Northern Vietnam has arguably the most charm of any region in a country graced with an abundance of natural beauty.
So, what could possibly make it more charismatic? A bit of time travel and black and white photography.
This set of Tonkin photos was taken between 1905-10 and shows bygone scenes - city dwellers being toted around on rickshaws - in addition to those that can still be found today - peasants toiling in the fields on Hanoi's outskirts.
A market next to Sword Lake.
A view of The Huc Bridge and Ngoc Son Temple.
Women working in the Botanical Gardens.
Entrance to the Qua Pagoda.
Street vendors.
A village near Hanoi.
A Tonkin horse.
A disease purge ceremony.
Fishing in the Botanical Gardens' pond.
West Lake.
A village in the outskirts of Hanoi.
A pagoda in Bac Giang Province.
Pagoda in a small village.
A stilted shack.
Statues in a pagoda.
Fishermen's boat and home.
A water buffalo helps to plow a field outside of Hanoi.
[Photos via Flickr user manhhai]
