Kiosk sidewalks- Hanoi Glimpse

 

Kiosk sidewalks long have been a features of the city wards in Vietnam, went to the lifestyle of many urban people. But asked if the sidewalks are consistent ever since, it is difficult one can give the answer is ...

To say that, not only Hanoi has new sidewalks, as fact, the French authorities set up protection of land Bac Ky after processing of whom belong to local, West Street in Hanoi was built later than. However, when it comes to consistent sidewalks, people can not not consider to Hanoi. What made it so impressive?

"Hanoi autumn, autumn Hanoi, season of flowers milk, scented streets each child, season of green com , aromatic small hands, com milk sidewalks, walk through the perfume." Musical doctor celebrated Trinh Cong Son once through Hanoi sent a gift of this great work: "Remember the Hanoi autumn." Com referred to Hanoi, must be talk Com Vong village. With the villagers, cook not only for inventory and chew, but also to preserve a beautiful lifestyle. Weather in autumn, autumn wind will cool, it's the sound of the com pounding com regularly. For then the result is Ron com, soft com, com the original leg of her, she on the street. Sidewalks this corner, the difficulties of her clothing deep sheet set up a bamboo basket, cake and lotus leaves cover com for last. Summer street party, girls spring, the application has already offered cereal, tea com. Customers use cốm with banana pepper, to find the soft sweet appeased, delicate phase flavor, easy to make people sit between city wards that idea as the rice fields of his color ...

"Winter night, we dream dreams family love. Winter nights, we walk room glass ceiling forgiveness means ...". Winter night, "I like the cold north, a cold Hanoi, he put me through Kham Thien street to try to feel" She haven't a house in winter night "t hat Nguyen Van Thuong artist confide !" - A distant land first time in Hanoi, what would also like to know. A wandering, find yourself standing in front of every building boil, pulling you sit down with the child seat con. "How few cups of wine cork by banana leaf for the warm stomach?" - His response to you in a glance. Wine just pouring out two cups county meetings, there have been hot medium-sized edible snail of smoke on the table with two bowls of water periods. Smell of marijuana, peppers, lemon-scented leaves concentration, water pieces radiate first tongue. Screws to just nine, while crispy maintaining , to the mouth was found prickly numbness numbness, swallowing and see the sweet light "Where's snail so?" - "Snail in West lake , you!". Asked again: "The excellent sauce too, What do you knows secret of making sauce?". A embarrassment smile bloom pink cheeks the pair, perhaps because the kitchen's "Oh, have a secret". Pace, his foot a few: "The Hanoi people is a private people". Right , solemn and deep-lying and he will remember when you leave.

She was on spring, weather will be cold. Heavy dust as the lat, in the few clothes, roof top. Spring rolling ware come back the wall to wall, the temporary plastic sheet to cover the edges sidewalks. Tomorrow he is on the side, long long time again, only to meet, I lead him to play Hanoi last day, surrounding a time, and then find on the sidewalk - there spring rolls. Girdle cake is slim, pure, fat rub all. You seem a bit lest; understand that, he said "You just try to go where no big worry." Cake tasting on the behalf gently, very fragrant fried meat, brittle cat's ear, the more poignant by fresh salty water use, you are not shy anymore. Increase sour , acrid of sauce make his friend raise sauce's bow drink to warm heart, re-appointment meet again ...

Hanoi COM - Hanoi autumn taste

In the poem "What strange things in Paris " Nguyen Sa has bottom sentence:

"If you are asked my heart is com flavouring

Do you know who makes the lotus leaf... "

I love this poem, free time with the newspaper that option writing by Bang Son by writing "Com with Hanoi", the message actually appear, after finished reading the poem see "What strange things in Paris " Nguyen Sa use the word " com flavouring "with" lotus leaves "real financial situation. Please post to be here for you to enjoy the same taste at the end of com.

Autumn taste

Those who are in Hanoi far, the earnings of a time for you to remember where in the autumn of strangers? I felt autumn wind submerger my soul when willow hang down in Guom lake, when people do not know from where, buy turle dove's cage , birds appear only on every level of autumn income. ..

