Dag-Rune ZGetting a memory for life at Tháp Hòa Phong, four favourable winds tower<br> <br> Hoa Phong Tower, Tháp Hòa Phong, at the southeast end of Hoan Kiem Lake in Hanoi is where you spot current bridal fashion in Viet Nam.<br> The ladies here are already engaged, of course. But it is a happy spot flourishing with photographers, their assistants, equipment, and some very happy looking ladies in bridal costumes.<br> And some grooms-to-be, waiting to get ordered around by all the others.<br> They probably need this general rehearsal in preparation for their new life. directions.<br> Favourable winds for life ahead<br> The tower is the only remains of the Bao An pagoda-complex situated on this spot. This was in the historical centre of Old Hanoi.<br> Hoa Phong means 4-season favourable winds, the tower having four gates looking in four directions. 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