Hanoi is an ancient city and an old metropolis. Its history goes back to Discovery in about 3000 BC. The model of urban planning, Guo Luo City, was built in 200 BC. After Vietnam separated from China and became independent in 939, the Hanoi area was once the capital of Vietnam's various feudal dynasties of Ly, Tran, and Hou Le. They referred to it as "land of thousand-year-old cultural relics."