A calligrapher writes down best wishes for the lunar new year or Tet in Vietnamese, for customers outside the Temple of Literature in downtown Hanoi on February 8, 2013. Thousands of people visited ...

At a calligraphy class in Hanoi, Hoang Thi Thanh Huyen slides her brush across the page to form the letters and tonal marks of Vietnam’s unique modern script, in part a legacy of French colonial rule.

In Vietnam, the most important holiday of the year is Tet (Lunar New Year). The holiday period starts from the first day of the first month of the lunar calendar (around late January or early February ...

As a child, Tracey Tuyet Cu was attracted to calligraphy but didn't think she would ever have the opportunity to learn its techniques. But this changed when the former restaurant owner joined a ...

A Thanh Hoa craftsman is giving lotus leaves a second life through art, combining their natural veins with Vietnamese ...

HANOI — At a calligraphy class in Hanoi, Hoang Thi Thanh Huyen slides her brush across the page to form the letters and tonal marks of Vietnam’s unique modern script, in part a legacy of French ...

A calligrapher (2nd L) from Vietnam creates works in Vietnam-China Paintings and Calligraphy Exhibition in Hanoi, capital of Vietnam, Jan. 21, 2010. About 60 works from Vietnamese and Chinese ...

Phan Cam Thuong is a contemporary Vietnamese painter known for his serene depictions of figures and landscapes. Combining natural paint pigments and traditional Chinese calligraphy techniques, ...

Hanoi: At a calligraphy class in Hanoi, Hoang Thi Thanh Huyen slides her brush across the page to form the letters and tonal marks of Vietnam's unique modern script, in part a legacy of French ...

Compared to the characters that had been in use for centuries, Quoc Ngu is far easier to learn. - Photo: Nhac Nguyen HANOI: At a calligraphy class in Hanoi, Hoang Thi Thanh Huyen slides her brush ...