Newly built and located in the heart of Hai Phong City, Haiphong Hotel is endewed with a lot of advantages. Known as the City of Flower Lined Streets, Haiphong is the third largest city of Vietnam, after Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi, and the second most important port in Vietnam. Haiphong also has many French colonial houses. Visitors can very easily travel around the city to shop, stopping at some famous sites along the way. Hang Kenh Communal House is located right in the city. The communal house is rather long and built with a strong long-lasting wood frame. The exhibits inside are for worshipping the Village God and Ngo Quyen, a Vietnamese hero who fought against the Chinese enemies on the Bach Dang River. Du Hang Pagoda is one of the most ancient pagodas in this city. It was built three centuries ago. The decorations on the pagoda are exquisite. This pagoda houses a school for monks and stores many ancient furnishings.