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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh:20260807T100000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh:20260807T120000
DTSTAMP:20260814T091521
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SUMMARY:At home with the water puppets (a.m). Water puppet theatre of Phan Thanh Liêm (August visit) - FULL
DESCRIPTION:THIS EVENT IS FULL.  WE NOW HAVE A WAITING LIST\,  PLEASE RSVP FOR THE WAITING LIST WHICH WILL ALSO GIVE PRIORITY TO THE NEXT TIME WE MEET LIEM. THANKS \nMeeting Liêm is proving to be a popular event with a number of separate requests to visit him during the summer holidays. As always FVH tries to accommodate and arrange where we can to meet the requests. \nFollowing the successful weekday morning event in July\, we have a request to repeat it on Friday 7 August.  This is a particularly fun event for families as well as a lovely colourful activity for anyone interested in Vietnam’s unique water puppet heritage. \nLiêm and his wife are instrumental in keeping the art of water puppetry alive through their unique home theatre.   They turned the top floor of their house into a theatre complete with mini stage\, artificial banyan trees\, bamboo trees and a pond. It seats an audience of 15-20 pax. Liêm stages a charming show featuring lion dances\, buffalo fighting\, rice farming and boat racing – it comes with splashes of water\, lighting and sound effects.  A chance to hold the puppets and see how they work\, chat to one of the modern-day masters of the water puppet art\, learn how his family has kept the art alive throughout the generations\, and find out how he makes the puppets. \nAgenda.\nThis is a morning event.  It starts with a 1 hour water puppet show\, followed by an hour chat with Liêm exploring his home full of water puppets\, he will explain about his family tradition of water puppetry (originating from Nam Dinh)\, how the puppets are made\,  the development of the craft over the centuries\, and the original reason water puppetry was invented.\nPart 1. 10am-11am – water puppet show\nPart 2.  11am-12pm – talk with Liêm\n(Its fine if some people need to leave after part 1) \nNumbers: ideally minimum 10 people (so we can cover Liêm’s set price which cannot be negotiated)** ….. the more people the lower the per person cost. Max 15 people (we currently have a family group and there is space for more people) \nPrice: please pay in cash on arrival. Final total per person depends on final sign up to ensure we cover Liêm’s set fee. If a larger group it could be from VND 250\,000 per person or a small group could be VND 350\,000 pp** This is a guideline. We will know final pp cost once RSVPs have been received. The price is the same for part 1 only (if you need to leave early) and the full 2 hours . \nVenue: address and how to get here will be in the welcome email sent to those confirmed. It is in Thạch Bàn\, past Aeon Mall\, in Long Bien\, off Cổ Linh\, about 8km from the centre of Hanoi (very easy to get to by bus\, as well as taxis etc.) \nRSVP to:\nNgoc = bamboolife2@gmail.com\nStella = stella@fvheritage.org\nPlease include your mobile number and how many people you are signing up for (if you are bringing children please also let us know their ages) \nVietnamese with FVH committee interpretation as Liêm doesn’t speak ENG. \nPlease follow and like us:Share this:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)Click to share on Skype (Opens in new window)Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)Like this:Like Loading...
URL:http://www.fvheritage.org/event/at-home-with-the-water-puppets-a-m-water-puppet-theatre-of-phan-thanh-liem-august-visit/
CATEGORIES:Culture Series,History & Lectures
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh:20260808T093000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh:20260808T113000
DTSTAMP:20260814T091521
CREATED:20260723T120617Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260807T091324Z
UID:6050-1786181400-1786188600@www.fvheritage.org
SUMMARY:Hanoi City Walk (ENG) a.m: Hàng Da market and surrounding area (old quarter) - FULL
DESCRIPTION:THIS WALK IS NOW FULL THANKS \nThis morning’s walk explores the area and meandering alleys around  the Hàng Da market locality. We learn about the original trade of the surrounding streets\, the concept of the Tuồng Theatre (Nhà hát Tuồng Việt Nam) \, who the  master embroiderer was and where he is worshipped\, why was Princess Ý Lan  given this name\, and if we have time we may pass by the home of a former FVH friend – Nguyễn Văn Quỳ (who sadly died) who composed 9 sonatas for the violin and piano (Beethoven of Vietnam)\, discover a hidden old villa and explore alley ways you may not have wandered down before. \nPlease RSVP to Loan (include your mobile number)  phuongloan2704@gmail.com \nNumbers – max 8 people \nWelcome email will be sent to those confirmed on the walk including meeting point. \n(NB as per all walks at this time of year – its subject to the weather regarding rain) \n©1999 Friends of Vietnam Heritage. All rights reserved. All city walks and excursions run by Friends of Vietnam Heritage are specially created by\, and are the property of\, Friends of Vietnam Heritage. You cannot use the ideas and content\, copy\, modify or publish these or any other activity without the express permission of Friends of Vietnam. Our activities are not to be used for commercial purposes. \nPlease follow and like us:Share this:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)Click to share on Skype (Opens in new window)Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)Like this:Like Loading...
