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August 2025
Half-day excursion: the craft of “preserving the spirit” of the national flag
Vietnam's national spirit through the national flag thôn Từ Vân, xã Lê Lợi, Thường Tín, Hà Nội Từ Vân Village, located in the southern suburbs of Hanoi, about 30km from the city center, is famous for Vietnam’s National flag making, embroidery and weaving. Even our FVH organizing team could not imagine this amazing opportunity would present itself just in time as Vietnam’s National Day drew near. As you can imagine, this is an extremely busy period for the artisan families…
Find out more »Hanoi City Walk (ENG) a.m. Hàng Da market area (old quarter) – POSTPONED
POSTPONED DUE TO ROAD CLOSURES FOR NATIONAL DAY PARADE. This morning’s walk explores the area around Hàng Da market. We learn about the original trade of the surrounding streets, what the concept of Tuong Theatre is, who was the master embroiderer, why was Princess Y Lan given this name, find out where a former FVH friend lived - Nguyen Van Quy who composed 9 sonatas for the violin and piano (Beethoven of Vietnam), discover a hidden old villa and explore…
Find out more »Cultural Series (p.m): Lecture – Confucius and confucianism
This month's lecture with Dr Trần Đoàn Lâm at the Đình Làng Việt venue features Confucius and Confucianism. This belief is a philosophy and ethical system which has underpinned Vietnam's culture and political landscape for centuries. Its a huge topic and Lâm can only cover the essentials in one afternoon; the agenda will include a section on education and the Confucian court examinations (which made a huge impact on the culture and social order in Vietnam), as well as the main elements of this…
Find out more »September 2025
Excursion morning: The story of tofu (visit to Xuân Canh village, Đông Anh) with Ngọc’s tofu tours
TOFU TOURS FOR SEPTEMBER (FVH SUPPORTING NGOC WITH HER TOFU TOURS) Meet our friend and local guide Ngọc, who lives in Xuân Canh village (Đông Anh, Hà Nội on the other side of the Đuống River). This is also home to a charming couple and the only place in her hometown where the traditional method of making tofu is still strictly followed step by step. PLEASE RSVP DIRECT TO NGOC FOR THESE TOURS Tours are run on the following dates…
Find out more »Craft workshop (a.m): fabric fruit from ethnic minority textiles
In 2023 we started running some workshops with Huyen of Textile Linker fame who teamed up with Thuy who founded Chie Dù Pù Dù Pà in Hang Trong street to run craft workshops. Always looking for a new item for a workshop, this month we will make 3 frabric fruit. The bodies (the fruit are a fairly large size so will need a lot of cotton suffing) are pre-sewn, and we fill them with cotton wool stuffing and hand sew…
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