On the afternoon of April 15, at the campus of villa 4 Tran Hung Dao (Hoan Kiem, Hanoi), which is in the process of completing the restoration and preservation of the work, a photo exhibition "Hanoi - The beginning of a new year" took place. Western cities in Southeast Asia”.
Within the framework of the 12th Vietnam-France Local Cooperation Conference, celebrating the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the friendship relationship between Vietnam and France, Hanoi City and the Ile-de-France region held the opening ceremony. photo exhibition “Hanoi – Beginning of a Western City in Southeast Asia” at villa 49 Tran Hung Dao (Hoan Kiem district, Hanoi).
The exhibition introduces and displays 30 color photos taken on glass by Léon Busy during the period from 1915 to 1921, which are the first color photographs of Hanoi. Before the advent of color photographic film (released to the market by Kodak in 1935), this photography technique showed the appearance of a modern Hanoi, while the subjects recorded by Busy showed a Vietnam is both ancient and transitioning towards the twentieth century.
Thereby, the exhibition also helps viewers have a multi-dimensional view of the main public works that have been involved in the process of changing the form and urbanity of Hanoi for a long time, with many details appearing on the frames. This figure shows the spread of Western culture even in the Old Quarter and the living space of Hanoians.
Speaking at the exhibition, Vice Chairman of Hanoi People's Committee Duong Duc Tuan said that Hanoi and the Ile-de-France region are honored to be the first pair of partners in the cooperation relationship between Vietnam and France localities. since 1989. “Over the years, the two sides have cooperated effectively in the fields of sustainable development, urban planning, culture and heritage. For the 12th time, celebrating the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the friendship relationship between Vietnam and France, the photo exhibition "Hanoi - the beginning of a Western-style city in Southeast Asia" at the villa 49 Tran Hung Dao is one of the important events”, Mr. Tuan said.
“This is the first French villa to be restored and embellished by Hanoi with the technical support of the Ile-de-France region. I hope that the Ile-de-France Regional Council will continue to pay attention and mobilize all resources to support Hoan Kiem district to implement the old street information center project at villa 49 Tran Hung Dao”, said Vice Chairman of the People's Committee. The city talks about villa 49 Tran Hung Dao.
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| Within the framework of the 12th Conference of Local Cooperation between Vietnam and France, this afternoon (April 15), the exhibition "Hanoi - The beginning of a Western-style urban area in Southeast Asia" has attracted the attention of a large number of people in the capital and international visitors. |
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| Vice Chairman of Hanoi People's Committee Duong Duc Tuan spoke at the exhibition. |
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| Leaders of Hoan Kiem City and District and French experts visit the exhibition. |
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| The exhibition “Hanoi – Beginning of a Western-style City in Southeast Asia” introduces the first 30 color photographs taken in Hanoi. Through this, people and visitors will know more about the transformation process of Hanoi city according to the historical line. |
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| The representative of the Ile-de-France region said that the exhibition is one of the important contents of the 12th conference of cooperation between localities of Vietnam and France. |
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| People have saved rare color photos of Hanoi since 1915. |
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| International visitors visit the exhibition. |
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| The first color photos taken of Hanoi at the exhibition. |
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| Among the 30 works with unique views of Hanoi in terms of landscape and architecture, such as the image inside Quan Thanh Temple, there is a large chandelier of glass or crystal imported directly from France; images of beautiful Vietnamese girls with macaron hair, large buckle shoes – popular in French fashion magazines in the 1910s; The pictures of press posters in French attest to the excitement of the French press in the early twentieth century. |
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| Mr. Emmanuel Cerise, Director of the International Cooperation Agency Paris Region in Vietnam (PRX-Vietnam) shared information about the photos. |
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| The exhibition attracts many experts and the public. |
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| Daoist Hoan Kiem city and district and French experts take souvenir photos at villa 49 Tran Hung Dao. |
According to Tien Phong
