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August 2024
Excursion (half day p.m) – Mid-Autumn festival star lantern workshop & Hậu Ái village communal house
COMMUNAL HOUSE VISIT AND MID-AUTUMN FESTIVAL STAR LANTERN WORKSHOP. Every Vietnamese child dreams about an amazing Tết Trung Thu with his/her own brightly lit lantern and a feeling full from munching on mooncakes. Tết Trung Thu or Mid-autumn Festival, is also known in Vietnam as the “Children’s Festival”. This year, the Mid-autumn Festival falls on September 17th, 2024, which is the middle of the eighth lunar month. However, preparations begin far in advance. The run up to the festival is always the…
Find out more »Musical Folk theatre – exploring the world of Tuồng – PROGRAMME AMEND
NB - the Tuong theatre has to cancel the performance scheduled for evening 31 August as the ward will host an anniversary show similar time Instead of postponing our event we will hold part 1 ( foyer exhibition tour) and part 2 (watching a performance) will be rescheduled. However part 1 has to move to the morning as won't have access to the theatre foyer in the evening. Exploring exploring the world of Tuồng theatre. Tuồng is a form of…
Find out more »September 2024
Hanoi City Walk (ENG) – A Summer Walk: “Radiant Escapade” – postponed
THIS WALK IS POSTPONE DUE TO THE STORMS THIS WEEKEND. NEW DATE TO BE ANNOUNCED This is the Summer Chapter of our Seasonal Hanoi Walk Tours. Despite the heat of our vibrant city, Hanoi still has its own charm. We start at the Hanoi Post Office, strolling our way past Hoan Kiem Lake, up to some of the old quarter alleys, ending at Tài Lộc House, 76 Hàng Điếu. During our Seasonal Walking Tours, we always have something interesting to…
Find out more »Bookclub – Dumb Luck (Số đỏ) by Vũ Trọng Phụng
for more information on our bookclub please contact Carolyn -cjeziorski@unishanoi.org or hello@fvheritage.org
Find out more »Hanoi City Walk (ENG): Precursors of Đồng Xuân Market
When we zoom out on history, Đồng Xuân is a fairly new market. A little over 130 years old. Its establishment came about during the colonial era, with merchants relocating from two other bustling markets. As we uncover remnants of these once-lively marketplaces, we’ll learn about commerce in the capital city and the history of the neighborhoods surrounding Đồng Xuân. Stretching from Hàng Buồm to Cầu Đông, the trip lasts only about 2 hours and we guarantee that you'll find…
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