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April 2018
Excursion: Bá Dương Nội Village – Part 1
**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 dynast. Bá Dương Nội has a reputation as one of Vietnam’s major kite flying centres. (to quote from VoV): “The…
Find out more »City Walks: Ba Đình and the French Quarter (Khu phố Pháp)
*** PLEASE REGISTER TO ATTEND THIS EVENT. DETAILS BELOW*** 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 the Protectorate,…
Find out more »Workshop: Make Your Own Dó Paper Earrings
*** PLEASE REGISTER TO ATTEND THIS EVENT. DETAILS BELOW*** FVH is teaming up with the Zo Project team to run a workshop to make your own earrings from dó paper. Introduction to Dó paper and its history Introduction to tools used in the workshop and 2 types of earrings Demonstration and instruction Make your own earrings Q&A Venue: N Square, 51 Tô Ngọc Vân Time: arrive by 2.30pm Set donation: 300,000 VND pp (includes materials) Limit: …
Find out more »City walk: Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum (in Japanese)
***PLEASE REGISTER TO ATTEND THIS WALK*** Our main topics are “Who was Ho Chi Minh?” “What haS he done?” The tour start at Ba Dinh Square, take a look at Historic buildings and tourist sites: Ho chi Minh Mausoleum (also called as Uncle Mausoleum, the large memorial in Hanoi), Ho Chi Minh House-on-stilts, the Presidential Palace. Meeting place: The Crossroad of Ngoc Ha St. and Le Hong Phong St. (Front of security gate） Cost: 70,000 VND + entrance fee…
Find out more »Film Night: Mother’s Soul
***PLEASE REGISTER TO ATTEND THIS EVENT. DETAILS BELOW*** The movie for this month is Mother’s Soul. “Mother’s Soul” produced by the Vietnam Feature Film Studio, was nurtured in 20 years by director Nhue Giang. The movie is based on a same-name short story written by Nguyen Huy Thiep in the late 1980s. It is about a mother and her daughter who live in a tent amid the Red River in Hanoi. The mother (Hong Anh) is always busy making a…
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