Dec 12 2011
Photo: Trader house Hanoi
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One of the great tragedies of Hanoi’s last few decades has been the demolishing of its many trading houses and shopfronts. It’s a testament to the sad state of affairs that many of the places of architecture walks in Hanoi’s Old Quarter no longer exist. Still, some remain.
But what does it say?
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it says, in Chinese from right to left, “Gate of Great Awakening”