Silver, Paper and Festival Crafts
Silversmiths, festival paper and Mid Autumn colour
Some streets change with the festival calendar, and this cluster leads them. Hang Ma fills with paper offerings, lanterns and decorations that turn red and gold before Tet and the Mid Autumn Festival. A few steps away, Hang Bac is where Hanoi's silver trade began, with jewellers still working behind small counters, and Hang Luoc sells the combs that once completed every wedding trousseau.
Streets in this quarter
Hàng Bạc
Silver and jewellery. The original silversmiths' street, still lined with jewellers and gold and silver shops.
Hàng Mã
Votive paper and festival decor. The most colourful street in the quarter before Tet and Mid Autumn, full of lanterns and paper goods.
Hàng Lược
Combs. The comb sellers' street, once supplying wooden and horn combs to the whole city.
Hàng Rươi
Seasonal sand worm delicacy. A short street famous in season for cha ruoi, the autumn sand worm omelette.
Hàng Chai
Bottle trading, now local eateries. A narrow street near the market, today loved for small local food stalls.