Kim Ma, Ngoc Ha, Nguyen Trung Truc, Phuc Xa, Quan Thanh, Thanh Cong, Thuy Khue,Truc Bach, Yen Phu. All Thang Long imperial citadel was inside of this district.
From October 1995, three wards: Buoi, Thuy Khue, Yen Phu belonged to Tay Ho district, thus there were 12 wards left.
In 5th January 2005, Lieu Giai and Vinh Phuc was established. Afterwards, Ba Dinh district has 14 wards.
TRANSPORTATION
There are some ways to get Ba Dinh District:
* Included in public transportation of capital, Ba Dinh district has several railways which pass by:
- Ha Noi- Cat Linh- Kim Ma- Nghia Do- Phu Dien- Minh Khai.
- Ha Noi- Cat Linh- Kim Ma- Ngoc Khanh- Long Trung- Vanh dai 3- Hoa Lac.
BUILDING AND SHOPPING
Ba Dinh processes a wide range of attractive buildings and shopping places such as:
* Vinhomes Nguyen Chi Thanh
- Area: 55.400 square meters
- Location: Nguyen Chi Thanh street
- Design: 10 floors, including 140 brand names of fashion, entertainment, food,...
- Retail store: there are variety of retail stores which specialize in beaty products, sportwears, shoes,...Therefore, customers can experience thousands of famous brand names not only in Viet Nam but also in different countries around the world.
- Eating and drinking: A wide range of restaurants are located in fifth floor such as: King BBQ, Gogi House, Cowboy Jack’s, Hotpot story, Wrap & Roll....It’s certainly an ideal destination for citizens to enjoy special and diversified flavours in countries around the world.
- Entertainment:
+ CGV cinema: the lively cinema world with modern projection room and 3D technology. It’s definitely that audiences can experience greatest technology with attractive blockbusters. Especially, first-rate modern projection room Gold Class with luxurious and comfortable design is a top destination for citizens.
+ Recreational paradise for children Tini World. Visiting here, children can play and learn at the same time in different aspects: physique, art, social communication.
- Supermarket Vinmart: With 5.600 square meters, it serves 100% necessary demand of every family with good quality and competitive price.
- Technology and electric VinPro center : It includes technology and electric products from famous brand names with competitive price and the best quality
- Living in this building: There are many luxury apartments for rent Vinhomes Nguyen Chi Thanh in this building offered from 1 bedroom to 4 bedrooms come with fully furnished or unfurnished. The investor of this building is also owner of Vinhomes Riverside villa in Long Bien with many villas to let with deluxe properties and emenities such as: golf, gym, tennis, four season swimming pool, sauna, jacuzzi and more.
* Lotte
- Department store: Customers can experience amazing shopping in Department stores with more 250 brand names and many worldwide restaurants and useful services
+ 1st floor: Fashion of watches and jewelries and beauty products
+ 2nd floor: Female fashion of shoes and carpetbaggers
+ 3th floor: : Female fashion and children fashion
+ 4th floor: Male fashion
+ 5th floor: Electronic devices, household appliances and children implements
- Hotel
+ Room and suites: 318 rooms with convenient and luxurious furniture; 235 standard rooms and 83 high-up rooms with good view of city
+ Dining:
· Tim Ho Wan restaurant
· Grill 63 with modern food served by top chefs
· Pharaoh’s Bar & Upper with unique space
+ Meeting and wedding: With 3 rooms which can contain about 1200 people. It also has a wedding center with special room for bride.
+ Spa and and wellness
This is an ideal place to train as well as to relax after a hard-working day. EVIAN- French branch name help to supply you with mineral substances and nutrition for body and make sure that you have enough energy for the whole day.
Fitness center with advanced facilities definitely make customers satisfied as you can train with different excercise.
- Lancaster Ha Noi
Building has 27 floors with lots of Lancaster Hanoi apartments and relaxing, entertainments area:
From 1st floor to 3rd floor are department store with 4.496 square meters.
From 4th floor to 6 thfloor are designed into office for renting with 4.872 square meters.
From 8th floor to 27th floor include high-up apartments with perfect facilities imported from Europe.
7th floor and 25th floor are designed with swimming pool, gym, spa, cafe and entertainment center.
