Socialist Republic of Vietnam

Vietnamese President's Palace

Guard of honor

Lenin's memorial in the center of Hanoi

Mausoleum of the first Vietnamese president Ho Chi Minh

Changing of guard at Ho Chi Minh's mausoleum

Vietnamese policemen control public order

Photo by Danial Okassov©

Temple of Literature, a preserved sample of antique Vietnamese architecture

Temple of Literature was built in 1070 under King Lý Nhân Tông and is dedicated to Confucius

First Vietnamese university opened in the Temple

Anyone can visit the Temple of Literature

Tourists come to the temple every day

Self-made souvenirs are sold to tourists