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February 2022
Bookclub – The General Retires & other stories
When it first appeared in 1987, the title story of this collection by Nguyễn Huy Thiệp caused a sensation in Vietnam. Written in spare, succinct prose, it captures the despair of an old general who, after many years of devoted service to his country, is alienated by the emptiness of the society into which he retires and ultimately flees. Thiệp probes similar themes in the stories that follow, from Cun, the moving tale of a crippled beggar, to A Drop…
Find out more »Hanoi City Walk (English) – Hòe Nhai street to Long Bien Bridge (FULL)
This walk is arrangd for those who were on the waiting list from 23 January this walk is now full. Please RSVP for the waiting list A walk that will take us from the Hang Dau water tower to Hòe Nhai street and Hòe Nhai Pagoda, along Hang Than taking a route to Long Bien rail station and Long Bien Bridge under the arches. Learn about the history of the area, what used to be grown by courtiers along Hòe Nhai street, learn…
Find out more »Hanoi City walk (English) – silver and coffee: from Hàng Bạc to Nguyễn Hữu Huân streets
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 revolution,…
Find out more »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…
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