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The newly-launched event titled “Weekend Book Street” will be one of the highlights of Hanoi Book Street in Hoan Kiem District at the weekend. Artist Xuan Bac will join the weekend event at Hanoi Book Street. Photo courtesy of the event organiser This is an initiative of the Hanoi People’s Committee to enrich the operation of Hanoi Book Street every weekend, making the place an attractive destination for Hanoians and foreign visitors. The premiere program will begin this weekend, from December 31 to January 2, to celebrate New Year’s Eve 2023. There will be a host of activities, such as book launching ceremonies, instructions on how to read books effectively, craft workshops, bookbinding, cover drawing, a calligraphy contest, and instruction on making artistic flower arrangements. In addition, some gastronomic events will also be organized, such as the practice of the Vietnamese tea ceremony; street cooking demonstrations; the corner of Hanoi specialties, among o...

Dao Thi Cam Suong, the calligraphy artist behind the sculpture, said that she was inspired by her love for Can Tho, the local culture, and its residents. A ‘non la’ is a traditional Vietnamese conical hat typically made from bamboo and straw. Suong’s giant conical hat took 89 days to transform from idea to reality. A close-up of the work by Dao Thi Cam Suong in Ninh Kieu District, Can Tho City, Vietnam. Photo : T.Luy / Tuoi Tre It is made from 540 normal-sized ‘non la,’ each decorated with traditional Vietnamese calligraphy of proverbs, poems, folk songs related to the city, and the names of other cities and provinces from across Vietnam. The massive ‘non la’ measures eight meters in diameter and six meters tall. It currently holds the record for the ‘largest calligraphy conical hat model in Vietnam’ according to VietKings – Vietnam’s record keeping organization. The project was funded by a private company. Like us onFacebook  or  follow us onTwitter ...

This marks the second and final lunar eclipse of the year, with the first such lunar eclipse taking place on May 16. The blood moon lunar eclipse as seen at 8 p.m. on November 8 The reddish moon is visible all over the world, from North America, parts of South America, Asia, Australia, and New Zealand. A scene recorded at West Lake in Hanoi at 6:45 p.m. A photo of a blood moon lunar eclipse taken on a mobile phone The next lunar eclipse is due to happen on May 6, 2023. The post Stunning images show blood moon lunar eclipse over Hanoi appeared first on Vietexplorer.com . View more from VietExplorer: Art photos feature beauty of contemporary life across Vietnam RoK willing to help Vietnam develop its cultural industry Vietnamese cultural day takes place in Sydney Photo exhibition celebrates Vietnamese Women’s Day Vietnam to feature traditional cakes in tourism promotion programs Netflix removes South Korean TV dra...