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April 2018
Excursion: Bá Dương Nội Village (Annual Kite Festival) – Part 2
***PLEASE REGISTER TO ATTEND THIS EVENT. DETAILS BELOW*** Bá Dương Nội village is a 1,000 year-old kite making village; 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. Ba Duong Noi has a reputation as one of Vietnam’s main kite flying centres. The village annual kite festival…
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City Walk: Fine Arts Museum (日本語でのツアーです）
ハノイ街歩き：ハノイ美術博物館ツアー 多種多様な美術品の中からいくつかピックアップして紹介します。 美術品から窺えるベトナムの魅力を感じてみませんか？ 日時：5月10日（木）9:30-11:30AM 集合場所：66 Nguyen Thai Hoc 費用： 70,000VND （入場料別途） 定員： 10名 申込み先：fvh.citywalks.japanese@gmail.com （担当：市岡） 申込みは４月２７日（金）10:00AMからです。（それ以前に送付いただいたメールは 大変申し訳ございませんが受付できません） お申込みの際は、ツアー名、日時、参加者のそれぞれの氏名、携帯電話番号、 メールアドレスを記載の上、上記メールアドレス宛てにお送りください。 なお、１回の申込みにつき２名様までとさせていただきます
Find out more »City walks: Nguyễn Công Trứ Street and surrounds
*** PLEASE REGISTER TO ATTEND THIS EVENT. DETAILS BELOW*** 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 to Lò Đúc and into Nguyễn Công Trứ Street. We will mention some of the buildings from the French era, which sadly have been pulled down to make…
Find out more »Excursion: POSTPONED – Đông Các water puppet village
***PLEASE NOTE THIS EXCURSION IS POSTPONED. WE WILL RESCHEDULE IN THE AUTUMN. APOLOGIES TO THOSE WHO HAD SIGNED UP*** Travel to one of the few remaining villages which is still home to the craftsmen and handlers of Water Puppets. This full day study tour will visit Đông Các Village in Thái Bình Province, approximately 130 kilometers from Hà Nội. The village has over 300 years of Water Puppet history. We will learn about this village‘s individual designs and its unique…
Find out more »Film night: LEGEND ON MOTHERS
The film “Legend on Mothers” by Director Bach Diep (1987) Synopsis: This is a touching story about a beautiful woman named Huong, a midwife at a hospital of obstetrics. Her husband meanwhile joined the army. Despite facing a lot of danger and challenges, she adopted three newborn babies who are the children of resistance and intelligence officers. The film also tells the story of silent sacrifices of female revolutionaries who overcame danger in their personal lives in order to carry…
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