#turtletower

[joytime-vn]

 Turtle Tower: The Immortal Heart of Hanoi's Cultural Heritage

Standing gracefully in the middle of Hanoi's iconic Hoan Kiem Lake, Turtle Tower (Tháp Rùa) has become an undeniable symbol of Vietnam's capital city. This small yet striking architectural marvel carries with it centuries of legends, historical transformations, and cultural significance. For visitors to Hanoi, the tower represents not just a photogenic landmark, but a gateway to understanding the rich tapestry of Vietnamese heritage, resilience, and identity. 1. The Mystical Legend of Hoan Kiem Lake To truly appreciate Turtle Tower, one must first understand the legendary tale that gave Hoan Kiem Lake ("Lake of the Returned Sword") its name and spiritual significance. In the 15th century, during Vietnam's struggle against Chinese Ming Dynasty invaders, a humble fisherman named Le Than discovered a magical sword blade in his fishing net. This blade eventually found its way to Le Loi, a resistance leader fighting against the occupation. When Le Loi found the sword's hilt in a banyan tree, the two pieces miraculously united to form Thuan Thien ("Heaven's Will"), a powerful weapon that granted Le Loi extraordinary strength and leadership abilities.

With this divine sword, Le Loi led a successful decade-long rebellion, eventually defeating the Ming forces in 1428 and becoming Emperor, founding the Later Le Dynasty. Shortly after his victory, while boating on what was then called Luc Thuy (Green Water) Lake, a giant golden turtle emerged from the waters. Recognizing the turtle as a divine messenger, Emperor Le Loi returned the sword to the creature, who took it in its mouth and disappeared beneath the surface, returning the magical weapon to its rightful owner-the Dragon King. To commemorate this mystical event, the lake was renamed Hoan Kiem, literally meaning "Lake of the Returned Sword." This legend remains deeply embedded in Vietnamese cultural identity, symbolizing both the country's historical struggle for independence and the wisdom of returning to peace after achieving victory.

Website: https://joytime.vn/en/blog/9702-turtle-tower.html

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[red-flag-incarnate]

Saw these little guys at the mall a while ago, thought they looked cute

[njoyart1]

Turtles All the Way Up #njoyart #etsy #whimsicalart #artforsale #turtles #turtletower 🐢🐢🐢etsy.me/2p1ufxg https://www.instagram.com/p/B4A1ljZBqV3/?igshid=ionfo40mr9

[irajiva]

#StoryBook Capital.. #Abilene #Texas - #Sculptures from #drseuss books.. #Grinch #Lorax #Horton #TurtleTower #catinthehat #EvermanPark #RoadTrip #TexasPanhandle #shotbypixel #nofilter #teampixel @madebygoogle @googlepixel (at Everman Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/CjeK76muCsI/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[stevenbossler]

Rare turtle sighting. #turtledrawing #turtletower #surrealart #beautifulbizarre https://www.instagram.com/p/CaDJakbPnNu/?utm_medium=tumblr

[railwaycafe]

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗲𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗧𝘂𝗿𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗧𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝘛𝘶𝘳𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘛𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳, 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘝𝘪𝘦𝘵𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘵 𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘱 𝘙𝘶𝘢́, 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘵 𝘪𝘯 1886 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘢 𝘛𝘢 𝘝𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘛𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘥 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘵 𝘥𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 17𝘵𝘩 𝘰𝘳 18𝘵𝘩 𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘺. 𝘚𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘙𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘓𝘦 𝘋𝘺𝘯𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘕𝘨𝘶𝘺𝘦𝘯 𝘋𝘺𝘯𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘥. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘢 𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘵 𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘥 𝘰𝘯 𝘝𝘪𝘦𝘵𝘯𝘢𝘮. 𝘈𝘤𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘥, 𝘢 𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘳 𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘥 𝘓𝘦 𝘓𝘰𝘪 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘯 𝘪𝘯 1384 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘧𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘺 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘓𝘢𝘮 𝘚𝘰𝘯, 𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘩 𝘏𝘰𝘢 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘦. 𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘢𝘨𝘦, 𝘓𝘦 𝘓𝘰𝘪 𝘧𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘧𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳’𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘰𝘵𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘱𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘢 𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘰𝘸𝘯𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘥𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘳 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘯. #kiemlake #vietnam #hanoi #history #turtletower https://www.instagram.com/p/CZ80YuRhiG-/?utm_medium=tumblr

[places-ive-eaten]

Going beyond the noodles with some Turtle Tower delivery. 

www.placesiveeaten.com/blog/turtle-tower-san-francisco

[hilifeyoutube-blog]

