Culture

Do Thi Tham For Vietnamese artists, portraits of family, friends and loved ones are a constant source of inspiration. “Huyen” (2016) – Artist Hai Kien For many artists, family members are favorite subjects, and results of these portraits can become great works of art. One of the most highly regarded Vietnamese paintings of the 20th century is “Em Thuy” (Little […]

03/09/2020 - Art

Shades of autumn

Story: Vo Hong ThuPhotos: Xuan Chinh, Minh Quan, Shutterstock Autumn turns the roads in Northern Vietnam into vivid landscape paintings. People often speak of the golden season in Tay Bac, where early autumn is both magnificent and romantic. The Red River Delta is enchanting in the fall, and the capital, Hanoi, takes our breath away. Blackboard flowers Crops and flowers […]

02/09/2020 - Local Culture

Cuoi and The Banyan Tree

This story was adapted from a tale in the “Treasury of Vietnamese Folk Tales” Illustrator: Quynh Chu and the Painter’s Studio production Once upon a time, far away, there lived a woodsman named Cuoi. Just as he did every day, Cuoi took his axe deep into the forest to cut trees. Walking near a small stream, Cuoi was surprised to […]

31/08/2020 - Folktale