Published:  08:06 Tuesday - December 20, 2016

Through the lens of international photographers, the beauty of numerous famous tourism sites in Vietnam as well as the capturing images of the destitute life 30 years ago are revealed.

In the early 1980s, Hanoians and people across the country were leading a life of deprivation. By John Ramsden

Sapa stone church in 1986

Suspension bridge and early rural market in Lang Son by Michael Blanchard

A street pub outside Hue Royal Palace in 1980 by Philip Jones Griffiths

Children play next to wreckage of a warship at Danang seaside by Philip Jones Griffiths

Nha Trang in 1988 by @diligam_te 

Da Lat more than 30 years ago by Michael Blanchard

Children cast curious glances at foreigners by @diligam_te

A ceremony of Cao Dai monks in Tay Ninh by Philip Jones Griffiths

A crowded Saigon with a ceremony marking the National Reunification Day by Philip Jones Griffiths

Fishermen draw up a net at Vung Tau seaside in 1989 by David Alan Harvey