URL:http://www.fvheritage.org/event/hanoi-city-walk-eng-a-m-hang-da-market-and-surrounding-area-old-quarter/
CATEGORIES:City Walks
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh:20260809T090000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh:20260809T133000
DTSTAMP:20260814T091521
CREATED:20260801T164245Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260803T090216Z
UID:6060-1786266000-1786282200@www.fvheritage.org
SUMMARY:Mosaic craft (a.m): at home chat with distinguished artist Nguyễn Quý Sơn (Giang Cao\, Bát Tràng)
DESCRIPTION:THE PIONEER OF MOSAIC ART \nUPDATED : THIS IS A MORNING EVENT STARTING 9AM \nHave you ever thought about from where mosaic artist Nguyễn Thu Thủy gets her lovely mosaic tiles for her public art mosaic creations? They come from one family workshop in Giang Cao\, Bát Tràng. She met distinguished artist and pioneer of mosaic art Nguyễn Quý Sơn when she was planning Hanoi’s mosaic wall along the dyke road for the city’s 1\,000th anniversary. Since then\, Sơn and his team have become the main provider of her ceramic mosaic tiles for most of her creations throughout Vietnam – from Hanoi to the Spratleys and Paracel islands\, from Da Nang to Ho Chi Minh City. \nWe are delighted to have got to know Sơn and his family and with them we are planning 3 main activities over the coming months. \n\nAt home talk with Sơn to learn about the history of his craft\, what makes his ceramics unique\, a look around his home and his factory\nA visit to their former home which they are now turning into a ceramic mosaic museum\nA tile making mosaic workshop\n\nAs these will be small groups we will repeat the activities as we expect this topic to be popular so once all spaces are taken please continue to RSVP for the waiting list and repeat events. \nFIRST EVENT. We start off with the at home talk. This is the first time we have done this although we had a detailed planning meeting to run through the content and agenda. Sơn and is wife don’t speak English so his daughter Huyền will translate (she recently graduated from BUV) \nOutline. Meeting in his home Sơn\, Huyền\, and his wife will talk about their creative journey\, life before they met Thủy and how her projects have propelled their family business to even greater heights and fame. How the tile making techniques have been developed (its very much a family secret so they can only share certain info)\, what some of his most memorable projects have been\, how a ceramic tile making project is put together and how they work with the relevant artists + time for Q&A. We tour the family house before heading out to look inside their factory a fairly short walk away. Before we start we meet at their nearby mosaic café for coffee and intro. \nMeeting point – this will be shared with those confirmed on the event. For info its in Giang Cao off the Long Bien-Xuan Canh road heading towards Ecopark and Bát Tràng (about 30 mins by bus from Long bien bus station). Meet 8.45am \nAGENDA\n8.45am meet at the mosaic coffee shop (location will be sent to those who are confirmed)\n9am-11am at home chat at their house\n11am-12noon visit the factory\nafter 12noon we plan to have some Bat Trang specilties for lunch if you would like to stay on. \nAmount – 250\,000 pp which will probably be a donation for their factory staff \nNumbers – very max 10 people. This is the first time we have done this event and we want to make it an indepth intimate chat + we are restricted by space \nPlease RSVP – stella@fvheritage.org \nPlease follow and like us:Share this:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)Click to share on Skype (Opens in new window)Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)Like this:Like Loading...
