Saturday 18 May 2013

Ode to Hoan Kiem Lake

Lyrical poem by : Gan Yung Chyan
                          / KUCINTA SETIA
Distributed to All Travel Professionals


Home where travellers belong
On the waters God's tower enfolds.
Heaven's Will enriched Thanh Long --
Orient's gem, Rafetus swinhoei.


The waters uplift faith --
Brevity, bravery
Of a horse and a dragon
The waters embrace fate --
A pilgrim, bright city
Of the jade mountain dragon.

Honour the ages' lake --
The Huc is the new haven.
Come, see the crimson lake,
The heart of every element.

Written in remembrance of the first media trip to Hanoi's Hoan Kiem Lake, Hoan Kiem District, on 12 April 2013.

Notes : Rafetus swinhoei is the name of the endemic turtle species found in Hoan Kiem Lake. Locally, it is named Rafetus leloii, in honour of the founder Emperor Le Loi that named the lake Ho Hoan Kiem in Vietnamese. The Huc is the Vietnamese name for the Chinese bridge of Hoan Kiem Lake.

Travel to Hanoi : Vietnam Airlines, Tiger Airways, Jetstar Pacific Airlines, VietJetAir, Cambodia Angkor Air, Dragonair, Hong Kong Airlines, Singapore Airlines, Malaysia Airlines, Thai Airways International, China Eastern, China Southern, Sichuan Airlines, China Airlines, Mandarin Airlines, Eva Air, Uni Air, British Airways, Finnair, Aeroflot, Korean Air and Lao Airlines fly to Hanoi on a scheduled basis every week.

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