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Hanoi City Walk (English) p.m – from bronze to food, stories of Trúc Bạch Lake & Ngũ Xã – POSTPONED
August 26, 2023 @ 3:00 PM - 5:30 PM
100,000VND
APOLOGIES BUT WE HAVE TO POSTONE THIS WALK – IT IS FULL BUT WE NEED TO REARRANGE IT AS STELLA HAS TO BE OUT OF HANOI AT THIS TIME. A NEW DATE WILL BEARRANGED
An eclectic walk touching on bronze casting, and the general changes to the area, the former and present lives of the land and buildings. We start the tour at Quán Thánh temple, the almost purely Taoist temple with 350-year-old bronze statue of Trấ́́n Vũ. We refer to legends around Trúc Bạch lake – stories, history of the area, the part the young people played in Hanoi’s reconstruction after the French war, and silk making in the old days. On Ngũ Xã island at the east end of Trúc Bạch lake we hear about how a special bronze statue was made and how the island’s fame and fortune turned from bronze to food. The walk ends outside the Đúc Đồng Ngũ Xã bronze casting showroom at 178 Trấn Vũ – home and business of Mr Nguyễn Văn Ưng, whose family has over 400years bronze casting history.
2.45pm meet in Highland coffee near Quan Thanh Temple, end at 178 Tran Vu – allow 2hrs 45 mins (time is TBC depending if the pagoda on Ngu Xa is open or closed)
RSVP to stella@fvheritage.org
Very max 8 spaces available
NB: with all our outdoor events at this time of year we are at the mercy of the weather and we know there can be sudden torrential rain and intense humidity. So our walks for this month are subject to the rain. This walk will take place in heat, sun and drizzle but not of course if its a torrential downpour. Please give your mobile number when you RSVP.
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