Mai:
young people we government, companies, or businesses;
the others - set up stalls on the pavement selling vegetables, street food, tea or coffee
night life: alive and energetic, with leisure activities like go-carting, street food, and use
of public space for sports and dance
new inhabitants: 'public space a key way to make connections with their neighbours
and develop a sense of community
Our flat is in one block of the apartment buildings of Trung Hoa - Nhan Chinh. I
can enjoy the magnificent view from my bedroom window.
Grandad: It is a new urban area in Ha Noi with several blocks of flats, a lot of supermarkets,
restaurants and other facilities.
Mai:
What did it look like in the past, Grandad?
Grandad: When I started working 41
Mai:
What can we see in the distance, Grandad?
Grandad: They are thousand-year-old villages on the outskirts of Ha Noi, previously
surrounded by rice fields, now by shopping centres, parks, and so on.
Mai:
I can see that the environment has changed rapidly in recent years. All aspects of
life are transformed in Viet Nam.
Grandad: But not 42
Mai:
I see, especially during Tet. How can residents in our block live on?
Grandad: 43
Mai:
I'm busy with my study, so I don't know much about the night life of ou
neighbourhood. How is it, Grandad?
Grandad: At night, the new urban area is 44
For new inhabitants, 45
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