URL:http://www.fvheritage.org/event/6060/
CATEGORIES:Culture Series
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh:20260815T093000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh:20260815T123000
DTSTAMP:20260814T091521
CREATED:20260808T053823Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260808T134843Z
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SUMMARY:Hanoi City walk (English) – Tràng Tiền street full circle - FULL
DESCRIPTION:(NB the walk is subject to the weather) \nAS OF 8 AUGUST THIS WALK IS NOW FULL. PLEASE RSVP FOR THE WAITING LIST. THANKS \nTràng Tiền and surrounding roads such as Hàng Bài\, Bà Triệu\, Hàng Khay etc. are familiar to most of us. As we stroll these streets we will touch on the area’s development from the early days of Hanoi through the French period to the present time\, hear some of its eclectic stories and history\, notes on theatre and the cinema and the former ‘lives’ of some familiar and not so familiar buildings\, including the rise of cinemas in Hanoi\, who Hanoi Hannah was\, the 2 previous lives of the current French embassy compound\, the rennovation of French era buildings….. and a lot more.   Hopefully you will discover things you didn’t know about these well-known streets and structures. \nOur very simple but detailed route will take us in a rectangle from outside the Opera House\, down Tràng Tiền street to Hàng Khay\, into Bà Triệu street\, towards Hàm Long\, returning via Hàng Bài and ending full circle back in Tràng Tiền steet\, with a few interesting diversions on the way.   This is one on of our longer walks – it lasts 3 hours. If you need to leave before the walk ends that is no problem. \nRSVP – stella@fvheritage.org \nPlease provide your mobile number when registering \nMax – 8 people \nAmount – VND 100\,000 per adult\, VND 50\,000 children \nMeeting point in Tràng Tiền street will be sent to those confirmed on the walk (start and end in Tràng Tiền street) \n  \n©1999 Friends of Vietnam Heritage. All rights reserved. All city walks and excursions run by Friends of Vietnam Heritage are specially created by\, and are the property of\, Friends of Vietnam Heritage. You cannot use the ideas and content\, copy\, modify or publish these or any other activity without the express permission of Friends of Vietnam. Our activities are not to be used for commercial purposes. \nPlease follow and like us:Share this:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)Click to share on Skype (Opens in new window)Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)Like this:Like Loading...
URL:http://www.fvheritage.org/event/hanoi-city-walk-english-trang-tien-street-full-circle-3/
CATEGORIES:City Walks
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh:20260816T140000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh:20260816T170000
DTSTAMP:20260814T091521
CREATED:20260802T170332Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260807T091300Z
UID:6076-1786888800-1786899600@www.fvheritage.org
SUMMARY:Living Heritage. Village cycle tour - meet the áo dài tailor\, rice miller and rice wine maker - FULL
DESCRIPTION:THIS IS NOW FULL. PLEASE RSVP FOR THE WAITING LIST AND PRIORITY FOR A REPEAT EVENT \nOur friend Ngọc\, who devised the tofu tours\, has created a lovely afternoon filled with number of fun and engaging activities in her village\, Xuân Canh village\, Đông Anh. Meet a variety of artisans – her village neighbours – as part of a new FVH section called ‘Living Heritage’. The whole experience is expected to take 3 to 3.5 hours. \nAfter a short afternoon ferry crossing across the Đuống river to Đông Anh on the other side we share taxis to Ngọc’s village where we collect our cycles – our main mode of transport around the village and rice fields. \nThe idea for this event grew out of the tofu tours to give more time in the village and meet some of the locals in their homes\, which serve as their place of work/local employment. \nThe duration for each meeting depends on us and what’s going in the particular family’s working schedule at the time. \nTHE PLAN \nMeet the áo dài tailor. We focus on her own family’s story including how her father learnt the tailoring profession as a young boy in the 1950s\, how she started helping her parents in the 1970s\, and how she continues the family craft today. The meeting includes learning how measurements are taken for a custom-made áo dài\, we can try a few simple hand-stitching techniques\, compare hand-finished and machine-finished work\, and get the idea of how an áo dài is made from start to finish.  (NB if you wish you may also bring an áo dài for alterations or order a new one made – an optional extra personal cost – or take the tailor’s details and come back another day). \nMeet the rice miller. Every season tells a different story and one rarely stops to think about what the processes are before the rice reaches our table – depending on the season and what’s going in in the fields we can see discover more about the rice growing industry. Local rice farmers often bring their rice to the local guy in the village who has a milling machine\, which he hires out to mill and sift the rice. We have a chance to see how the machine works (NB the room will be dusty with a dry smell of rice so you may want to wear a mask for this part). \nMeet the rice wine making family.  Let’s see how ‘happy water’ is made by one of the local home wine making families. And a chance to sample some wine. \nSharing a meal at home. We end the afternoon with a simple and delicious home cooked meal – food from the local market and hand-picked vegetables and herbs depending on the season. \nNOTE \nNumbers – 10 to max 12 people \nDuration – 3 to 3.5 hours \nPrice pp – VND 400\,000 (free for children under 10 years old). This includes – 1 way short ferry ride; donations to the áo dài tailor\, the rice miller and wine making family\,; bike hire and late afternoon meal. Excludes personal expenses such as tailoring costs\, if you want to buy products from any of the artisans\, shared taxi ride from getting off the ferry to the village and your return to Hanoi. \nWhen RSVPing please state if you already have a cycle and plan to bring it\, and if you are vegetarian or have any food allergies. If you plan to sign up for a child please note the bikes are adult size of various different types and many not be suitable for a small child to ride. Please include you mobile number \nPlease RSVP – to  Ngoc at bamboolife2@gmail.com \nThe welcome email will be sent a few days before with exact meeting point. NB  this event could be subject to the weather so we ask for your flexiblity and patience depending on what the weather decides to do. \nPlease follow and like us:Share this:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)Click to share on Skype (Opens in new window)Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)Like this:Like Loading...
