Hanoi’s Old Quarter was established hundreds of years ago on the east side of the ancient Thang Long citadel. In the old days, the Old Quarter, a warren of narrow streets, alleys and houses, was home to several guilds such as bronze casting, forging, jewelry making, wood carving, silk and clothes trading. Small, beautifully styled houses built along with a unique local culture, Streets in the Old Quarter still have names describing their original goods or craft. For example, Hang Duong or “Sugar Street”, Hang Bac or “Silver street”, Hang Gai or “Silk Street”, and Hang Quat “Fan Street”. The ground-floor shops of the houses here now sell handicrafts, fine arts, and food. Many residents of the Old Quarter are craftsmen who produce and sell their products in a home shop. This is the big attraction of the Old Quarter. But the quarter also has a number of pagodas, temples, historical relics, and festivals dedicated to the founders of some of the local crafts. Professor Ngo Duc Thinh is a folklore researcher: “Now, many guild streets, like Hang Quat street, don’t make fans anymore, but they are remembered as craft streets. The architecture and lifestyle of the local people reflect typical characteristics of a traditional guild street in Hanoi”.