Vintage Photos Capture Early 20th Century Vietnamese Culture

via Vietnam Net, 08 June 2024: The book ‘Outline of Vietnamese Cultural History,’ first published in 1938, features rare images of Vietnamese daily life over a century ago. The illustrations, sourced from contemporary magazines, depict scenes such as bustling markets, traditional games, and cultural ceremonies, providing a vivid snapshot of Vietnam’s cultural history during the early 20th century.

Women buying jewelry at Hang Bac Street, children strolling the streets shopping for Mid-Autumn lanterns, and the bustling activity at Buoi market are rare images of the daily life of Vietnamese people a century ago appearing in the book ‘Outline of Vietnamese Cultural History.’

The book ‘Outline of Vietnamese Cultural History’ was compiled and first published in 1938. It aimed to address the clash between Vietnamese culture, which had been inherited over many generations, and the Western culture that was widely imported into Vietnam’s society in the early 20th century. It contains numerous illustrations sourced from contemporary magazines.

Source: Rare images of Vietnamese people’s daily life over 100 years ago