Precious photos featuring life in Vietnam at the end of the 19th century by a French photographer are currently on display in Hanoi.
The photo collection, themed “Ky uc ve Viet Nam 1895-1896” or Memories of Vietnam 1895-1896, by Armand Rousseau is on display at the National Library of Vietnam. The exhibition will last until May 23.An engineer, Armand Rousseau contributed to the construction of several famous works in Brest City.
He died in 1896 during his short trip to Indochina.
The photo collection featuring Vietnam at the turn of the 19th century was among the few things he left to his family. The photos featured daily life in several areas in Vietnam including Hanoi, Ha Long, Haiphong, Tuyen Quang, Hue, Danang, Nha Trang, Phan Thiet, Saigon-Cho Lon, My Tho, Tay Ninh and Ba Ria – Vung Tau.
Vietnam through Armand Rousseau’s lens:
Portraits of indigenous people
A family in southern Vietnam
Palanquin in northern Vietnam
Ox cart: there were no four-wheeled vehicles in northern Vietnam at that time. The main roads in the country were very small and curved, which were suitable for carrying things by hand. Ox carts were considered a heritage in southern Vietnam. Hanoi still used human-powered vehicles.
Cho Lon Market in the 19th century
Hanoi Flag Tower
Hanoi citadel
Ho Nho: French people called Hoan Kiem Lake "Ho Nho" or Small Lake in order to distinguish it from West Lake, which they called Ho Lon or Big Lake. The first work that French people built in Hanoi was the scene around Ho Nho. The road surrounding the lake was completed in 1893
Lang Pagoda was built in the 17th century and is famous for its outstanding design
Hanoi Old Quarter
Vietnamese festivals in the 19th century
A view of the Vietnamese countryside in the 19th century
Thanh Nam – the last examination compound in Vietnam. Hanoi was no longer Nguyen Dynasty’s citadel after colonisation. Education programmes changed with more attention paid to Western study. Traditional Confucian exams moved to northern Nam Dinh Province
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