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Frenchman’s Vietnamese calligraphy skills wow onlookers

Frenchman’s Vietnamese calligraphy skills wow onlookers

Among the 50 calligraphers sitting at the Temple of Literature, Jean Sébastien Grill was the most noticeable.
US envoy dabbles in calligraphy for Tet

US envoy dabbles in calligraphy for Tet

Hanoians seek Tet blessings at Temple of Literature

Hanoians seek Tet blessings at Temple of Literature

The bustling atmosphere of Saigon yellow mai street

The bustling atmosphere of Saigon yellow mai street

On the sidewalks of Pham Ngoc Thach Street in Saigon's District 1, yellow mai flower trees attract many Lunar New Year visitors.
February 3, 2021 | 10:07 pm PT
Saigon calligraphers ready to script fortune into local life

Saigon calligraphers ready to script fortune into local life

With Tet just a week away, calligraphy produced on Pham Ngoc Thach Street is believed to bring luck and fortune to Saigon crowds.
January 15, 2020 | 03:16 am PT
Get fortune scripted into your life at Hanoi’s Temple of Literature

Get fortune scripted into your life at Hanoi’s Temple of Literature

Tet calligraphy produced at the Temple of Literature is believed to bring luck and fortune, so Hanoians crowd the place.
February 7, 2019 | 02:11 am PT
​Writings and drawings draw thousands to a Saigon street

​Writings and drawings draw thousands to a Saigon street

With Tet just 10 days away, the "Teacher" street in Saigon comes alive with calligraphers, their customers and curious visitors.
January 24, 2019 | 09:04 pm PT
Thousands queue for blessings in calligraphy at Vietnam's first university

Thousands queue for blessings in calligraphy at Vietnam's first university

Many had to wait at the Temple of Literature in Hanoi for hours to get blessings written in calligraphy on the first day of the Year of the Dog.
February 16, 2018 | 05:20 am PT
Lucky charms: calligraphy writes good fortune in Vietnam

Lucky charms: calligraphy writes good fortune in Vietnam

It's this time of the year again when Hanoians have blessings written in calligraphy.
January 22, 2017 | 01:04 am PT
A pint or a prayer? Monks in Japan put Buddhism on the menu

A pint or a prayer? Monks in Japan put Buddhism on the menu

The hum of conversation and the clinking of spoons and coffee cups fills the wood-panelled cafe in a fashionable Tokyo neighbourhood as more than a dozen customers sip drinks and nibble desserts.
April 8, 2016 | 07:09 pm PT
Coffee with a side of religion at a cafe in Tokyo

Coffee with a side of religion at a cafe in Tokyo

Buddhist monks run a cafe in Tokyo to get the public interested in the religion in a more casual setting.
April 8, 2016 | 07:04 pm PT
 
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