More from the other side

Oct 21, 2015

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A few more pictures from the other side of the Red River, taken in Bat Trang ceramic village.

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BuntyMcC Oct 21, 2015

I’ve run out of positive adjectives to describe your photos. Can you explain the stamped numbers on many of the buildings?

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Jon Sanwell Oct 21, 2015

Thank you, Bunty. Those stencilled numbers are phone numbers for construction/demolition workers – cheap DIY advertising. They’re a very common sight here in Hanoi and seem to just magically appear overnight. No-one I know has ever actually seen them being painted.

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allentimphotos2 Oct 21, 2015

You’ve caught the textural feeling of the place so well.

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Rantasalot Oct 22, 2015

I like your photos, they are simple but they tell so much. What are those green and some brown boxes at the second photo?

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Jon Sanwell Oct 24, 2015

Thank you. To be honest, I’m not entirely sure what those coloured ceramic boxes are. I think they might be somehow connected to funerals, but I wouldn’t swear to it.

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Rantasalot Oct 25, 2015

Funerals came also to my mind, I thought that maybe they are for ashes.

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