The best place for buying jewellery in Hanoi

In any place, jewellery always presents the beauty of its culture. The same thing happens in Hanoi. So let’s find out the best place to buy the most gorgeous jewellery of highest quality and finest craftsmanship in the capital of Vietnam.

Hang Bac street, whose name means “the street of silver”, is a small street specializing in making and selling silver and gold jewellery. It lies among Hang Ngang, Hang Đao, Hàng Bo street in the Old Quarter, just 0,3 km from Hoan Kiem lake.
From ancient times, Hang Bac street was the gathering place of the most skilled workers in making silver and gold jewellery in the historical capital of Vietnam. In the 15th century, the minister of the archbishop Luu Xuan Tin, who came from Chau Khe village (Hung Yen), was assigned by the Le court to establish a silver molding foundry at Thang Long citadel since at that time, compressed silver and gold bullion was used as the main currency. Then, he brought workers from Chau Khe to set up a silver foundry in Hanoi. After a period of time, along with silver casting, Chau Khe workers also made gold and silver decorations and accesories. By the beginning of the 19th century, under the Nguyen Dynasty, the silver molding foundry was transferred to Hue Citadel, but the majority of Chau Khe craftsmen still remained in Thang Long to work as jewelers and established their craftsmanship at Hang Bac Street today. Skilled craftsmen from other two villages of Dinh Cong (Hanoi) and Dong Xam () also came to Hang Bac to make a career. That’s the story of how Hang Bac street was born and became a place specializing in the manufacture of silver and gold jewelry in Hanoi.
Today, Hang Bac Street is only about 0.5 km long, but there are hundreds of big and small shops making and selling gold and silver jewellery. Here, you can find many jewellery pieces with sophisticated design and in various shape and size, such as earrings, torques, rings, necklaces, bracelets... Now even though the gold and silver jewellery-making industry have been equipped with new technology from foreign countries, but there is no machine that can surpass the sophistication and originality of the products made by the hand of traditional craftsmen in Hang Bac.

Just a few minutes walk from Hang Bac street, your jewelry-seeking journey in Hanoi will be much more complete if you visit Tanmy Design, which is located at 61 Hang Gai street. Established in 2009, Tanmy Design is a modern emporium, offering the best of Vietnam's design, fashion and artworks.
Tan My was originally a hand-embroidery shop, started by Madam Bach Thi Ngai in 1969. The original Tan My store is known as the oldest embroidery shop in Hanoi and the first store to sell silk and embroidery products in the silk heaven Hang Gai street.
Although Tanmy Design is so well-known among Hanoians and even foreign tourists as a place selling the finest silk and embroidery designs, it is also contemporary emporium of fashion, jewelry, accessories, lacquerware, art pieces and more. If Hang Bac street sells products from silver and gold, you will discover a great deal of unique jewelry pieces made from different kinds of precious gems and metals in Tanmy Design. All made with an element of Vietnamese design, there are many types of personal ornament you will love here, including: necklaces, bracelets, rings and earrings. All are made by hand from exquisite materials such as freshwater pearls, sea pearls, Tahiti pearls, gold 18-24k, silver 925, diamonds, lacquer and precious and semi-precious stones.

Not only for buying jewelry and other products, Tanmy Design also offers a large and unique space of Vietnamese culture and art display and s well as a coffee corner for visitors to stay, relax,  and feel its beauty. Tanmy Design has been listed as one of the 11 must-visit places in Hanoi by The New York Times, and this is by no means a false suggestion.

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