hundred thousand, 1990. Hanoi was industrialized by the French during their reign. This is the other
transportation hub of the country. It has two airports and rail connections to southern China. Hanoi
also has rail connections to Ho Chi Minh City and Haiphong. During the Vietnamese war the
transportation faculties of Hanoi were disrupted and the port was heavily damaged by air raids. The
damage to the rail line was immediately repaired. Haiphong acted as Hanoi's port after and during the
Viet Nam War. The city suffered widespread distraction from the extremely heavy bombing raids
during December eighteenth until December thirtieth, 1972. On those dates up to three hundred and
forty raids occurred daily. The raids targeted many non-military sites including the French embassy
and large residential areas, which all suffered great damage. Fortunately for the North Vietnamese
many civilians and manufacturing machines had been evacuated prior to the raids. The factories were
rebuilt under the canopy of the forest and in rural areas. After the raids many factories resumed
construction while in damaged structures. There are many cultural and historic site in Hanoi. The
cultural sites include the University of Hanoi, The National History Museum and the Revolution
Museum. The Temple of Literature is a great historic site for it contained many ancient scrolls and
texts. The Mot Cot Pagoda and the Temple of the Trung Sisters are two more historic sites that
should be visited.