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| Workers at the Dúc Dòng Ngũ Xã bronze casting workshop of craftsman Nguyen Van Ung – one of the few craftsmen pursuing the 400-year-old traditional job on the islet. — Photo langnghevietnam.vn |
Viet Nam News
HA NOI — The Friends of Vietnam Heritage (FVH) will hold a city walk to Quan Thanh Temple and nearby Trúc Bạch Lake and Ngũ Xã Islet on Saturday in Ha Noi.
Taking place from 9am until 11.30am, the English-speaking tour will start at the temple – an old Taoist temple with a 3.7-tonne 350-year-old bronze statue of Trá́́n Vũ, the city’s Protector of the North.
While the main theme of this walk is bronze casting, the group will also walk along Trán Vũ Street around Trúc Bạch Lake and learn about a number of past and modern day stories, legends and history associated with the lake.
The group will go onto Ngũ Xã islet at the east end of Trúc Bạch Lake visiting Than Quang Pagoda and Ngu Xa Communal House to learn about the history of bronze casting, for which this area was famous.
The walk will end at Dúc Dòng Ngũ Xã bronze casting showroom at 178 Trán Vũ Street – home and business of craftsman Nguyen Van Ung – one of the few craftsmen pursuing the 400-year-old traditional job on the islet.
Email Stella at stella@fvheritage.org or phone 0362 979 605 to register. Cost VND70,000. — VNS
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