Images: The life of Saigonese in the 90s

American photographer Catherine Karnow – daughter of historian Stanley Karnow – arrived in Vietnam for the first time in 1990. In this decade, she had a few trips to Saigon. Thanks to her father’s prestige, she could travel throughout Vietnam. Favoring photos of scenery, people and the life in the city, Catherine was impressed by a growing Saigon after the reform period (1986). In picture: Saigonese women in 1995.

Saigon young women in ao dai.   A little girl selling newspapers on the street.    HCM City People’s Committee building in 1995. A gathering of the LGBT community. A farmer carries ducks from the suburbs to the city centre to sell. A cyclo in Saigon in 1994. Adults and children are eager to play games in a shop. The famous cafe named Givral on the corner of Dong Khoi – Le Loi Street, opposite the HCM City Theatre, 1990. During the war, this was a familiar venue for foreign journalists. This café is no longer available today, giving way to a modern commercial center. Saigon street in the early 1990s.   A man does morning exercise. Dong Khoi Street, District 1, which is now one of the most luxurious streets of Saigon. The jockey boys at Phu Tho racecourse.

Nguồn: english.vietnamnet.vn

Images: The life of Saigonese in the 90s

#vietnamtravelnews #vntravelnews #vietnamnews #traveltovietnam #vietnamtravel #vietnamtour
Vietnam Travel News - Explore what"s happening around Vietnam.
www.vntravelnews.com
www.facebook.com/vntravelnews
www.twitter.com/vnntravelnews
www.pinterest.com/vntravelnews/
https://plus.google.com/+Vntravelnewscentre/

Photos: The unique terra-cotta park in Vietnam

The project is initiated by Mr. Nguyen Van Nguyen, a resident of the ancient pottery village of Thanh Ha.

Nguyen left the 500-year-old pottery village to Saigon at the age of 18. Becoming an architect, director of the Vietnam House Corp in HCM City, Nguyen still nurtured the desire of doing something special for his homeland.

In late 2011 he decided to return to the village to build a potter park to exhibit, introduce and establish a ceramic fair for products of Thanh Ha village.

Nguyen’s idea faced opposition from some households, especially senior artisans. They were afraid that Nguyen’s project was too ambitious and too different from the tradition.

Nguyen met with all senior artisans in the village to introduce his project and to convince them to believe in the success and the benefit from this project.

In late 2011, the project was started on 5,800 m2vacant land of the village.

After nearly four years, the park is nearly complete and is expected to be inaugurated on April 30.

Although the park has not opened yet, thousands of pottery works made by the villagers are on display and many tourists have come to the park.

The park is believed to be the biggest and most unique terracotta park in Vietnam.

Photo: TN/Infonet

Nguồn: english.vietnamnet.vn

Photos: The unique terra-cotta park in Vietnam

#vietnamtravelnews #vntravelnews #vietnamnews #traveltovietnam #vietnamtravel #vietnamtour
Vietnam Travel News - Explore what"s happening around Vietnam.
www.vntravelnews.com
www.facebook.com/vntravelnews
www.twitter.com/vnntravelnews
www.pinterest.com/vntravelnews/
https://plus.google.com/+Vntravelnewscentre/

Rare photos of injured American soldiers in Vietnam War

Jeremiah Purdie, an officer in the US Marine Corps, (white band) goes towards an injured teammate after the fighting in the demilitarized area in October 1966. Photographer Larry Burrows was not afraid of danger to follow the US troops to record the most realistic images. Ron Cook is a military soldier on the left of the photo. “It’s not just a picture,” Mr. Cook told the Enquirer. At that time he was 19 years old. “I was entrusted to take care of 56 soldiers. If someone dies, you have to record their names and send them home. It is a great task for an adolescent like us”. Photo: A US Marines soldier in the demilitarized zone in Vietnam in October 1966.  Under the support of military aircraft, American soldiers begin a raid on Hill 400 and Hill 484 in the forests of Quang Tri Province, central Vietnam. American soldiers carry the bodies of their teammates who died in battle at Hill 484 in October 1966. US troops carry wounded comrades in the battle in the south of the demilitarized zone. To get the true picture about the loss of American troops in Vietnam, photographer Larry exchanged his own life. According to the Huffington Post, Larry died in February 1971 when the plane carrying him and three other reporters crashed in a front in Laos.  Many US soldiers were wounded in the campaign Prairie in the demilitarized zone in October 1966. Life magazine said that the photos by Larry are a clear reflection of the terrible reality in the Vietnam War. US soldiers bandage fmtheir injured teammates after  fighting in October 1966. The US troops participating in military campaign called Operation Prairie near the demilitarized zone in 1966. One of the impressive pictures of casualties of US troops in the war in Vietnam became the cover of Life magazine dated 28/10/1966.

Nguồn: english.vietnamnet.vn

Rare photos of injured American soldiers in Vietnam War

#vietnamtravelnews #vntravelnews #vietnamnews #traveltovietnam #vietnamtravel #vietnamtour
Vietnam Travel News - Explore what"s happening around Vietnam.
www.vntravelnews.com
www.facebook.com/vntravelnews
www.twitter.com/vnntravelnews
www.pinterest.com/vntravelnews/
https://plus.google.com/+Vntravelnewscentre/