preparing fish with a knife, Hanoi

smoking a cigarette, Hanoi

old woman and police officer speak together, Hanoi

old vietnamese woman sit in an entrance of a shop, Hanoi

little vietnamese girl in front of a shop, Hanoi

cooking streetfood, Hanoi

two vietnamese women on a moped in Hanoi

reading messages on a handy, Hanoi

roofs in the Temple of Literature, Hanoi

The Temple of Literature in Hanoi

The Temple of Literature in Hanoi (or Van Mieu) is dedicated to Confuzius. The temple is Vietnam´s principal Confucian sanctuary and its historical centre of learning.

The temple´s groundplan, modelled on that of Confuzius´s birthplace in Qufu, China, consists of a succession of five walled courty yards. The temple was built in the year 1070.

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