Almost 200 photographs taken and collected by foreign ambassadors and diplomats working in Vietnam, as well as by researchers, artists and photographers from many countries across the world are being displayed at an exhibition that opened in Hanoi on September 24.

The black and white and colour photos capture the simple moments of an ancient and peaceful Hanoi which is now on the way to global integration.

The photos present visitors’ impressions of the capital city’s relics and landscapes including Hoan Kiem Lake, Hoa Phong Tower, The Huc Bridge, Tortoise Tower, Ngoc Son Temple, and the Temple of Literature with its doctors’ steles and antique Khue Van Cac (Pavilion of Constellation of Literature), as well as Long Bien Bridge and Tran Quoc Pagoda.

At the opening ceremony, Vice Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Ngo Thi Thanh Hang said the exhibition is a beautiful flower celebrating the 1,000th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi, helping to strengthen the friendship, understanding and cultural exchange between people of Hanoi and Vietnam with international friends.

The exhibition, entitled “1,000-year-old Hanoi through the Eyes of International Friends”, will run until September 28 at 45 Trang Tien Street.

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