December 31, 2018 | 20:24 (GMT+7)
Series of cultural events about Hanoi’s memories launched
PANO – A series of cultural events themed “Memories of Hanoi” highlighting old memories about Hanoi during the pre-Doi Moi process was kicked off at 70 Nguyen Du street on December 30.
The two-day program includes a painting exhibition, a book release, and a discovery of the pre-Doi Moi process’s cuisine.
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The exhibition showcases 250 paintings published in the book entitled “Hanoi’s old apartment blocks – Sketches and memories” by amateur and professional painters of the Urban Sketchers.
The paintings feature a true atmosphere of Hanoi with several special images such as lines of customers in front of a pho (noodle with beef) restaurant, trade shops, arrangements for an ancestor worship ritual during the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival, and so on.
Meanwhile, the book includes not only paintings but also stories about various people, who grew up in the city during the time.
Visitors to the event could also enjoy traditional cuisines of generations of the Vietnamese people in the past.
Translated by Chung Anh