Street art rejuvenates Hanoi urban landscape
VOV.VN - Rows of brightly coloured butterflies, flowers, animals and playing children now welcome passers-by through the streets of the village of Dan Phuong on the outskirts of Hanoi in what used to be a typical urban ghetto.
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It’s hard to imagine that this neighbourhood’s history is deeply rooted in poverty and trash strewn everywhere. |
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One resident says that before the community is poor and the buildings so dilapidated that no one wants to come live here. Now a 200-metre mural on a wall has changed all that. |
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Many youths spend nearly a month painting the street art. |
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The cost of the artwork is about US$880 paid for by the Dan Phuong Steering Committee. |
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The green earth is the main theme of the street art. |
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A Dan Phuong Steering Committee member says that now the streets are always bright and clean as people no longer throw their garbage on the ground like they used to. |