Ingrowth season high, to dry land, self-dyeing plants for their color is red, yellow, to the memory business together, find the sound of voters century, the gracious drinking a cup of coffee, the content of the wood to survive .. . He is a good time with that special Com of Vong village, just fall Hanoi and the lamp.

And also ancient traditional village, ancient district of Tu Liem, the cell door for the walk a few hundred, village Dich Vong new things within the com. Few days ago the village, the village Lu also cook, but only a cheap gift for children, and bech hard money, even where Nguyen Sieu poet war born, in four Super confess proceedings of the same Cao Ba Quat :" Than Sieu, Thanh Quat".

Cốm is not to eat it. Eat the food in the autumn, to the examinations. Hanoi autumn is transparent as soul as girls, to clean, cool slightly appeased as dust, so the carp Ly must also overcome Ngu Vu The desire of the dragon. In morning dew, the soft sunshine in afternoon, serene nights sweeter ... in space legendary immersed say that, soon soon train the first turn from dew O Cau Giay to file, Hang Bong, Coast's ... with her, and she ships the goods cốm, familiar way, the court enjoy all everywhere ..

Com steamed
 

Few people need to advertise. Who is also familiar guests, may have some familiar life. If you are a stranger looking for a yoke is the first known. Yoke is old bamboo root, root it all up, and sometimes, use the parent to the child, as it questions the integrity, the sky down for software com. Two is dyed green each class cốm rice flavor, smell dry season paddy, com is extended in each class lotus leaves old beneficiaries consecrate flowers, leaves or green leaf of potato, as cool smooth of satin. Pinch of Com, set at hand, turn upward neck, drop it on top of the tongue, it dissolves, it underground, will whisper sweet interesting applications of country, the lotus pond thousand , the waves curry rice barriers , the color clouds post ... and extended memory to a stream long hair fragrant incense soap berry's someone is sitting crush cốm in the moon nights.

Com cake
 

Eat from a chew, easy, each pearl blue with flat, soft but aromatic, sweet but cool. Can not eat com in bowls same eat mud. A Hanoi com own food, eating alone cốm to enjoy the colors, flavors to escape, elegant right is "eat food flavor flowers, food processing and to their image of God to more than their tourism and water ...

There are also people like to eat pink fruit sweet for the two color contrast, support positive music, or eat a banana pepper with eggs of a moor hen second banana but autumn new weaving gold more spots each color brown shell into attractive to the eye and vision thurify for my nose, projects like cốm to sacrifice a part of the flavor.

A Hanoi also eat only com, com fry, com grilled ... cereal, but it also has art. Nguyen Ninh cereal line than was typical for the art processing Hanoi delicious dishes, broken into the workshop's Perfume children sent away to the mother , the exultation of the Tet nearly.

Cốm sweetened poridge
 

She buy cốm in the past, the hoof, the hoop brown difficulties, the top curved yoke, while dangling the game with stable straw com.

After a few dozen autumn own war, this countrystill the guns, com downturn has with the South, take the wind of Hanoi, carrying blue and directions to the north with rain Republic of South Vietnam.

When sticky rice by not bending nine gold, was brought. Dich Vong village thickset bamboo structure, flood bright, full of cool wind, typical for the village in Vietnam as the knife, as the area. In the wind and the moon that is sticky paddy then roasted over wood fire, offers complete grind by hand, and screen, then turn back sieve gently quiet ... The price, the time, ready. Dozens of such turns, and the rice husk out, set by to by, seeds cốm his flat, starting at purchased hams. It also leaves a little more rice to add green to dark and did so rice seeds. Finally, the pearl in that dream sleep is located say in lotus leaves, Ray was really clean cleaning, for the first electric car, leave the city. August through villages round will hear rhythm type in small villages, wine and wine exacerbates dục, the series of straw green ripple floor by hand say ...

