urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:hanoi36 The "36 Guild Streets" area - Hanoi's Ancient Quarter Hanoi36 2007-12-05T03:47:55Z urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:hanoi36:1341 2007-12-05T03:46:29Z 2007-12-05T03:47:55Z <img hspace="5" align="right" src="http://pics.livejournal.com/hanoi36/pic/00006z9w" alt="" /><b>Bui Xuan Phai</b> (1920-1988) was one of the most remarkable, most charming and most unusual figures of Vietnamese modern art. When he graduated from Frenchcreated Ecole des Beaux Arts d'Indochine in Hanoi (1925-1945), the world art was in its post-war period, one of drastic differentiation, Picasso, Mastisse, Leger already ranked among the classical masters. Europe gave full blast to the trend of lyrical abstractionism and America to that of expressionist one. All that was taken in by Bui Xuan Phai, by his heart's eye. And be managed to find his own dimension in the strict framework of the society and later, his art, like an underground water spring, spread far and wide and even impregnated alien souls with his sincerity. <br /><br /><i>Bui Xuan Phai was a Vietnamese painter. He is famous for the paintings of Hanoi Old Quarter. The best known of all Vietnamese modern painters, Bui Xuan Phai is respected and admired for both his art and moral character. He epitomizes for the Vietnamese the lone artist suffering for his art: he lost his teaching position at the Hanoi College of Fine Arts in 1957 for supporting a movement for political and cultural freedom and was not allowed to show his work in public until a solo exhibition in 1984.However, he was awarded posthumously Ho Chi Minh prize in 1996, the highest national prize in Vietnam. <br /><br /></i><span style="font-size: 8pt;"><font color="#ff0000">To learn more about this Artist</font> &gt;&gt;</span> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/nguoitamsu_hn/show/"> <font color="#000000">Click here</font></a><br /><br /><img width="300" src="http://pics.livejournal.com/hanoi36/pic/00005q4z" alt="" /><br /><i>Ma May Street</i><br /><br /><font color="#ff0000">More photos</font> &gt;&gt; <a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/hanoi36/gallery/0000123f">Click here</a> urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:hanoi36:513 2007-12-05T02:11:14Z 2007-12-05T02:27:18Z <div class="primary"> <div class="snap_preview"><p><font face="Arial"><b>Street Name: Description:</b></font></p> <p><img width="340" hspace="5" height="734" align="right" alt="" src="http://ashui.com/images/uploads/07110517.jpg" /><font face="Courier">1 - Bat Dan Wooden Bowls<br /> 2 - Bat Su China Bowls<br /> 3 - Cha Ca Roasted Fish<br /> 4 - Chan Cam String Instruments<br /> 5 - Cho Gao Rice Market<br /> 6 - Gia Ngu Fishermen<br /> 7 - Hai Tuong Sandals<br /> 8 - Hang Bac Silversmiths<br /> 9 - Hang Be Rafts<br /> 10 -Hang Bo Basket<br /> 11 -Hang Bong Cotton<br /> 12 -Hang Buom Sails<br /> 13 -Hang But Brushes<br /> 14 -Hang Ca Fish<br /> 15 -Hang Can Scales<br /> 16 -Hang Chai Bottles<br /> 17 -Hang Chi Threads<br /> 18 -Hang Chieu Mats<br /> 19 -Hang Chinh Jars<br /> 20 -Hang Cot Bamboo Latices<br /> 21 -Hang Da Leather<br /> 22 -Hang Dao (Silk) Dyer<br /> 23 -Hang Dau Beans<br /> 24 -Hang Dau Oils<br /> 25 -Hang Dieu Pipes<br /> 26 -Hang Dong Copper<br /> 27 -Hang Duong Sugar<br /> 28 -Hang Ga Chicken<br /> 29 -Hang Gai Hemp<br /> 30 -Hang Giay Paper<br /> 31 -Hang Giay Shoes<br /> 32 -Hang Hanh Onions<br /> 33 -Hang Hom Cases<br /> 34 -Hang Huong Incense<br /> 35 -Hang Khay Trays<br /> 36 -Hang Khoai Sweet Potatoe<br /> 37 -Hang Luoc Comb<br /> 38 -Hang Ma Votive papers<br /> 39 -Hang Mam Pickled Fish<br /> 40 -Hang Manh Bamboo-screens<br /> 41 -Hang Muoi Salt<br /> 42 -Hang Ngang Transversal Street<br /> 43 -Hang Non Hats<br /> 44 -Hang Phen Alum<br /> 45 -Hang Quat Fans<br /> 46 -Hang Ruoi Clam Worms<br /> 47 -Hang Than Charcoal<br /> 48 -Hang Thiec Tin<br /> 49 -Hang Thung Barrel<br /> 50 -Hang Tre Bamboo<br /> 51 -Hang Trong Drum<br /> 52 -Hang Vai Cloth<br /> 53 -Lo Ren Blacksmiths<br /> 54 -Lo Su Coffins<br /> 55 -Ma May Rattan<br /> 56 -Ngo Gach Bricks<br /> 57 -Thuoc Bac Herbal Medicine</font></p> </div> </div>