Contents: Chapters: 1 - Hanoi - customs. Backgrounds of Hanoi customs. Some old customs that still live up today. HUONG UOC ( village's conventions ) take part in conserving customs. From the traces of long communal house ( le DINH ) in the centre of Hanoi to the custom of worship of TO NGHE ( the trade's founder ). KE CHO ( the Hanoi Capital ) & its customs in 17th century through travel notes of European writers. 2 - Hanoi - literature. HO TAY ( the Western Lake ) and literature. Beautiful & heroic Hanoi through some literary works of 15th - 16th centuries. The four men of Thang Long used to be a king, soldier & poet. CO LOA Citadel in literature. Tran Ba Lam & the literary work LA THANH CO TICH VINH. Thang Long in poetry of Nguyen Du ( 1765 - 1820 ). THUONG KINH PHONG VAT CHI. Vietnamese modern poetry in the first half of 20th century. Appendix: 1 - From ceremonies in the Royal Courts to folk festivals. 2 - Valuable materials' resource for folk cultural study