Com can not eat much. She buy cốm who not carry much, not at her practice as to rice, vegetables and goods. And cốm can not make as many products in other sticky rice.

Com grain rice is sticky but has other. It is the essence, the situation is also not the same cake cake thick stock ... it has thousands of creative life, from water conservation to the nation?

Many years, cốm thought about being a tomorrow. Fortunately, fall is still green and the country, com is born into, to spring, again at the thought of outside commercial memory.

You the heaven, far out of season! Hanoi sent the letter with green lotus leaves cốm package for you here, a little "time Sincerely," a verse with six bowls and the flavor ... Please get you to remember in a season full of Hanoi feel fine ...

Chua Mot Cot - One Pillar Pagoda - a famouse place in Hanoi

The One Pillar Pagoda (Vietnamese: Chùa Một Cột, formally Diên Hựu tự 延祐寺 or Liên Hoa Đài 蓮花臺) is a historic Buddhist temple in Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam. It is regarded alongside the Perfume Pagoda, as one of Vietnam's two most iconic temples.

The pagoda was built by Emperor Lý Thái Tông, who ruled from 1028 to 1054. According to the court records, Lý Thái Tông was childless and dreamt that he met the bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara, who handed him a baby son while seated on a lotus flower. Lý Thái Tông then married a peasant girl that he had met and she bore him a son. The emperor constructed the temple in gratitude for this in 1049,[1] having been told by a monk named Thiền Tuệ to build the temple, by erecting a pillar in the middle of a lotus pond, similar to the one he saw in the dream.

The Pagoda was located in what was then the Tây Cấm Garden in Thạch Bảo, Vĩnh Thuận district in the capital Thăng Long (now known as Hanoi). Before the pagoda was opened, prayers were held for the longevity of the monarch.[2] During the Lý Dynasty era, the temple was the site of an annual royal ceremony on the occasion of Vesak, the birthday of Gautama Buddha. A Buddha-bathing ceremony was held annually by the monarch, and it attracted monks and laymen alike to the ceremony. The monarch would then free a bird, which was followed by the people.

The temple was renovated in 1105 by Emperor Lý Nhân Tông and a bell was cast and an installation was attempted in 1109. However, the bell, which was regarded as one of the four major capital works of Vietnam at the time, was much too large and heavy, and could not be installed. Since it could not be tolled while left on the ground, it was moved into the countryside and deposited in farmland adjacent to Nhất Trụ Temple. This land was widely inhabited by turtles, so the bell came to be known as Quy Điền chung, which means Bell of the Turtle Farmland. At the start of the 15th century, Vietnam was invaded and occupied by the Ming Dynasty. In 1426, the future Emperor Lê Lợi attacked and dispersed the Chinese forces, and while the Ming were in retreat and low on weapons, their commanding general ordered that the bell be smelted, so that the copper could be used for manufacturing weaponry.

The temple is built of wood on a single stone pillar 1.25 m in diameter, and it is designed to resemble a lotus blossom, which is a Buddhist symbol of purity, since a lotus blossoms in a muddy pond. In 1954, the French Union forces destroyed the pagoda before withdrawing from Vietnam after the First Indochina War, It was rebuilt afterwards.

A replica was built in Thủ Đức in Saigon in the late 1950s and early 1960s

Source :wikipedia

Hoan Kiem lake - the pearl of Hanoi capital

Hoan Kiem Lake is considered the pearl of the capital city, as tourists or foreigners called "flower basket in the heart of the city" located in the heart of Hanoi. Although the temple is a complete new architecture but Ngoc Son temple is a typical space and architectural artifacts. According to scientists they are a residual of the Red River after the river had moved the line as at present. The variability of the river he took a few thousand years ago. Formerly called Luc Thuy Lake has excellent water for four seasons green. 15th century, Luc Thuy lake was named Hoan Kiem lake. Hoan Kiem name associated with the story paid sword for gold turtles of King Le Thai To.

