More than 200 artifacts related to the life of the people of the capital in the early 20th century are on display at the Hanoi Museum.

The typical living room space of Hanoians in the early 20th century is recreated.

A representative of the Hanoi Museum said that before the exhibition, the unit went to research and study the traditional houses that people still keep to form the story. There are documents to contact many museums in France to ask.

Tea table set made of mahogany wood, painted brown with 5 items including table, bench, two recliners and pedestal. The surface is inlaid with pearls, carved with flowers, birds, butterflies, wine gourds, and poetry bags. The table legs are bent in Louis style.

The set of trays includes a wooden tray and 4 porcelain cups made of white glazed ceramic painted in blue, decorated with characters, landscapes, and kanji.

Hanoians often make tea when they have guests. After making tea, usually pour into another big cup, called cup tong, then pour out small cups to invite guests. Writer Nguyen Tuan once wrote that “tea is good, the water must be clear, it smells like young nuggets, the aftertaste lingers in the neck”.

In addition to the tea table, the living room also has a mahogany, tea cabinet. Collar made of wood, inlaid with the theme of five blessings and longevity. Collapse is often used to sleep, eat, drink tea and receive guests…

In addition, the living room also has a picture of gold branches and jade leaves with Chinese characters written on the back in the form of seals; a wooden tea cabinet made in the style of 2 floors and 8 roofs, decorated with many porcelain vases, white enamel painted in many colors…

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Church space. At present, in Hanoi, there are still many families keeping the traditional worship room.

According to the old tradition, each family reserved the most solemn and central place of the house to place the ancestral altar. Usually, it is a carved, painted, gilded table or altar. The throne, and the tablets of the deceased are placed in the middle, and around the altars are displayed such as incense bowls, trays, flower vases, candlesticks, etc. Above them are often hung a couplets diaphragm. Worship items are made of bronze, ceramic or vermilion wood.

In this exhibition, Hanoi Museum also introduces to the public the clothes of musician Nguyen Van Quy. This outfit he often wears in art performances and the day when the army took over the capital on October 10, 1954.

The gallery of the Hanoi Museum (located on Pham Hung Street, Me Tri Ward, Nam Tu Liem District) will last until the end of this year.

 (According to vnexpress )