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May 2018
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…
Find out more »Workshop: Dó paper book binding
***TO ATTEND THIS EVENT, PLEASE REGISTER. DETAILS BELOW*** This event is being run in association with the Zo Project. Introduce dó paper: history, characters, uses. Introduce tools: needles and threads, rubber hammer, chisel, glue (PVA), decorative pieces. Introduce some types of notebooks to choose from. Demonstration of binding a notebook. Guidance from the instructors. Practice stitching and decorating your own notebook Q&A Max 10 people Email Stella (the event organiser) to register.
Find out more »June 2018
Cultural Series – talk and presentation on TAOISM in Vietnam
Taoism is a religious/philosophical tradition originating in China, dating from around the 4th century BC. It emphasizes living in harmony with the Tao. Central to the Taoist philosophy is duality and living with opposites. Yang is male, associated with the sun, hot, active, rigid and conformist. Yin is female, associated with the earth, cool, passive, flexible and unorthodox. This principle applies to all elements of existence. Taoism encourages a pure and simple life, harmony between each other, nature and the universe.…
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