King Ly Thai To statue is in front of Hoan Kiem lake

Ngoc Son island ancient statue known as Tuong Nhi (elephant ears), King Ly Thai To moved his capital to Thang Long named Ngoc Tuong, to Tran dynasty renamed Ngoc Son. Here was erected a temple to worship the heroic martyrs who sacrificed during the resistance war against the Nguyen Mong. Later he collapsed house long, up to the Vinh Huu life - Le dynasty (1735 - 1739), lord Trinh Giang built Thuy Khanh and also covering up the 2 mountain land on the east coast facing the Ngoc Son called Dao Tai and Ngoc Boi mountain. End of Le dynasty, along with Thuy Khanh palace was destroyed by Le Chieu Thong. A charity named Tin Trai, on the same old base have established a temple called Ngoc Son pagoda. In third Thieu Tri dynasty (1843), the pagoda gave up for a charity renamed Tam Thanh temple. The society was removed steeple, rebuilt main palace, the two sides suites, bringing Van Xuong De Quan statue to worship and renamed Ngoc Son temple (Van Xuong the character Kien Vu dynasty, 25-55 after the cause the Chinese, the death was made a client of the scientific literature )





According to " Ha Thanh books " is from Le dynasty on the island, in Ngoc Son Temple had worship Quan Cong, celebrity high life that the Three Kingdoms (China). When King Le and Trinh Lord use lake where hydraulic forces are considered as a martial arts temple shrines. Ha thanh people has brought Duc Thanh Tran statue worship combine with Quan Cong. But "Kham dinh Viet su thong giam cuong muc" for that is the Le Lai statue, the national spirit birth on Le dynasty was discharged body savior.

The way come to Ngoc Son temple

In Tu Duc first eighteen years (1865), Nguyen Van Sieu confucian scholar repaired the temple. At each change covering more land and build stone embankment around, built Tran Ba communal house, a bridge from the north east coast to the bridge called The Huc. Mountain Ngoc Boi old, he built a stone tower, brush tops the summit tower, the tower itself had carved three words "Ta Thanh Thien" (mean: write on blue sky), today commonly called the Tower Pen. Next door is a book called the inkstone estrade, is placed a stone the ink slab halt peach duo vertically, with the team three frogs. In inkstone has engraved a article about the use ink slab philosophical aspects. People born after praise is "Nhat Dai Phuong Dinh But". From port outside the walls into two sides, one side of the table dragon, a tiger inside a table, the table represents the noble named the test passed, makes the artist as try to go through e-education .

Write on blue sky

The Huc bridge name that is retained beautiful light of the sun. The Huc bridge leading to Ngoc Son Temple Gate, also known as Dac Nguyet Lau (floor see moon) under the shade tree with the collection, the trees in the middle of a thickset, like emergence from the water. Temple of connecting together two throne, the first temple to the North was worship Van Xuong and Tran Hung Dao. Van Xuong statue standing, holding a pen is placed in the harem of about 1 meter high stone pedestal, the two sides have two stone stairs. The south has Tran Ba communal house (home-sure waves implies pillar withstand the wave of unfair in contemporary culture). Home eight square roof, roof two floors with 8 column prop, four out of stone columns, four columns of wood. Characters in the temple outside the church down to Van Quan De Vuong, La Dong Tan, Quan Van Truong, Tran Hung Dao, also worship the Buddha Amitabha. This represents the concept of three traditional religion in Vietnam (Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism).

The Huc bridge

The combination of Ngoc Son temple and Hoan Kiem lake has created an overall architecture God - Human merge, creating the ancient beauty, harmony, balanced to the temple and the lake, should suggest the feeling among the people and nature. Temples and lakes have become certified area recall the memories of the old national history, awakening pride, patriotism legitimate, as well as spiritual, a sense of Vietnam before immortal ethnic .

