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Trieu Khuc Festival Filed under:
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Trieu Khuc village or Ke Do village is located in Tan Trieu commune, Thanh Tri district. In the past Kẻ Đợ was famous for nón quai thao (a kind of hat for women). Today it is famous for embroidery and objects of worship, such as parasols and curtains which were invented by Lord Vu. Every year, ...
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Hanoi Opera House Filed under:
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29
Oct
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The Hanoi Opera House is situated on Le Thanh Tong St., Hanoi; near the Red River and several hundreds meters east of Hoan Kiem Lake. It is an old theatre with French architecture and typical Gothic and Mosaic characters reflected on the door domes and the glassed room respectively. For a long time, the Hanoi ...
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Ngoc Son Temple Filed under:
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29
Oct
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Ngọc Sơn Temple is in the center of Hà Nội on a small island in the middle of Hoàn Kiếm Lake. The lake is also called Hồ Gươm (Sword Lake) and was previously named Lục Thuỷ (Green Water) because its water is always green. When he was still living in his homeland Lam Sơn, Lê Lợi ...
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Embroidery in Ha noi Filed under:
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28
Oct
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Stroll along Hang Gai Street in Hanoi you'll see more dazzling examples of Vietnames embroidery paintings-landscapes, portraits or still-lifes, all executed in silk threads. Thousands of minuscule stitches make these pictures as sharp as photographs, while the soft shine of silk lends them a warm and lively glow. The man credited with introduction embroidery to ...