Places
O Quan Chuong, the Old East Gate
The last surviving gate of the old citadel, still standing in the middle of the traffic at the east of the quarter.
O Quan Chuong is the only one of the old city's gates still standing, a small weathered arch where Hang Chieu meets the river side of the quarter. Traffic flows around it all day; most people pass without noticing they have just driven through eight centuries of city wall.
It takes five minutes to see properly: stand back on the pavement, read the worn inscription, and look at how the street pattern still bends around where the wall ran.