Famed professor to lecture on Long Bien Bridge
The historic bridge will be the topic of a lecture by Professor Douglas Jardine, director of Academic Affairs at the Faculty of Foreign Studies of Hanoi University.
The historic bridge will be the topic of a lecture by Professor Douglas Jardine, director of Academic Affairs at the Faculty of Foreign Studies of Hanoi University. Coming to the lecture, the audiences will have a chance to discover the life of this historic bridge from the day construction starts in early 20th century until now as well as its roles in history, culture and socity through time.
Long Bien Bridge is an iron bridge across the Red River and connects two parts of the city of Hanoi. Construction by French colonialists was finished in 1903 and the bridge was then named after Paul Doumer, Governor of Indochina at the time. Scholars have done some major academic researches about the bridge and Doulas Jardine is among the experts.
Mr. Jardine, also an enthusiastic photographer, has a great love for Long Bien and finds it to be an endless inspiration for his research and photography passion. He has organized a number of exhibitions featuring his works of Long Bien Bridge in recent years and has given several lectures about this monument of the city.
Lecture starts at 7:00pm Mon 26th September 2011 in Cinematheque (back room) 22A Hai Ba Trung Street, Hanoi.
Ticket is available at 80,000 VND for the first 60 that sign up. Contact Henlen Huntley at helenshuntley@yahoo.com for registration.
Exhibition to highlight Vietnam’s heritage and handicrafts to be held in December
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism informed that an exhibition honoring Vietnam’s cultural heritage and traditional handicrafts will be held in Ninh Binh province from 17 to 24 December 2021.
“Vietnam Cultural Heritage Space” Exhibition To Be Launched In November
To celebrate the Vietnam Cultural Heritage Day on 23 November, the “Vietnam Cultural Heritage Space” exhibition will be organized both online and offline from 22 November in Hanoi.
Routes Asia 2022 To Be Hosted By Da Nang
On October 11, the World Routes in Italy announced that the 16th Asian route development forum will be organized in Da Nang city on 6-8 June 2022 with the host of Da Nang People’s Committee, Department of Tourism, and IPP Travel Retail.
