A country strung a thousand miles along the sea: a Confucian capital in Hanoi, a French-built Saigon of boulevards and cafes, ancient trading ports frozen when their rivers silted up, an imperial citadel on a river named for perfume, and a French alpine town hidden in the highlands. Colonial arcades, dynastic gates, and lantern-lit lanes all still keep their own hours.
Cities
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