Fill in each blank in the passage with the correct word from the box. There are some extra words.
houses / variety / popular / characteristics / historical / home / unique / history
Ha Noi’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 system of narrow streets, alleys and houses, was (1) _____________to several guilds such as bronze casting, forging, jewelry making, wood carving, silk and clothes trading. Small, beautifully styled houses built along with a (2) _____________ local culture. Streets in the Old Quarter still have names describing their original goods or craft, for example, Hang Bac or “Silver Street”. The ground-floor shops of the (3) _____________ here now sell handicrafts, fine arts, and food. But the quarter also has a number of pagodas, temples, (4)_____________ relics, and festivals dedicated to the founders of some the local crafts. 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 (5)_____________ of traditional guild streets in Ha Noi.
