La rue Trần Hưng Đạo à Chợ Lớn est un centre commercial très animé, réputé pour ses marchés de rue dynamiques, ses boutiques variées et ses nombreux restaurants. Elle constitue la plus longue route d’accès et l’artère principale de Hô Chi Minh-Ville, traversant de nombreux quartiers sur environ 6 kilomètres. Son histoire est profondément liée à l’évolution de la ville elle-même.
À l’origine, Saïgon et Chợ Lớn existaient comme entités distinctes. En 1865,
Carnet de voyage par le photographe Quang Lam
“A l’occasion du 50e anniversaire de la fin de la guerre, je décidais de m’aventurer jusqu’à la DMZ distante d’environ 100 km de l’ancienne cité impériale de Hué. Ce n’était pas la première fois que je séjournais dans cette région mais certainement un frein psychologique repoussait ma curiosité de prendre ce chemin qui remontait vers le Nord sans vraiment croiser de lieux touristiques plus culturels ou balnéaires.
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Gardens hold a significant place in various mythologies around the world, often symbolizing paradise, creation, and the divine. More then now then ever gardens provide a direct connection to nature, offering a peaceful escape from the hustle and bustle of daily life.
In Japanese mythology and Zen Buddhism, gardens are seen as places of meditation and reflection. They often symbolize the natural world in its most essential and abstract form. Early gardens were influenced by Chinese garden philosophy,
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“I’m contemplating the mountains crossed by the stripes in geometric pattern similar to the locals clothing fabrics. These people have found refuge here, among the heights that scare both Hans and Kinh people from the lowlands. To grow rice, they patiently engraved the land into embroideries of laces that are stretched as far my eyes can see. These strata are marks of time like the concentric circles of a tree.
After this stop, my guide Nam and I get back on our bike to reach Dong Van before nightfall.
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This series intricately depicts selected nodes of the different threads woven throughout the last century of Vietnamese history, employing narrative elements reminiscent of a compelling tale.
According to ancient Vietnamese mythology, the people of Vietnam are believed to be descendants of a dragon and an Immortal. The prominent myth of the origins of the Vietnamese people involves Lạc Long Quân, a dragon lord, and Âu Cơ, a fairy, who had 100 children from 100 eggs.
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Photographer Quang Lam delves into the profound context behind his latest series.
“It all began with my exploration of my family’s ancestral tombs in Bac Lieu. According to family records, our ancestral vault is situated in the tranquil village of Hoa Binh, in the sub-prefecture of Vinh Loi, Bac Lieu province. My father was born in this village, which is home to around 2,000 residents and lies just 5 kilometers from the coast.
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