- Eating and drinking:
Getting Ba Dinh you will have chance to enjoy different dishes in many restaurants:
- Tim Ho Wan-Dimsum Hong Kong-Lotte hotel Ha Noi at 36th floor, lotte center, 54 Lieu Giai, Ba Dinh district, Ha Noi
- Salmonoid-European food-Cao Ba Quat at 32C Cao Ba Quat, Ba Dinh district, Ha Noi
- Top of Ha Noi-Lotte hotels and resorts Ha Noi at 67th floor,lotte center,54 Lieu Giai, Ba Dinh district, Ha Noi
- The Lounge sky-Lotte hotels and resorts Ha Noi at 38th floor,lotte center, 54 Lieu Giai, Ba Dinh district, Ha Noi
- Time Lounge-Dien Bien Phu in 1 Dien Bien Phu, Ba Dinh district, Ha Noi
- Home Vietnamese restaurant-Chau Long at 34 Chau Long, Ba Dinh district, Ha Noi
- Long Phung royal- Dang Nhung at 2 Dang Nhung, Truc Bach ward, Ba Dinh district, Ha Noi
- Edo Japanese restaurant-Daewoo hotel at 1st floor Daewoo hotel, 360 Kim Ma, Ba Dinh district, Ha Noi
- Army hotel restaurant at 1 Nguyen Tri phuong, , Ba Dinh district, Ha Noi
- Cinemas
Ba Dinh not only has a lot of attractive eating places but also has a great number of cinemas:
- National cinema at 87 Lang Ha,Thanh Cong ward, Ba Dinh district, Ha Noi
- Cinemathe’que cinema at 22A Hai Ba Trung, trang Tien Ward, Hoan Kiem district, Ha Noi
- Ngoc Khanh cinema at 523 Kim Ma, Ba Dinh district, Ha Noi
- Star Galaxy Theater & Convention at 87 Lang Ha, Ba Dinh district, Ha Noi
- T-Box cafe film at 85 Hong Ha, Ba Dinh district, Ha Noi
- Childhood film at 118 Ngoc Ha, Ba Dinh district, Ha Noi
- CVG cinema at 56 Nguyen Chi Thanh, Dong Da district, Ha Noi
- Parks
Ba Dinh includes many parks where you can visit such as:
- Lenin Park in Dien Bien Phu, Dien Bien Phu ward, Ba Dinh district, Ha Noi
- INDIRA-GANDHI park at 16B, Lang Ha, Thanh Cong ward, Ba Dinh district, Ha Noi
- Botanical park in Hoang Hoa Tham,Ngoc Ha ward, Ba Dinh district, Ha Noi
- Ha Noi zoo at Buoi street, Ngoc Khanh ward, Ba Dinh district, Ha Noi
- Ba Dinh Part at 9A, Thanh Nien, Ba Dinh district, Ha Noi
- Acommodation
Visiting Ba Dinh, you can stay in a wide range of hotel as well as apartments:
- Lotte hotel Ha Noi at 54 Lieu Giai, Ba Dinh district, Ha Noi
- Ha Noi Daewoo hotel at 360 hotel at 360 Kim Ma, Ba Dinh district, Ha Noi
- Daeha Serviced Apartment at 360 Kim Ma, Ba Dinh district, Ha Noi
- Rose garden Residences at 170 Ngoc Khanh, Ba Dinh district, Ha Noi
- Super hotel Candle at 287 Doi Can, Ba Dinh district, Ha Noi
- Lancaster Ha Noi serviced Apartment at 20 Nui Truc, Giang Vo ward, Ba Dinh district, Ha Noi
- Fascinating destination
Some wonderful destinations that you can’t miss when visiting Ba Dinh are:
* Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum
- Location: No. 1, Hung Vuong, Dien Bien, Ba Dinh, Ha Noi
- This is the place where Ho Chi Minh’s body is preserved.It was founded in 2nd September 1973 in the middle of Ba Dinh square.Getting there you can see Ho Chi Minh’body as well as many things uncle Ho had used when living.
* Ba Dinh Square
- Location: in Hung Vuong, Dien Bien, Ba Dinh, Ha Noi
- Along with Dong Do-Thang Long-Ha Noi, Ba Dinh square is a part of capital. It is known as the biggest square in Viet Nam.And it also a special meaning, 71 years ago, it witnessed the most important moment of the country when Ho Chi Minh had read the Declaration of independence in 2nd Septemper 1945.
* Ho Chi Minh museum
- Location: In Chua Mot Cot, Doi Can, Ba Dinh, Ha Noi
- This is one of the biggest museums in Viet Nam where displays things related to Ho Chi Minh including 3 main contents:
+ Introduce about Ho Chi Minh biographical note from childhood to death
+ Introduce about his life
+ Introduce about history events around the world that affected on Ho Chi Minh’life and action
* “Mot Cot” temple
- Location: Doi Can,Ba Dinh district, Ha Noi. It was established in 1049 with the most unique design and considered as symbol of the capital.
* Vietnamese military history museum
- Location: in the middle of capital
- This is one of the 7 national museum having most objects on dis play.It preserves ten thousands of the objects on displays.
* Art museum
- Location: at 66, Nguyen Thai Hoc, Ba Dinh district, Ha Noi.
- This is the place saving vietnamese culture of different ethics
* Thang Long royal
- Location: in Quan Thanh, Ba Dinh district, Ha Noi
- There are 3 vestiges
+ 18 Hoang Dieu archaeology base
There are many things discovered such as palace with 3 floors and 4 roofs, 40 poles...
+ Ha Noi Flagpole
It was founded in 1812 with height of 60 meters
+ “Doan Mon’’ includes 5 stone gates
In 2002, archaeologists found ‘’Loi Xua Xe Ngua’’
+ “Dien Kinh Thien’’
This is the main vestige of Hoang Thanh royal. Sculpture of this palace is a masterpiece
+ D67 House is the place where Ministry of defence, Politburo made a decision to mark history milestone of Vietnamese revolution
+ “Hau Lau’’ built behind ‘’Dien Kinh Thien’’ is the place where palace maid relax
+ North Gate: is one of 5 gates of Ha Noi citadel. Nowadays,on the gate is the place to worship 2 Ha Noi Province chiefs.
In general, Ba Dinh area is located in the center of the capital so it processes a convenient location because there are many public transportation routes pass by and you can easily get there. Thus, it is really an ideal destination for everyone. Visiting here, you will have chance tocontemplate many beautiful scenery as well as experience a great number of different dishes. With a wide range of famous destinations, it becomes citizens’pride, where everyone not only in Viet nam but also in worldwide would like to visit.
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