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Hanoi

Come to Hanoi, the only true Ho Chi Minh city for a glimpse of Uncle Ho, preserved for posterity; or join the ghosts of by-gone mandarins to light an incense stick at the shrine of Confucius, a far more ancient sage, in the Temple of Literature.

Images scanned from original 35mm transparencies.

Goose-stepping honour guard at the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum Gateway to Ngoc Som or Jade Mountain temple, on the side of Hoan Kiem Lake Midday siesta... Entrance to the Van Mieu, Temple of Literature, founded in 1070 by Emperor Ly Thanh Tong West of Hoan Kiem Lake is an artistic quarter which is a pleasant mix of cafés, galleries
Old quarter west of Hoan Kiem Lake Vendor outside the Dong Xuan produce market in Hanoi Distinctive foodstuffs for sale in a market in the Old Quarter Bicycles transport absolutely everything Hats for sale
Masks for sale On 16 August 1945 Ho Chi Minh’s Viet Minh took control from the balcony of the 1911 Opera House (now the Municipal Theatre) Bicycles transport absolutely everything Produce vendor Finished goods at a ceramics workshop outside Hanoi
Jimmy Pham, the Vietnamese-Australian founder of KOTO, Know One – Teach One Trainees working at the KOTO restaurant . A Buddhist worshipper at Quan Su Pagoda St Joseph Cathedral, built by the French in 1886 Water puppets are a distinctive facet of folk theatre in northern Vietnam
Lantern-maker in Hanoi

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