URL:http://www.fvheritage.org/event/living-heritage-village-cycle-tour-to-meet-ao-dai-tailor-rice-miller-and-rice-wine-maker/
CATEGORIES:Culture Series,Excursions
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh:20260821T093000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh:20260821T123000
DTSTAMP:20260814T091521
CREATED:20260808T055616Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260808T062416Z
UID:6101-1787304600-1787315400@www.fvheritage.org
SUMMARY:Hanoi City walk (English a.m). Silver\, coffee\, revolution & icecream: Hàng Bạc to Nguyễn Hữu Huân
DESCRIPTION:(NB subject to the weather) \n‘SILVER\, COFFEE\, REVOLUTION AND ICE CREAM’ \nA very short distance as the crow flies. But we take the long way round zig zagging up and down the streets in this  familiar area of the Old Quarter to discover the unfamiliar – from Đinh Liệt  and Hàng Bạc to Cầu Gỗ and Nguyễn Hữu Huân streets.  We touch on many subjects from the birth of silver making in Hanoi\, how Hong Kong cinema came to share space with Cải Lương folk opera\, and the novel Dumb Luck (by Vũ Trọng Phụng) to the combination of  ice cream and revolution (ice cream is no longer sold here though)\, and the infinite fascination with cafes. \nPlease RSVP – to stella@fvheritage.org \nNumbers  – max 8 people \nMeet @ 9.15am ready to start 9.30am in Bancong cafe for introductions over a coffee and end outside Cafe Giảng \nAmount – 100\,000 VND pp \n  \n©1999 Friends of Vietnam Heritage. All rights reserved. All city walks and excursions run by Friends of Vietnam Heritage are specially created by\, and are the property of\, Friends of Vietnam Heritage. You cannot use the ideas and content\, copy\, modify or publish these or any other activity without the express permission of Friends of Vietnam. Our activities are not to be used for commercial purposes. \nPlease follow and like us:Share this:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)Click to share on Skype (Opens in new window)Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)Like this:Like Loading...
URL:http://www.fvheritage.org/event/hanoi-city-walk-english-a-m-silver-coffee-revolution-icecream-hang-bac-to-nguyen-huu-huan/
CATEGORIES:City Walks
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh:20260829T093000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh:20260829T120000
DTSTAMP:20260814T091521
CREATED:20260801T160900Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260814T090153Z
UID:6058-1787995800-1788004800@www.fvheritage.org
SUMMARY:Craft workshop (a.m): mini ethnic minority fabric conical hat decoration - nearly full
DESCRIPTION:AS OF 14 AUGUST MAX 3 SPACES AVAILABLE THANKS \nSince 2023 we have teamed up with Chie to run a monthly craft workshop on a Saturday or Sunday (a.m or p.m) aiming to make one product from the shop that is not too difficult. Some items are not practical to make so we stick with an item that can be made in a few hours. We have probably made most things now so we are repeating some of the previous workshops. \nHowever\, this month we have a new product. Recently introduced into the shop is a little conical hat covered in a variety of ethinic minority fabrics (greens\, yellow\, orange\, red etc….). This month’s workshop is based on this hat\,  which will be adapted by combining elements of another workshop (the little stuffed material cube hanging decorations).  Hence\, we make a new hat version to give more variety and complexity for our workshop. The photo below may not be very clear. So\,  to explain…. the material is pre-cut (into a big circle). We cover the hat with our chosen colour fabric and glue it on. We hand sew the edges all the way round making the edges neat and tidy. (For those who are more advanced at sewing you are welcome to embroider decoration on the material before glueing).   Now the enhanced part – we thread beads and make little wool pompoms attaching them to the edges of the hat (as many as you like) before attaching a string at the top thereby transforming the conical hat into a hanging decoration. (And if you like when we repeat this workshop in other months you can come and make another one each time and then create a hanging mobile) \nAs this is more complex than it may sound the Chie team advise we concentate on making 1  hat each with the decorations. \n\n\n\nNumbers – Min 5\, very max 10 people for this workshop to run. \nAmount – VND 390\,000 pp\, includes instruction\, all materials\, herbal tea\, and green bean cake \nVenue – Chie Dù Pù Dù Pà\, in Hang Trong street \nRSVP – Stella@fvheritage.org \nWelcome email will be sent to those confirmed on the workshop a few days before \nPlease follow and like us:Share this:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)Click to share on Skype (Opens in new window)Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)Like this:Like Loading...
URL:http://www.fvheritage.org/event/craft-workshop-a-m-mini-ethnic-minority-fabric-conical-hat-decoration/
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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