deep fondness of Hanoi and has spent many years researching the thousand
year old capital city.
Chaplain first set foot in Hanoi in 2002 and was attracted by the city’s
peaceful settings and landscapes, its Old Quarter and historical and
cultural sites, especially the Thang Long Royal Citadel, which inspired
him to collect information on the city such as books, photos and CDs.
Since 2006, Chaplain has taken part in contests on Thang Long-Hanoi and has won prizes four times.
After seven years, he had amassed over 1,000 photos of Hanoi and
subsequently has put on two photo exhibitions about the Vietnamese
capital to mark the 1,000 th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi.
According to Vietnamese historian Duong Trung Quoc, this is a precious
photo collection and will help young Vietnamese people to understand
more about the capital’s past.
In 2007, Chaplain
launched a website in French, Vietnamese and English at:
http://www.hanoilavie.com , which is the first website on Hanoi run by a
foreigner. He said he hoped that the site would act as a bridge of
friendship and a meeting place for fans of Hanoi.
At present, he is in Hanoi to enjoy the atmosphere of the grand
millennium. He says that Hanoi is always in his heart and he wants to
protect and preserve it along with Hanoi’s citizens./.
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