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Home  Cambodia  China  Cuba  Egypt  Estonia  Galapagos  Iceland  Kamchatka  Karakoram  Laos  Lundy Island  Nepal  New Zealand  Patagonia  Prague  Russian Cities  Scottish  Highlands  Sierra Nevada  Thailand  Tibet  Vietnam  China Beach  Cu Chi Tunnels  Halong Bay  Hanoi  Hoi An  Hue  Mekong Delta  Saigon  Email /  Feedback	Hanoi     -     Water Puppets Hanoi, with a population 6.2 million, is the capital of Vietnam. From 1010 until 1802, it was the political centre of an independent Vietnam with a few brief interruptions. It was eclipsed by Hue during the Nguyen Dynasty as the capital of Vietnam, but served as the capital of French Indochina from 1887 to 1954. From 1954 to 1976, it was the capital of North Vietnam. Choose a category from the menu General   |   Ho Chi Min Park   |   Old Quarter   |   Water Puppets Water Puppets Click a thumbnail for a larger picture A visit to the water puppet theater is a real highlight of a trip to Hanoi. Live musicians accompany folk legends from Vietnamese history, told with wooden men, women and dragons, dancing and splashing on the face of the water.
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