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October 2020
Hanoi city midweek walk (English): Nguyễn Công Trứ Street and surrounding area
A mid-week repeat of the walk on Sat 17 Oct Nguyễn Công Trứ Street and surrounding area walk will be held twice this month – weekday Sat 17 Oct and Tues 27 Oct Our walk starts outside number 5D Hàm Long street, where the first Communist Party Cell of Hanoi was established. Then along Lò Đúc Street to the Pasteur gardens, and outside the National Institute of Hygiene & Epidemiology (originally the Pasteur Institute). Back up Lò Đúc and to…
Find out more »Film night – When the tenth month comes (Bao giờ cho đến tháng Mười)
In celebration of Vietnamese Women's Day (20/10) which takes place this month we are screening one of Vietnam's classic films: When the tenth month comes (Bao giờ cho đến tháng Mười) directed by People's Artist Đặng Nhật Minh This movie is considered one of the most successful Vietnamese movies of the 1980s (and still an iconic and important one even today). It won many national and international prizes. Shot in black and white it feels an older movie even though made…
Find out more »November 2020
Bookclub – Diary of a Cricket by Tô Hoài
In 1941, ‘Diary of a Cricket’ was published for the first time and immediately aroused a strong interest in young readers. Tô Hoài’s cricket, who began hopping on the grass along Hanoi’s To Lich River, eventually crossed national borders to touch the hearts of children in over 40 countries around the world. The book is regarded as a classic children's novel through many decades. It describes the adventures of a cricket who leaves his nest and travels to different places.…
Find out more »City Walk (English): Imperial Citadel of Thăng Long
FVH is taking part in the Vietnam Festival of Creativity & Design : Hanoi 2020 Hanoi: “Culture and Creativity” Activity: city walk Our informative walk starts in front of the Flag Tower on Điện Biên Phủ with a brief introduction to the Citadel. We will then proceed into the Citadel complex, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, on Hoàng Diệu to learn about/discuss the architecture, the different historical periods of this former centre of power, the different relics and the part…
Find out more »Cultural Series – The 3 C’s of Hanoi: Culture, Coffee and Creativity
FVH is taking part in the Vietnam Festival of Creativity & Design : Hanoi 2020 Hanoi: “Culture and Creativity” Activity: cultural talk Nguyễn Hữu Khôi from VICAS (Vietnam National Institute of Culture and Art studies), who is also founder of @Hanoicapital, an editorial platform to promote Hanoi tourism on social media will deliver a talk exploring Hanoi’s creativity in relation to the coffee culture and how creative coffee shops are developing a new concept within Hanoi society. Join us for this…
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