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                                                        --Mong-Lan

                                                     

 

Hanoi, Vietnam

 

 

Photos by Mong-Lan. 

While on a Fulbright Grant in Vietnam in 2003, I spent time in Hanoi, writing and taking many photos.  I was struck by the austerity of the Northerners, their strong characters evinced in their strong Northern accent. Hanoi was formerly called Thang Long, the city of lakes, and indeed, there are many lakes here.

Here are just a few of the photos I took. 

 

Boys playing near Ho Hoan Kiem

 

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Temple at Ho Hoan Kiem

 

 

 

Bridge at Ho Hoan

Kiem

View of Ha Noi

View of Ho Hoan Kiem

 

 

Temple of Literature, Van Mieu

 

Entrance to Temple of Literature

Temple of Literature,

Van Mieu

Ho Hoan Kiem

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Boys & Firecrackers

 

 

 

Opera House

 

 

 

 

 

 

Water lilies

 

After Tet, Cherry Blossoms

Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum

West Lake

 

West Lake at Dusk

 

 

Streetside Meal during Tet

Ho Hoan Kiem at Night

Flower Peddler

Temple with old Vietnamese character writing,

Chu Nom

 

Temple Altar

Water Puppets

Chua Mot Cot Altar

 
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