Living space of middle class family in Hanoi
(VOV) - Living space of a middle class family in Hanoi before 1954 is reproduced at the house No 87 in Ma May Street.
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This typical house in Hanoi old quarters before 1954 was built in the 1890s. |
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The reproducer wants to highlight a living space of a middle class family with many generations living together. |
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The kids’ bedroom next to the living room |
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A typewriter, a telephone and other things in the bedroom |
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Household utensils are chosen carefully to make the house look like the real one in the past |
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The kitchen at the end of the house |
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According to Professor Hoang Dao Kinh, Vice President of the Vietnam Association of Architects, the reproducer paid much attention to the kitchen which is most important to a Vietnamese house. The exhibits include pots, pans, bowls, plates, a cupboard and also popular dishes of Hanoians at that time. |
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A drinking water tank and a bronze basin next to the kitchen |
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Narrow and steep staircase to the second floor |
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The altar in a room on the second floor |
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Grandparents and parents teaching children here |
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The elderly’s bedroom at the back of the second floor |