#TravelOnline#Vietnameselegend#Lake Restored Sword#TurtleTower#Ho Hoan Kiem#Hanoi#Vietnam ❤️DIY : Paper turtle 🐢 Tortue en papier 🐢 https://youtu.be/dnI0hD7ujEE https://www.instagram.com/p/B_bE3EYjgw4/?igshid=1mjw2pnn1ekt4

[romeeats]

One of the best ways to stay warm is to Pho! Do you Pho? @turtletower.sf #turtletower #pho #soup #damnitscold #phoga #RomeEatsSF #foodie #instafood #picoftheday #eatersf #eater #photooftheday #manfood #foodporn #nomnom #food #instadaily #romeeats #foodpic #foodlover #foodgasm #8minutestonoon #eatdrinksf #hungry #sanfrancisco (at Turtle Tower Restaurant) https://www.instagram.com/p/B7cqH-XjsRp/?igshid=1i9kbwaap0o1r

[maijunk]

#fcphotography #recreation_fc #hanoi #hoenkiemlake #vietnam #blackandwhite #blackandwhitephotography #nightphotography #night #lake #travelphotography #traveldestination #mobilephotography #swordlake #turtletower #reflection #lights (at Hoan Kiem Lake) https://www.instagram.com/p/B63IjdVALHl/?igshid=1tdrzhdpm21sz

[yarnbase]

I haven’t done much today 🙈 so here’s a pic of yesterday’s lunch. This was my first time at Turtle Tower, and I ordered phở tái chín (rare and well done beef noodle soup). This rainy, cold weather made it a perfect phở day! 🤗 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I’ll have to admit, I’m not a fan of this style of phở. The noodles were a little too well done for my taste, and their size def caught me off guard! 😅 The broth also wasn’t as flavorful as I thought it would be. I think this is how northern Vietnamese people make their phở - no shade, just not my preference (6/10). Nevertheless, I was grateful for a warm, and full belly 😊 (and also a break from work lol). Remember the days when you could get a bowl of phở for $5? 💸 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #yarnbasegang #vietnamesefood #vietfood #soupweather #soupseason #asianfood #phởtáichín #noodlesoup #bayareaeats #bayareabites #bayareafoodie #bayareafood #norcaleats #norcalfoodie #sfbayarea #sfeats #sffood #sanfranciscofood #sfrestaurants #turtletower #turtletowersf #lunchbreak #lunchtime #citylife #foodstagram #picsfirsteatlater #instagood #latepost #blackfriday #getinmybelly (at Turtle Tower Restaurant) https://www.instagram.com/p/B5g-jXspeYO/?igshid=fnf9enljuh53

[janyboarder]

#CURTAIN This tree's curtain is to move back from the dry village of Cambodia... To the wet Vietnam's Capital in the north: Hanoi. This is the Hoan Kiem Lake or "ho guom"(sword lake) in the middle of the historical city... Here you can see the Turtle Tower built on a small island in the middle of the lake Next... You will see some photos from this city's street life... Follow me. Thanks #hanoi #hoankiemlake #hoguom #traveller #travelphotography #travellifestyle #italianman #travelphotographer #travelblogger #photographer #photoblogger #vietnam #solotravel #storyteller #lake #wetweather #turtletower #swordlake (at Sword Lake) https://www.instagram.com/p/B2dceP3FwhM/?igshid=ihq3v5hf4xro

[njoyart1]

Turtles All the Way Up #njoyart #etsy #whimsicalart #artforsale #turtles #turtletower 🐢🐢🐢etsy.me/2p1ufxg https://www.instagram.com/p/B4A1ljZBqV3/?igshid=ionfo40mr9

[giacomo-tran]

[ 1st day of the year ] #1tết #kỷhợi #swordlake #turtletower #hanoi #tonkin #vietnam (at Hanoi, Vietnam) https://www.instagram.com/p/BtfQVpvBTSp0V8CguF0LRNl88Ei4b0X7AzA0Yw0/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1et6z0k69g950

[nikekidliem]

My family’s EDM team by Ho Guom lake. #hồhoànkiếm🗡 #swordlake #turtletower🐢 #vietnamattraction #🇻🇳hanoi #hoankiemdistrict #oldquarterhanoi #36phốphường #hồgươm #mistylake #tháprùa #heartofhanoi #travellerspursuit #sightseeings #tranquillity #bw (at Hoan Kiem Lake, Hanoi, Vietnam) https://www.instagram.com/p/BwCfHCipsAs/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=13upythqb7ngv

[apardavila]

Tháp Rùa (Turtle Tower), also called Tortoise Tower, is a small tower in the middle of Sword Lake, Hanoi.