The capital city of Hanoi houses a large number of narrow alleys, mostly in the Old Quarter. Some alleys are wide enough for only one or two persons or a motorcyclist to pass through.
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| Most alleys are in the Old Quarter, including bustling merchant streets like Hang Bac, Hang Buom, Hang Dao and Hang Duong |
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| Local traders use these alleys to display costumes for sales, making the alley narrower |
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| The alleys here are small, long and dark. Sometimes bulbs are on around the clock |
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| They are the living places of many locals and they do not want to leave for new places |
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| This alley is so narrow that it is only wide enough for a motorcyclist to travel through |
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| Mr Dat has been living on 44 Nguyen Sieu street, part of an alley under the former French colonialism, for several decades |
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| Households extend their houses to every inch of the alley, making it smaller and smaller |
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| For a larger alley, households use every open space for cooking and washing |
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| Part of this passageway on Hang Ngang street is used for selling fashionable clothing |
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| This passageway on Hang Ngang street is just 60cm wide |
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| The common alley is rarely tidied up |
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| Despite narrow and dark alleys, many people do not want to flee their homes |
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| They say it is easier to earn a living in the Old Quarter than anywhere else in the city
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