After liberation day on 10th October 1954, Hanoi capital entered into building and development process. Until now, experiencing nearly 60 years, Hanoi becomes the culture-economy-politics centre of the country.
On this occasion, we would like to introduce the readers a beautiful Hanoi in the 1980s through the pictures taken by foreign photographers.
Photos by Philip Jones Griffiths
The first album belongs to Welsh photojournalist Philip Jones Griffiths (1936-2008), author of classical pictures about the Vietnam war.
More than that, he is well-known for with series pictures of Vietnam after liberation. These pictures were taken in the early 1980s and posted on website Magnum Photos.
Returned to Vietnam after 5 years of liberation, Philip Jones Griffiths captured ordinary and simple moments of Vietnam’s post-war life. Thereby, he would like to send a message to people in the world about impact of war on Vietnamese people.
A department store
The MiG-21 F96 plane, which shot down 5 US aircrafts, including a B-52 bomber in Vietnam Military History Museum
A military parade to city’s Theater to celebrate Capital Liberation Day
A ceremony at cathedral on Sunday morning of 1980
A military excercise at Lenin Park
A model representing Ho Chi Minh campaign is displayed at Vietnam Military History Museum
Photos by John Ramsden
Here are black and white pictures of Hanoi taken by John Ramsden- a British amateur photographer, arriving to Hanoi as a senior British diplomat. He went for long walks around the city of Hanoi, bicycled out to the surrounding villages and made trips during the weekends, always bringing along his camera. More than 1,800 photographs of Hanoi had been taken as a result between 1980 and 1983.
“It is a tough time and I really look up to Vietnamese people. Regardless of living in privation, they still keep entirely dignity, courage and try their best to maintain traditional values”, shared Mr. John Ramsden.
5 ancient gates in Hanoi
To Tich street, which is famous for woodturning
Ly Thuong Kiet street in the early 1980s. In the distance is the University of Hanoi
Dong Xuan market is crowded with people
A street vendor
Photos by David Alan Harvey
The next is an album of David Alan Harvey- an American report photographer working for Magnum News Agency. To publish 2 photography albums for National Geographic, in 1989, he arrived Hanoi for 3 months and shot the pictures of Vietnamese living in Hanoi capital.
He had many beautiful memories in Vienam and one of the most unforgetable is the talk with General Vo Nguyen Giap.
Panoramic view of Hanoi
It’s hard to think that farm animals sometimes wander even city streets in that time
Long Bien, historic Hanoi bridge
Hanoians welcome Lunar New Year in exciting atmosphere
Hanoians are burning cense at a pagoda on Lunar New Year
Children on street on Lunar New Year
Photos by Edwin E.Moise in 1989
Edwin E.Moise is just an amateur photographer. He is the few members of the senior faculty at Harvard University who strongly and publicly opposed the Vietnam War in the 1960s.
After retirement, he became a photographer and traveled to Hanoi in 1989. The following are his impressive pictures and moments about the S-shaped country.
A street near Sword Lake
The scene around Sword Lake is so tranquil and quiet
Shuttlecock kicking is a popular game of young people
The State Bank of Vietnam. The picture was shot in the morning after a night concert perfomance in fron of the bank