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Hanoi

The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. | 2011 | Copyright

Hanoi , city (1997 est. pop. 3,500,800), capital of Vietnam, on the right bank of the Red River. It is the transportation hub of the country, with two airports and rail connections to Kunming, China, as well as to the main Chinese system centering on Beijing; it is also linked by rail with Haiphong and Ho Chi Minh City. Manufactures include machine tools, plywood, textiles, chemicals, matches, automobiles, tires, building materials, and handicrafts. The city is known for its European-style public squares and tree-lined boulevards. It is also a cultural center; in the city are the National Univ. (formerly Hanoi Univ.), the National History Museum, the Revolution Museum, and several historic monuments, including the Temple of Literature, the Mot Cot Pagoda, and the Temple of the Trung Sisters.

Hanoi became (7th cent.) the seat of the Chinese rulers of Vietnam. Its Chinese name, Dong Kinh or Tong King, became Tonkin and was applied by Europeans to the entire region. Hanoi was occupied briefly by the French in 1873 and passed to them 10 years later. It became the capital of French Indochina after 1887. The French developed Hanoi industrially, centering railway repair shops and small processing industries there.

Occupied by the Japanese in 1940, Hanoi was liberated in 1945, when it became the seat of Vietnam's government. From 1946 to 1954, it was the scene of heavy fighting between the French and Viet Minh forces. After the French evacuated Hanoi in accordance with the Geneva Conference (July, 1954), the city became the capital of North Vietnam. Under the North Vietnamese it was greatly expanded industrially.

During the Vietnam War its transportation facilities were continually disrupted by the bombing of bridges and railways, which were, however, immediately repaired. The city remained remarkably intact despite heavy U.S. bombings, although widespread destruction occurred after the massive attacks of Dec. 18–30, 1972, when many nonmilitary targets, including the French embassy and large residential areas, were hit. Much of the civilian population had been evacuated and factories had been dismantled and reassembled in forested and rural areas. After the cease-fire, much of the machinery was returned and functioned again in ruined structures. Hanoi was established as the capital of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam on July 2, 1976.

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Hanoi

Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names | 2005 | | Copyright

Hanoi (Hà Nội) Vietnam Dong Kinh, Dai La, Thang Long, Kecho/Cacho, Tonkin, Thanh Tich, Bac Thanh ‘(City in a Bend) in the River’ from hà ‘river’ (the Song Hong ‘Red River’, so‐called because of the huge amount of red‐coloured silt it carries), and nôi ‘inside’. The two words represent the Vietnamese pronunciation of two Chinese characters. The city was founded by the Chinese as Dong Kinh ‘Capital of the East’ from kinh ‘capital’ and dong ‘east’ during their occupation in the 8th century. It was later renamed Dai La. According to legend, Ly Thai To, founder of the Ly dynasty (1009–1225), saw a huge golden dragon emerge from a lake by Dai La and soar into the sky above the site. He chose it as his capital in 1010 and renamed it Thang Long ‘City of the Soaring Dragon’ from thang ‘city’ and long ‘dragon’. However, Dong Kinh was restored in 1428. Kecho was used during the 17th century and meant ‘Market’ or ‘Fair’ because a market was held on the first and fifteenth day of each month. With the arrival of Europeans in the 19th century Dong Kinh became corrupted to Tonquin (Tonkin). To its inhabitants, however, it remained Thang Long until the imperial seat was moved to Hué in 1804. Then, briefly, it was called Thanh Tich and Bac Thanh. In 1831 the city's name was changed by the Nguyen dynasty (1802–1945) to Hanoi. It was the capital of Vietnam between 1010 and 1802 and from 1976 when North and South Vietnam were united, of French Indo‐China in 1902–54 and of North Vietnam in 1954–76.

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Hanoi

World Encyclopedia | 2005 | Copyright

Hanoi Capital of Vietnam and its second largest city, on the River Red. In the 7th century the Chinese ruled Vietnam from Hanoi; it later became capital of the Vietnamese empire. Taken by the French in 1883, the city became the capital of French Indochina (1887–1945). In 1946–54, it was the scene of fierce fighting between the French and the Viet Minh. The US Air Force heavily bombed Hanoi during the Vietnam War. Industries: engineering, vehicles, textiles, rice milling, food processing. Pop. (2002 est.) 1,372,800.

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The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military | 2001 | Copyright

Hanoi hæˈnoi; hə- the capital of Vietnam, situated on the Red River in the north of the country. It was the capital of French Indochina from 1887 to 1946 and of North Vietnam before the reunification of North and South Vietnam. In December 1972, during the Vietnam War, Hanoi was bombed heavily by the United States.

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A Dictionary of Computing | 2004 | | Copyright

Hanoi See Towers of Hanoi.

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Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

Hanoi •ahoy, alloy, Amoy, annoy, boy, buoy, cloy, coy, destroy, employ, enjoy, Hanoi, hoi polloi, hoy, Illinois, joy, koi, oi, ploy, poi, Roy, savoy, soy, toy, trompe l'œil, troy

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