Cầu Giấy, Urban district in Hanoi, Vietnam.
Cau Giay is an urban district west of central Hanoi containing modern apartment blocks, shopping areas, schools and universities, and old villages where traditional crafts still happen. The district divides into eight administrative wards that connect through major roads linking residential developments, tech parks, and shopping complexes.
The district formed in 1996 and took its name from an old paper bridge that once spanned the area. It transformed from farmland and craft villages into a modern urban zone during the following decades.
The Vietnam Museum of Ethnology shows the daily lives of Vietnam's ethnic groups through textiles, tools, musical instruments, and household items you can see and touch. Visitors learn how 54 different communities across the country dress, build homes, and create art in their own ways.
The area is best explored on foot or by bike in sections, since different wards serve different purposes. Those interested in old craft villages should allow time for the western parts, while museums and shopping areas are more centrally located and easier to reach.
Vong Village in Dich Vong Hau still makes com, a traditional dish of young green rice flakes that has been central to Hanoi cooking for centuries. Visitors can watch how this delicate food is made and see why it remains essential to the city's eating traditions.
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