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Appendix 4: The parks’ profile
This short profile of the parks is useful for parks’ managers, designers, city planners do
better their works; serve the best population’s demand for parks.
Bách Thảo park (PHUC 2009: 421-423) is located right after the Ho Chi Minh museum,
on the area of 20 ha, with two 2 entrances: on is on Hoang Hoa Tham street, the other is on
Ngoc Ha street.
1890, the French chased the native population away, built up a garden, planting, raising
revenue, known as the herb garden (Jardin Boetanique). The local called as Hoang Hoa
camp or the Botanic Garden.
During the World War II (1939-1945), in the garden bred birds were dying. They were not
well taken care of. Finally, the French moved to on Sai Gon zoo in the south of Vietnam.
After librating the Hanoi capital, the garden was reconstructed and called Bach Thao Park.
In the northwestern corner of the park, there is a small hill, called Khan mountain or
mountain Nung. At the peaks of the hill, there is also an ancient temple to respect an
honour, Huyen Thien Hac De, a boy that a legend has the help of King Ly won invaders.
(Phúc 2009, pp. 421–423).
Hoan Kiem Lake (AQUINO 2013) means "Lake of the Returned Sword" or "Lake of the
Restored Sword", also known as Hồ Gươm - Sword Lake) is a lake in the historical center
of Hanoi, the capital city of Vietnam. The lake is one of the major scenic spots in the city
and serves as a focal point for its public life.
The sidewalks around the lake are shaded by trees, so the short walk (less than ten minutes)
it may take you to walk from one end of the elongated lake to the other is bound to be
pleasant even in sunny weather.
Lenin Park (PHUC 2009: 119–121) belongs to Ba Dinh district and located in the cross of
three streets: Tran Phu, Hoang Dieu and Dien Bien Phu.
It is first named to commemorate the victory against the Minh invaders (China) 10/10/1427
in Chi Lang border gate (Lang Son, Vietnam). So it was named Chi Lang ‘park’.
The Chi Lang ‘park’ has had a lake. The lake was a place where soldier gave their
elephants shower, so-called Elephant lake.
In the French invasion, after destroying the Hanoi rampart (1894-1897), the colonial city
was planned again. The French filled up the lake and constructed the park.
Because in the corner side Hoang Dieu street, the park had a status of four classes in the
society, so the park was named so “Vuon hoa Canh Nong” or Farmer Garden.
In 1982, aspired by the honour Lenin, the Communist Party of Vietnam Central decided to
build here Lenin statue with the help of the Soviet Union.
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