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September 2019
Hanoi city walk (English) – Bạch Mã temple and surrounding area
Welcome to a stroll around some of Hanoi's Old Quarter and the '36 Streets'. This is the Bạch Mã temple walk where we discover why a white horse was so instrumental in the building of the Thang Long citadel, how the trade of Hàng Buồm street today with its alcohol shops and bars is a far cry from its original trade, we visit a number of lesser known and hidden places of worship and find hidden alleys. We start at Hàng Buồm, Bạch Mã temple…
Find out more »FVH Film night special – double bill. A tribute to Wilfred Burchett
FVH special film night – double bill Honouring the life of Australian journalist Wilfred Burchett (16/09/1911-27/09/1983). Happy birthday for today - his 108th birthday (1) 19:00 - 20:00: (movie) PUBLIC ENEMY NUMBER ONE (1981) – 1hr (2) 20:00 - 20:15: George Burchett gives a short intro to the next movie - Wilfred Burchett visiting the southern liberated zones (3) 20:15 - 21:10: (movie) JOURNALIST WILFRED BURCHETT VISITS THE LIBERATED ZONES OF SOUTH VIETNAM (1964) 55mins (concludes) 21:10 - 22:00: Q&A with George Burchett Detail…
Find out more »UNIS Hanoi Community Fair morning
Come and meet us at our table at UNIS Hanoi's annual community morning event Welcome to FVH's 20th anniversary year
Find out more »Hanoi city walk (English) – Bạch Mã temple – FULL
This walk is FULL. Welcome to a stroll around some of Hanoi’s Old Quarter's ’36 Streets’. This is the Bach Ma temple walk where we discover why a white horse was so instrumental in the building of the Thang Long citadel, how the trade of Hang Buom street today with its alcohol shops and bars is a far cry from its original business, we visit a number of lesser known and hidden places of worship and find hidden alleys. We start…
Find out more »Craft workshop – traditional paper masks – FULL
Please sign up for the waiting list We visit the last remaining artisan family in the Old Quarter still making traditional papier-mâché masks. Learn some interesting facts of this craft, how they are made and the different painted images. Each mask has its own story leading us into a world of Vietnamese fairy tales and literature. The papier-mâché painted masks have long been part of the ups and downs of North Vietnam's history, remaining an important element in our culture, not only during mid-autumn but…
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