Book Street
Pho Sach Ha Noi While Hanoi has always been home to dozens of bookstores, Pho Sach Ha Noi is a new addition to the city’s…
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Pho Sach Ha Noi While Hanoi has always been home to dozens of bookstores, Pho Sach Ha Noi is a new addition to the city’s…
A Tribute to Paris The French completed the Hanoi Opera House in 1911, intending for it to resemble the Palais Garnier in Paris. Even after…
The Man Who Inspired a Nation Even before he became the leader of Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh lived a fascinating life. Born into a poor…
A Grand Building for a Grand Collection On top of its impressive collection, the National Museum of Vietnamese History is a spectacular piece of architecture.…
The Art of Water Puppetry Water Puppetry is a distinctly Vietnamese art form. Historically performances took place in flooded rice paddies. Villagers constructed large puppets…
The Evolution of Vietnamese Art Compared to the art museum in Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi’s Fine Arts Museum is gigantic. Located in what was…
A Violent History For much of Vietnam’s history, the country waged war against enemies who sought to dominate it. First the French, whose dominion over…
A Tribute to Women Though gender inequality exists in Vietnam, women have made a big difference in the country’s history, farming and fighting right alongside the…