The formation and development of Ha Noi’s OldQuarter, one of the last traditional handicraft and trading areas inSoutheast Asia, is being featured at an exhibition in the capital’sdowntown.
A view of Hang Long Street in 1920.
Titled Ke Cho – Pho Co (City Dwellers –Old Quarter), the exhibition consists of more than 100 photos, imagesand explanations, maps and miniature models of houses and streets, whichshowcase the changes of the area since King Ly Thai To chose it tobuild the new capital city in 1010.
Various video clips are also being screened as part of the exhibition.
The exhibition highlights the mostimportant periods of the city’s development: the golden age of thecommercial quarter during the 17th-19th century:; the Frenchcolonisation in 1884-1954; and the revival period after the doi moi(renewal) policy was applied.
Each period is illustrated withinformation on urban architecture, economics, lifestyles of theresidents, and work being done for the Old Quarter restoration.
“I’m interested in the model of the wooden tube houses of local traders,” said Robie Brown from the Netherlands.
“They were composed of several buildingsseparated by courtyards. I didn’t know before that the house was wiselydesigned to be full of air and light. It served both as a home for afamily and a boutique or workshop for traders or craftsmen.”
Brown was also attracted by the golden age of the commercial quarter when craftsmen settled in the city.
During that period each ‘urban village’was composed of one or several rural villages. These people formed acraft guild, lived on the same street and made and sold some specificproducts. The names of today’s streets bear this fact: Hang Bac (Silver)Street, Hang Dong (Copper) Street and Hang Bong (Cotton) Street.
Sarah Wright from Germany said she was impressed by the modern concept of this exhibition.
“My children like opening closedcabinets, where they kept surprising objects popular in the past in theOld Quarter, such as a roll of colourful thread, a box for keeping beteland areca, and a hair pin. It’s so informative and interesting. Weregret that we don’t have much time to remain longer to see thedocumentaries.”
Pham Tuan Long, deputy head of the OldQuarter Management Board, said that beside tourists, the exhibition isalso aimed at local residents to help them understand the beauty andhidden charms of the area and help them have a deeper understandingabout the city.
The exhibition was developed by expertsfrom Toulouse, in co-operation with Vietnamese and foreign individualsand organisations, scientists, historians, graphic designers, paintersand photographers.
“It is one of various measures beingtaken at the moment to bring into full play the Old Quarter’s values andto preserve it,” Long added.
The exhibition is held at the Old Quarter Culture Exchange Centre, 50 Dao Duy Tu Street.
VNS
Old Quarter history on public display
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