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May 2019
Hanoi City walk MID-WEEK (English) – Tràng Tiền street and surrounding area
Tràng 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. Hopefully you will discover things you didn’t know about…
Find out more »Excursion: Ước Lễ Village and Hồ Chí Minh Trail Museum
Ước Lễ Village, Tân Ước Commune, Thanh Oai District, Hà Nội and Hồ Chí Minh Trail Museum, Yên Nghĩa, Hà Đông, Hà Nội Full day excursion. Visit Ước Lễ village in Hà Tây one of the less well known/touristic ancient villages outside Hanoi. Ước Lễ Village is an ancient village located about 30km west of Hanoi. It is famous for pork paste (giò lụa) making profession and its old village gate which bears the inscription “Mỹ Tục Khả Phong” (good traditions). In…
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 19 May 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) Note this day is the last before the summer holiday so there will…
Find out more »Tour (English): Behind the scenes – State Records & Archives Department of Vietnam – FULL
THIS TOUR IS FULL. REGISTRATIONS ARE BEING TAKEN FOR THE WAITING LIST. THANKS FVH is delighted to have the chance to collaborate with the State Records and Archives Department of Vietnam. In the future we plan to hold lectures/seminars on specific topics. We start our association with a unique and inspiring look at the Archives Centre no. 3 which holds post-1945 to present day records. We meet the Director and some of her team who will take us on a fascinating…
Find out more »Art/craft: Dó paper bracelet making
Zó project is a social business which preserves, supports and expands Vietnamese traditional paper (dó paper) and its making technique in a sustainable and creative way. The idea of setting up Zó project came from the passion of the founder, Trần Hồng Nhung. Zó is a young dynamic team wishing to bring back traditional values into modern society. In return, profits are ploughe back into the community of paper-makers to create more job opportunities and stable incomes for the ethnic…
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