Continuing the thousand-year-old cultural tradition of Thang Long land, the books selected and introduced by Kim Dong Publishing House show the rich history, cultural depth, and elegant, yet brave and resilient tradition of Hanoi people.
Not only do they evoke beautiful memories of old Hanoi, books with the sound of today's Hanoi make us more proud of our beloved capital.
Standing out among the books about Hanoi are two Vietnamese and English editions - the pop-up books “Hanoi - Reminiscences of a thousand years” and “Hanoi - Reminiscences of a thousand years”.
The iconic images of the glorious thousand-year history of Thang Long - Hanoi are vividly recreated through "Hanoi, a thousand years of memories". The popup form - 3D-rendered books with special designs will bring readers, especially children, extremely surprising and interesting visual and interactive experiences.
In addition, Kim Dong Publishing House also released the 2D edition of “Hanoi, a thousand years of memories” for the first time. Readers can learn about 11 famous landscapes of the beloved capital through vivid color pages.
In response to the exhibition celebrating the 70th anniversary of the Liberation of the Capital organized by the Ministry of Information and Communications, the Department of Publishing, Printing and Distribution at the National Library of Vietnam (Hanoi), Kim Dong Publishing House also organized a booth to display books about Hanoi from now until October 13, 2024.
Here, readers can find many books about Hanoi published by Kim Dong Publishing House such as: Vietnamese - English bilingual artbook "Impressions of Hanoi - From sketches of French-era works", "Hanoi Old Quarter - Sketches and memories", the series "Thang Long Kinh Ky - Ke Cho", "Old Stories of Hanoi"; "Living Forever with the Capital" by writer Nguyen Huy Tuong...
On this occasion, Kim Dong Publishing House also organized an exchange session "Journey to create Quoc Ngu script - The story of Vietnamese writing" with the participation of Dr. Pham Thi Kieu Ly, Han Nom researcher Associate Professor Dr. Tran Trong Duong and historical researcher - Dr. Vu Duc Liem...
