Tháp Rùa or Turtle Tower on Hoan Kiem Lake, Hanoi, Vietnam.
In the mid-15th...
Tháp Rùa or Turtle Tower on Hoan Kiem Lake, Hanoi, Vietnam.
In the mid-15th century, according to legend, Emperor Ly Thai To used a magical sword to drive the Chinese out of Vietnam. After the war a giant golden turtle took the sword and disappeared into he lake to return the sword to its divine owners. Ho Hoan Kiem means Lake of the Restored Sword.
Tháp Rùa or Turtle Tower on Hoan Kiem Lake, Hanoi, Vietnam.
In the mid-15th...
Tháp Rùa or Turtle Tower on Hoan Kiem Lake, Hanoi, Vietnam.
In the mid-15th century, according to legend, Emperor Ly Thai To used a magical sword to drive the Chinese out of Vietnam. After the war a giant golden turtle took the sword and disappeared into he lake to return the sword to its divine owners. Ho Hoan Kiem means Lake of the Restored Sword.