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Temple of Literature
The Literature temple is a south half-day core. Walk the courts; same axis as fine arts. Not West Lake or Beer Street.
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Dong Da / Literature
Temple of Literature, fine arts and green toward the station. South axis.
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Vietnam National Fine Arts Museum
Walkable from the Literature temple. Go indoors in a storm.
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Nguyen Chi Thanh
West from the Literature temple.
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Ton Duc Thang
East of the Literature temple.
Thanh Xuan Park
South park. An option if you are not sleeping in the Old Quarter.
Royal City
Indoor mall and ice rink. Rainy south city.
Van Mieu rice lunch
Lunch in the Literature walk. One south meal — not West Lake.
Next stop
Where this line goes next
A walk, or one metro/Grab leg. Do not double back.
Vietnam National Fine Arts Museum
Walk · 5min
Walk near Quoc Tu Giam
Walk from Temple of Literature to Vietnam National Fine Arts Museum; finish this pocket — do not add the lake or mausoleum.
Thong Nhat Park
metro / bus · 19min
Cat Linh / bus, then walk
Cat Linh or bus toward Thong Nhat Park, then walk — a south half-day, not an Old Quarter loop.
Hanoi Station
Walk · 10min
Same-district walk
Walk to Hanoi Station while still inside a walkable pocket from Temple of Literature; close in this district.