Autumn afternoon Hanoi

For Hanoi people, Hoan Kiem Lake is a place to get some fresh air, a place to play boats but also associated with life in many ways: Eve, many people enjoy the spring walk around the lake. Spring, the lake is a meeting place for good men to women credit ceremony temples nearby. The couple married the day to find the sword lake souvenir photograph. The summer, the muggy afternoon, the lake is an ideal location to get some fresh air. Who had once looked into the lake from above will not fitful before color paintings and poetry of the violet insult trees alternating between red flamboyant trees, golden rice cooled trees, the big trees ferment down, the arms embracing green in color turquoise water specifically. Autumn, Hoan Kiem lake is not only beautiful landscapes with ranges pendulous willow shores, sun sparkling on the water but also the capital where people comes to see the fireworks of the great festival of the people groups as 2-9 (Independent day) and 19-8.

Fireworks in Ho Guom lake in new year Eve

The historical uniqueness: Turtle Tower, the King Ly Thai To statue, Ngoc Son Temple, Nghien estrade , Pen tower, Ba Kieu temples, Ba Da pagodas ... architecture and modern, newly built or created but always ensure harmonious combination with the inherent landscape around the lake. Hoan Kiem Lake with Ngoc Son temple, The Huc bridge and Turtle Tower sparkling water balloon is the image of the capital Hanoi in a heart of Vietnam.

Ca Tru: A Popular and Traditional Musical Art Form

Ca Tru - an impromptu performance art which has a somewhat academic character - has been around for a thousand years. If one appreciates Ca Tru one almost certainly appreciates poetry and music. Ca Tru is also known as Hat Nha Tro (singing or dancing with humor), Hat Thuong (singing for king or mandarins), Hat Cua Quyen (singing in royal palaces), Hat Cua Dinh (singing for religious rituals) and Hat A Dao (the name of a famous songstress during the Ly dynasty). During the time of French administration, Ca Tru went into decline. Nowadays, it is being revived and promoted as a popular art form.

When did Ca Tru first appear?

One can find dan day (a musical instrument that accompanies Ca Tru singing) carved in stone in 16th century temples and pagodas in northern Vietnam: the Lo Hanh Temple in Hiep Hoa, Bac Giang, the Hoang Xa Temple in Ung Hoa, Ha Tay and the Tam Lang Temple in Can Loc, Ha Tinh. The earliest known written mention of Ca Tru is in Dr. Le Duc Mao's (1462-1529) book 'Le toc gia pha' (written prior to 1505) in the chapter 'Dai nghi bat giap thuong dao giai van'. Ca Tru is song that combines literature and music and it was popular for centuries in Vietnam's ancient capital city of Thang Long. From there, Ca Tru spread to other parts of the country. Ca Tru was a Vietnamese cultural practice and spiritual food for people in both royal palaces and the countryside. Ca Tru is a distinctive form of performance art that has both academic and popular character.

Musical instruments in Ca Tru: The co phach, dan day and trong chau.

Co phach: The instrument can be divided into three segments. The ban phach part is made of bamboo or wood. A singer uses two wooden sticks called phach cai or phach con to strike the bamboo or wooden piece to create a sound called phach. The phach sound keeps time for the singer and is in fact 'another voice'.

Dan day: This musical instrument is used only for Ca Tru singing. It has a rectangle or trapezoid-shaped body. The face is of a better kind of wood and the long neck has 10-11 frets. It has three strings that are made of silk and a dan day player is called a kep. The sound of the dan day, deep and profound, combines with the clear and sharp phach sound to create a musical contrast that is unique. The dan day is plucked with a piece of plastic or bamboo.
Trong chau: The trong chau that's used with Ca Tru is different in size and shape from the drum used in Tuong singing (a kind of Vietnamese classical drama), and it's beaten differently. It is the same drum that's used with Cheo singing but with Ca Tru it's beaten in an entirely different manner. The drumstick is made of wood and is longer than most others and the drummer expresses himself when beating the drum, encouraging the singer.

These three instruments, the dan day, the co phach and the trong chau, are inseparable. A subordinate instrument, the drum serves as a bridge between the performer and audience. The harmony that comes from the combination of the dan day, the co phach and the human voice makes the performance unique.

Generally, Ca Tru as a high art form is unique to Vietnam and is a valuable part of Vietnam's musical legacy and culture.

