Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Exhibition of photos of Hanoi past and present

Exhibition of photos of Hanoi past and present

More than 100 black and white photos by photo-journalists from the
Vietnam News Agency (VNA) chronicling Hanoi from the past until the
present day are on display in Hanoi .


Speaking at the opening ceremony on August 23 for the “Hanoi-the heart
of motherland” exhibition, VNA’s Deputy General Director Nguyen Duc Loi
said the exhibition reflects the capital city’s glorious history during
the country’s struggles for national independence and construction as
well as simple images from days gone past.


He said
that VNA’s staff, along with people the length and breadth of the
nation, are reverently welcoming the 1,000 th anniversary of Thang
Long-Hanoi, which is in October this year.


Apart
from the documentary photos of Hanoi in the past, there are also
images of late President Ho Chi Minh and other state leaders as well as
of the capital city in its struggle for freedom during the US and
French wars and the industrialisation and modernisation process.


The exhibition will last until August 29./.

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