Hanoi amongst 10 most culturally rich cities worldwide

"Cultural treats in the friendly capital of Vietnam include the highly popular Water Puppet Show which displays ancient fables with an impressive display of lighting, song and dance," the site writes about Vietnam's capital.

The website highlights a series of things to do in the city, including shopping for shoes, souvenirs and traditional medicinal oils in the Old Quarter, having suits and dresses tailored at one of Hanoi's world famous tailoring shops, hanging around brightly-lit Hoan Kiem Lake in the evenings, and visiting the Ho Chi Minh Complex.

It praises Hanoi's cuisine, saying that "eating in Hanoi's street kitchens is a fun and off-beat way to truly experience the culture of communal dining that's so typical of the locals."

The other nine cities on the list are Chiang Mai, Kathmandu, Udaipur, Berlin, Prague, Florence, Melbourne, Amman and Marrakesh.

Last year, Hanoi ranked second on the website TripAdvisor's list of the 50 cheapest cities for travelers in the world.

(Source: Nhandan Online)