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February 2022
Hanoi City walk (English) P.M – silver & coffee: Hàng Bạc to Nguyễn Hữu Huân
A short distance as the crow flies. But we take the long way round zig zagging up and down the streets in this familar area of the Old Quarter to discover the unfamilar – from Đinh Liệt and Hang Bac to Cầu Gỗ and Nguyễn Hữu Huân streets. We touch on many subjects from the birth of silver making in Hanoi and how Hong Kong cinema came to share space with Cải Lương folk opera, to the combination of ice cream and…
Find out more »Art and craft worshop – Calligraphic writing on dó paper – FULL
THIS WOKRSHOP IS NOW FULL. PLEASE RSVP FOR THE WAITING LIST Helping to preserve and support the production of Vietnamese traditional paper (dó paper) and its making technique in a sustainable and creative way. In return, profits are ploughed back into the community of paper-makers to create more job opportunities and stable incomes for the ethnic minority village in Hoa Binh. A fun afternoon as we learn the basics of calligraphic writing using a brush and ink, learning about the different…
Find out more »Hanoi City Walk (English) p.m – Trúc Bạch Lake & Ngũ Xã – FULL
This walk is currently full. Please RSVP for the waiting list and/or a repeat walk The theme of this wak is very eclectic touuching on bronze casting, and the general changes to the area, the former and present lives of the land and buildings. Meet outside Đền Quán Thánh, the almost purely Taoist temple with 350-year-old bronze statue of Trấ́́n Vũ. We refer to legends around Trúc Bạch lake – stories, history of the area, the part the young people played in Hanoi’s…
Find out more »March 2022
Hanoi City Walk (English) – Hàng Da market area (old quarter) FULL
This morning's walk explores the area around Hàng Da market. We learn about the original trade of the streets nearby, what the concept of Tuong Theatre is, who was the master embroiderer, why was Princess Y Lan given this name, if you loved the music of FVH’s composer friend Nguyen Van Quy we find out where he had lived and composed his 9 sonatas., discover a hidden old villa and explore the alleyways in this part of the old quarter.…
Find out more »Cultural series – At home with Ngọc Linh – a legend in Vietnam’s film making industry
“An afternoon chat with Ngọc Linh – the pride of Vietnamese movie art design” FVH is proud to be able to hold an afternoon at the home of Meritorious Artist Ngọc Linh, well known talented Vietnamese painter and cinema-stage art designer. Join a small group of us as we meet and chat with legendary 92 years' old painter and cinema design artist Ngọc Linh. We hear about his career in movie and stage art design as he regales us with his…
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