Van Mieu Quoc Tu Giam - The First University in Vietnam

Van Mieu - Quoc Tu Giam is located in the south of Thang Long-time home Ly. Before the contents of the stone stele named with the names of those successful at the imperial exams. This is the place to the domestic and the praise and gifts for students to exchange points test and study well and is excellent where the doctor from now on to "frown" before each exam.

Van Mieu was built "in 8 years Canh Tuat (1070) New Spirit in the second Vu Ly Tong, making statue Chu Cong, Khong Tu and painting of the cross That delicate gentle four seasons sacrifice. Prince to teaching. ".

May 1076, Ly Nhan Tong set up the Quoc Tu Giam, may be considered here is the first university in Vietnam. Initially, the school just for the king and the right to mistreat you (the name is Quoc Tu). In 1253, King Tran Thai Tong to expand the National Electronic and collected all the children of people can be excellent learning.

May 1156, Ly Anh Tong Van revised the Temple and worship Khong Tu.

To the Hau Le, Nho giáo very prevalent. In 1484, Le Thanh Tong build stele with the names of those successful at the imperial exams 1442 onwards.

May 1762, Le Hien Tong for editing is Quoc Tu Giam - the training institutions and higher education levels of court. May 1785 moved to the Thai Hoc.

Life of king Nguyen , Quoc Tu Giam set up at Hue. Year 1802, king Gia Long is determined Van Mieu - Hanoi and construction for The Van Khue Cac. Old School Director at the Temple after the Khai Thanh taken as the holy church to parents Khong Tu. Early 1947, France army as a cannon ball make the house collapsed, only the base with two stone columns and 4 crunch. Today, the house was to build the architecture with the same time all the rest.

Architecture

Khue Van in the Van Mieu, looking from outside the Thai students in the Ly - Tran scale of what is currently not in, because the historical material has been burned or Minh troops take on the Yen Kinh, Beijing on present.

However, the Thai Hoc at home was Le Le Quy Don described in "The cultural sub-index" is: "The Thai study, three times, with horizontal walls, classes in tile contract. The teaching in the east and west are two rows 14 times. Classrooms students are further three rows, each row 25 space, each space have 2 people. The whole architecture Van Mieu current architecture is the first time Nguyen. Campus is surrounded by four walls built with Bat Trang bricks.

Architectural Van Mieu - Quoc Tu Giam layout is posted on each district, each of the North-South axis, simulating the overall planning area Van Tu Khong temple worship in his hometown in Khuc Phu, Son Dong, China . However, the scale here than simple, architectural simplicity and the traditional methods of ethnic art.

Van Mieu front has a large lake called Van Chuong lake , old ancient name called Thai Ho. Between their Kim Chau mound, storied past for sightseeing.

Apart from the main gate pillars, both sides described organic stele "Ha Ma", the area around the building a high wall surrounded. Official Temple Tam type of construction, the 3 words "Van Mieu Mon" Kanji style antique.

In temples divided into 5 areas clearly, each area has a short wall and gate travel contact with each other:

Area first: start with the Van Mieu Mon gateway to Dai Trung Mon, both sides have a small door Thanh Duc Mon and Dat Tai Mon.


Second zone: from Dai Trung Mon to Khue Van to the (by North Military General Nguyen Van Thanh Thanh for construction in 1805). Khue Van is the architecture is not due but the rate of harmonious and beautiful. Architecture with 4 pillars square (85 cm x 85 cm) below the weeds attic above, the structure is beautiful wood. Floors are 4 of the circle, a handrail and the media painted wooden roofs with simple, rustic. Roof tile husband two classes make up the 8 roofs, wood roofs and flat roof surface. Attic is an eight square floor roof, the four walls is window circle the sun's rays cast the light. Image Khue Van Cac all from the sky down to earth cast earth which are the symbol of square wells Thien Quang. Works bring beauty Khue stars, bright stars symbolize the literature. This is often used as places to enjoy the Creation of poetry from ancient to present. Two right-left is Van Khue Cac are Bi Van Mon and Suc Van Mon neighborhood stele named with the names of those successful at the imperial exams.

