“Hanoi in me” - The mark of 70 years of growth and development

Recalling memories of Hanoi in the 70s, photographer Trinh Hai, former photojournalist of Nhan Dan newspaper, always feels lucky to have captured priceless moments in the capital’s resistance war against the US. At the age of 92, the artist still clearly remembers the circumstances when he took the black and white photos introduced at the photo exhibition “Hanoi in Me”.

“This is the Nhan Dan newspaper printing house, which used to be a French printing house. After we liberated the capital, that printing house became the Nhan Dan newspaper printing house, with 5 floors. This battlefield is on the 5th floor, I climbed up to take a picture, behind the scene is the Hanoi Opera House, and this is the Nhan Dan newspaper printing house's self-defense force, the combat unit to participate in low-altitude missiles to shoot down American planes, all of them are workers" - Mr. Trinh Hai said.

Photographer Trinh Hai with his work "Air Defense Battlefield"

According to Ms. Tran Thi Thuy Lan, Deputy Head of the Management Board of Hoan Kiem Lake and Hanoi Old Quarter, the exhibition "Hanoi in me" takes place in the walking space around Hoan Kiem Lake to introduce to the people and tourists to Hanoi about the development process of the capital, to propagate and educate the younger generations to be more proud of being born and raised in a land that holds so many values.

“With the theme of Hanoi in me. This is a photo collection that I hope to bring to the public, to the audience to better understand a Hanoi with a long history of the past 70 years. Through these photo collections, people will learn about historical values, learn about the subsidy period as well as the period of economic integration, so that in the future it will be Hanoi, a city for peace . Among the 70 photos of the authors, I see that the black and white photo collections give me emotions and remind me of images of the subsidy period, the old times - the difficult period of the capital, for us to have the peace today, that is the hard effort of the people and public of Hanoi in particular as well as the whole country joining hands for Hanoi" - Ms. Lan said.

Works on display at the exhibition "Hanoi in me"

The works were carefully composed by the photographer, choosing typical moments when capturing Uncle Ho and the Party and State leaders interacting with the people of the Capital. Following the flow of history, the authors recorded the events of Hanoi in the process of building and defending the Fatherland, from the subsidy period to the renovation period to international integration. Towards a rich, beautiful, civilized, modern Capital, worthy of being a large, representative political, economic and cultural center of the whole country. NSNA, journalists Tran Hong and Nguyen Quy Hoai said: “I was surprised because it was so beautiful, one is the location is very beautiful, the weather is very beautiful. Most of them are photos of Hanoi, for example, here I have a photo, called "Ba Ve", black and white photo, at that time was the subsidy period. At that time I had just graduated, in 1973, living on the 3rd floor of house number 8 Ly Nam De. In the afternoon, I went out to look and saw very beautiful images, grandma came home from the market and her grandchildren ran out to greet her, the photo was black and white and backlit, really beautiful. Until now, I still love the photo.”

Journalist Nguyen Quy Hoai.

“I am very touched! This photo is "The Quintessence of a Thousand Years of Thang Long - Hanoi" is a photo I took on an evening during the 1,000th anniversary of Thang Long - Hanoi, taking to the streets with all the people of Hanoi, during the festival of flags, flowers and torches, at that time I took a series of photos, including some like this one. That moment was very sacred, the festival of lights was magical, the crowd was very large and the light was wonderful. The wish of everyone is, if we can do something to contribute to the building of a beautiful capital.”

Highly appreciating the image quality and content conveyed by the photographers through each work, Ms. Tran Thi Quynh Nhu, photography art critic, member of the Hanoi Press Photography Association (Hanoi Art Photography Association) said: “This is a very high-quality exhibition, the photographers have selected dedicated works that talk about the 70-year history of Hanoi, which has gone through all the wars, the economic, cultural and social aspects of the people of Hanoi, through the language of photography, conveying their thoughts and feelings. The photo collection is very valuable, especially the photos showing the innovation of Hanoi, we are very proud that the capital is becoming more and more beautiful, the material and spiritual life of Hanoi people is improving. We are still proud that this is a political, economic and cultural center of the whole country”.

“Hanoi in me” is the heart of artists - journalists living in Hanoi taking photos of Hanoi throughout its 70-year history. The photo collection is a tribute to express love for Hanoi on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the capital's takeover. The exhibition “Hanoi in me” takes place from now until October 29, 2024, at the walking space around Hoan Kiem Lake (opposite the statue of King Le Thai To).

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