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April 2019
Cultural Series – Lecture. “Textiles of the ethnic minorities in Vietnam”. Talk with Mark Rapoport
Vietnam has a rich tradition in textiles and there is a variety of hand-woven textiles among the different minority groups. Textiles do much more than cover the body. They convey identity, marital status, spiritual identity, wealth, social status, tribal history, accomplishments and personality. Even though textile weaving follows strong conventions, there is room for individuality and differentiation, and textiles may be said to "speak". In this talk , we examine dozens of textiles from the northern and central parts of…
Find out more »Excursion: Bá Dương Nội Village (Annual Kite Festival) – FULL
THIS AFTERNOON EXCURSION IS FULL BUT PLEASE SIGN UP FOR THE WAITING LIST This is the 3rd year FVH has visited Bá Dương Nội village to watch the proceedings of this 1,000 year-old kite making village's annual kite festival. Generations have kept this tradition alive. The kites are made in the shapes of crescent moons or boats, attached to wooden flutes. The wind passes through the flutes making lovely soft melodies. The village dates back to the 10th century Dinh dynasty. Bá…
Find out more »City Walks: Ba Đình and the French Quarter (Khu phố Pháp)
THIS WALK IS FULL BUT SIGN UP FOR THE WAITING LIST This walking tour gives an overview of the changes to Hanoi that started in the French period (1869-1954). We touch on the development of the education system, town planning and architecture (including that of the political and diplomatic centre) as well as other eclectic information regarding past and present Hanoi as we walk along. Starting at Chu Văn An school (established by the French as the High School of…
Find out more »Sóc Sơn volunteers – English language activities
For Sóc Sơn SIGNED UP VOLUNTEERS ONLY Our volunteers are next at Soc Son on Sunday 21 April 2019 If you are interested in joining our volunteer team, please email Stella – stella@fvheritage.org We meet a few weeks before each session to plan or communicate by email. We travel out by public bus (numbers 58 and 64) and back by taxi (FVH pays for the taxi back to Tay Ho)
Find out more »Hanoi City Walks (Japanese) – Vietnam Museum of Ethnology (日本語でのツアーです）
A brand new walk for the Japanese group ハノイ街歩き：ベトナム民族学博物館 ベトナムに暮らす54の民族を紹介した博物館です。民族衣装、生活雑貨、古民家の見学を通じて、少数民族への理解を深めます。地方から移築した住宅に入りますので、着脱しやすい靴でおいでください。 日時： 4月24日（水曜日） 9:30～11:30予定 集合場所： ベトナム民族学博物館 入り口前 Nguyễn Văn Huyên, Quan Hoa, Cầu Giấy, Hà Nội 費用： 参加費 70,000VND + 入場料 40,000 VND = 110,000 VND 定員： 10名 申込み先： https://goo.gl/forms/6w1K1DQvVTzK2sbg2 申込みはお１人様ずつお願い致します。 ※申し込み方法を変更しました※ 今後、申込日の設定がなくホームページに日本語ツアーの情報が掲載され次第、受付開始となります。随時、ホームペー ジをご確認ください。 申込もGoogle フォームからお願いします。定員に達した時点 で、申込ができなくなります。ご了承ください。 その他の問い合わせ：fvh.citywalks.japanese@gmail.com （担当：大塚、金山）
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