The Khue Van Cac and Thien Quang Tinh Lake

Major third: including lake Thien Quang Tinh ( wells flash sunlight), with a square. They are two sides of stele named with the names of those successful at the imperial exams . Each plate is made of beer stone carving contest to name of the first doctoral candidate, first rank doctorate second laureate, third highest acedamic, second rank doctor, PHD. Fabricated on a turtle back. There are 82 stele on scientific examination from 1442 to May 1779.

Turtle Steles with the names of those successful at the imperial exams

Fourth area is a center and the architecture of Main Temple, the two large layout in parallel and connected to each other. Outside the court is the way in court is also Thuong palace.

Bai Duong Building

Fifth area: is Khai Thanh temple, shrine parents Khong Tu, contact area 4th through Khai Thanh Mon. This area was rebuilt.

In Van Mieu has Khong Tu statue and Tu Phoi (Nhan Tu,Tang Tu, Tu Tu, Manh Tu). In power worship Khong Tu has two pairs crane ride on turtles. This image is very specific in temples, pagodas, mausoleum, temple look at Vietnam. Photo crane ride on turtles in the back in many temple, temple ..., crane turtles standing on the back of the harmony between heaven and earth, between two extreme negative - positive. Crane is the emblem of the essence and higher. According to legend turtles crane and sometimes you are very friendly together. Turtles symbolize the animals live under water, can creep. Crane is symbol for animals living in shallow, can fly. Atmosphere as rain floods, flood of a large area, crane can not live water, turtles should help overcome areas to flood the place dry. Conversely, when sky drought, turtles have been taken crane to help areas of the country. This says to the general aquatic support and help each other during difficulties, the problem between the good friends.

Khue Van Cac in Van Mieu-Quoc Tu Giam in One hunder VND

Today, Khue Van Cac in Van Mieu-Quoc Tu Giam was recognized as the symbol of Hanoi.

PS: On March 9, 2010, in Macao, The memory World  Committee in Asia-Pacific of UNESCO has approved and recognized doctor stone stele of  Van Mieu-Quoc Tu Giam is a world heritage documentation 

Photographers show their love via black-and-white photos

Members of Hai Au club for female photographers will introduce black-and-white pictures about Vietnam’s people, landscape and specialties at the Da Lat Cadasa Resort in Da Lat from April 2 to May 2.

Drawing up a net by Nguyen Thi Sin.

Established in 1990, Hai Au club has chosen 65 pictures for the upcoming exhibition to celebrate Da Lat Liberation Day (3.4/1975) and the country’s union (30/4/1975).

 

Hai Au is the first photography club for women in Vietnam. With 15 members who share a passion for photography, the club has organized many exhibitions and won over 100 international awards and many local prizes. The club also contributes to Vietnam’s photography circles with outstanding talents like Dao Hoa Nu, An Dung and Hong Nga.

 

The club will bring around 100 photos to an exhibition in Hanoi in late August to celebrate the city’s 1000^th anniversary.

 

Some photos by Hai Au Club:

 

Saying goodbye on Hoai River by An Dung.

Thay pagoda by Dao Hoa Nu.

Hue’s boat by Dao Hoa Nu.

Hong Nga’s Hanoi in Spring.

Bac Ninh love duets by Hong Nga.

Dao do girl by Hong Nga.

Brushing hair by Kim Lan.

Peaceful by Phan Thi Thu.

White night by Thi Tho.

Rain in ancient street by Tuyet Mai.

Stork condition by Dao Hoa Nu.

In early fog by Dao Hoa Nu.

Clean water by Kim Phuong

Driving ducks by Nguyen Thi Sin.

Religious practicing by Pham Thi Thu.

Baking rice cake by Thanh Son.

Making rice cake by Thanh Son.

Kid pleasure by Thi Tho.

About to go to market by Tuyet Mai.

Leaving school by Xuan Hong.