Posts Tagged ‘ calligraphy ’

Countdown for New Year begins

February 6, 2010
Countdown for New Year begins

Artisans work at the calligraphy market on Pham Ngoc Thach Street in HCM City’s District 1.LookAtVietnam – Traditional Tet favourites like calligraphy markets and flower fairs have begun in HCM City in the week before the lunar New Year.On Pham Ngoc Thach and Nguyen Thi Minh Khai streets in front of the Labour Cultural House, [...]

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Exhibition to praise Hanoi traditional craft villages

October 4, 2009
Exhibition to praise Hanoi traditional craft villages

An exhibition to praise Hanoi’s traditional craft villages will be organised from October 6 to 10, featuring various activities to honour Hanoian artists and traditional crafts. Van Phuc silk weaving techniques will be introduced to visitors.LookAtVietnam – An exhibition to praise Hanoi’s traditional craft villages will be co-organised by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and [...]

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SOCIAL IN BRIEF 26/9

September 26, 2009
SOCIAL IN BRIEF 26/9

A 120kg turtle back to ocean; Vietnam leads in coping with natural disasters; AO victims need better care; US$500 million loan from ADB approved; Vietnam to ratify global treaty on illegal fishing A 120kg turtle back to ocean  A sea turtle weighing over 120kg was released to the sea off Tuy Hoa City, central Phu [...]

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The written word

August 30, 2009
The written word

LookAtVietnam – The art of calligraphy is an important cultural tradition for Vietnamese people.  In his acclaimed short story A Prisoner’s Handwriting, the late writer Nguyen Tuan depicted “an unprecedented scene” taking place in a jail cell in 1854. In Tuan’s story the man sitting in the cell is Huan Cao, who has just led [...]

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Calligraphers of the @ age

May 13, 2009
Calligraphers of the @ age

Instead of wearing tunics and ready-to-wear turbans, the three young calligraphers of “@ Scholar” impressed attendants of the “Mother’s Lullaby” calligraphic exhibition in modern T-shirts and jeans. Calligrapher Phan Kien. These authors of beautiful calligraphic works displayed at the “Mother’s Lullaby” exhibition, which opened in Hanoi on May 10 to celebrate Mother’s Day, are all young [...]

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Crossing ocean to learn Vietnamese calligraphy

May 4, 2009
Crossing ocean to learn Vietnamese calligraphy

Keen on Vietnamese calligraphy, a lot of people from the western hemisphere have crossed the ocean to come to Vietnam to study Vietnamese calligraphy. In his 3-storey house, located in a small alley on Hoang Van Thu road in HCM City, is where calligrapher Le Lan lives and devotes himself to calligraphy. The ‘calligraphy house’, as [...]

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Performing martial arts in Hoi An

April 17, 2009
Performing martial arts in Hoi An

LookAtVietnam – The central ancient city of Hoi An in Quang Nam Province, already a popular destination for indigenous and international tourists with its ancient houses, temples and splendid scenery, is now attracting tourists to Vietnamese martial arts Foreign tourists learn at Ky Son club in Hoi An.Local members of the club recently hosted French [...]

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Man of letters

April 10, 2009
Man of letters

Hoc works on a piece calligraphy Eastern calligraphy is no longer just for eastern languages. Vu Dang Hoc now writes English words, phrases and poems using the tools of Vietnamese calligraphy, his life’s passion.He calls the new form West-East Calligraphy, or W.E.C. for short. He says it mixes the fundamental visual principles of both the [...]

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Traditional calligraphy on exhibit at Berlin event

February 10, 2009
Traditional calligraphy on exhibit at Berlin event

LookAtVietnam – A special exhibition of thu phap (calligraphy) in Berlin, capturing Viet Nam’s traditional culture and lifestyle, is attracting interest and appreciation from local art lovers. A specialist in thu phap, the art was popular hundreds of years ago and is still evident in Vietnamese spirit and mind.The event, organised for the benefit of [...]

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Calligraphy – An enjoyment at Tet

February 9, 2009
Calligraphy – An enjoyment at Tet

As a traditional custom, on the days approaching Tet the fair displaying calligraphy by the Chinese Vietnamese community from District 5 in HCM City is crowded with people who enjoy this hobby. Calligrapher Truong Kien Quoc, who has been attached to calligraphy for nearly 50 years, shows his huge pen brush.Look At Vietnam – As a [...]

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Vietnam, Cuba foreign ministries to bolster ties

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Vietnam’s top diplomat has affirmed that the Foreign Ministry will closely cooperate with its Cuban counterpart to implement the agreements reached by the two...