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April 2023
Cultural Series – The story of the Nôm script with Dr Lâm
How many times on excursions and visiting places of worship you been told something is written in Hán or Nôm but you have no idea what it says or what the differences are between the characters? Now is your chance to learn about these 2 fascinating scripts and their importance in Vietnam. Why did Vietnam have a dual script? It was because the Chinese characters did not satisfy the vocabulary and grammar of the Vietnamese language. They did not sound…
Find out more »People of the Old Quarter series: Meet Đức in ‘bamboo land’ + a bamboo workshop)
AS OF 1PM 7 APRIL MAX 3 SPACES AVAILABLE The 2nd in our series of people of Hanoi's Old Quarter. For this next meet the people of the Old Quarter ‘at home’ chat we visit 45 year old Đức who was brought up in his family house in Hàng Vảii street which he has now turned into a café built onto and adapted in various stages. Đức is a lover of coffee, he is an artist but he also works…
Find out more »Craft workshop – Indigo dyeing workshop – FULL
THIS WORKSHOP IS NOW FULL. PLEASE RSVP FOR THE WAITING LIST. This is one of FVH's regular craft workshops we try to run 3-4 times a year. Dương thị Thanh and her team at the Indigo Store preserve and restore the traditional culture of the Black Tay ethnic minority in Sapa, supporting 120 producers across 7 different ethnic minorities in the production of organic plants, handmade textiles and employ disabled/deaf staff helping them with sustainable livelihoods etc. Indigo is a deep rich…
Find out more »Hanoi City Walk (Japanese): French Architecture (日本語でのツアーです）
ハノイ街歩き： ホアンキエム湖周辺ツアー ハノイの中心地、ホアンキエム湖の歴史や名前の由来、またフランス 植民地時代の建築物やその歴史について、ホアンキエム湖を周遊しな がらご案内します 日時： 4 月 24 日（月曜日） 9： 30～2 時間程度 集合場所： 玉山祠(Den Ngoc Son:Dinh Tien Hoang,Hang Trong) 費用： 100,000VND （入場料別途） 定員： 8 名 申込み先： https://forms.gle/5VvUDG7CLS8haLuV7 ご質問等はこちらのメールまで fvh.citywalks.japanese@gmail.com （担当： 升岡、 紙谷、 溝口） Hoan Kiem Lake tour Den Ngoc Son:Dinh Tien Hoang,Hang Trong
Find out more »50 years on – the story of The Paris Peace Accords
Spaces available as we can take more people 30 April is a public holiday in Vietnam – this is Reunification Day, Liberation Day, or its official name Day of Southern Liberation for National Reunification. And, this year 2023 is the 50th anniversary of the Paris Peace Accords. Hence, perfect timing for a small group of us to explore a fascinating exhibition on show at Archives Centre 3 dedicated to ‘the road to Paris’ and the milestones to how the Agreement…
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