Honouring “Bui Xuan Phai – Love for Hanoi 2015″ award

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(Cinet)- The Organization Board of “Bui Xuan Phai – Love for Hanoi 2015″ awards organized and honoured some awards 2015 on September 23.

Born in 1927, researcher Giang Quan is regarded as a living encyclopaedia on Hanoi. He is a familiar figure among Hanoians for engaging in the city’s traditional art and culture activities for over half a century. At the age of nearly 90, Quan continues to write books on Hanoi and record his memories of the capital. His favourite book is about festival customs around Hanoi, which will be available for readers in the near future.

His most popular pieces include ‘Kham Thien guong mat cuoc doi’ (Kham Thien – the face of life); ‘Tro choi tro dien dan gian vung Ha Noi’ (Hanoi’s folk games); ‘Tu dien duong pho Ha Noi’ (Dictionary on Hanoi streets); ‘Ha Noi trong ca dao ngan ngu’ (Hanoi in folk verses and proverbs); ‘Ky su dia chi Ha Noi’ (Hanoi monographic chronicle); ‘Van hoa gia dinh Ha Noi’ (Hanoi’s family culture); ‘Thang Long Ha Noi nghin nam truyen thong va thanh lich’ (Thousand-year traditional, elegant Thang Long Hanoi).

Poet Bang Viet, head of the award jury, said Quan boasts a profound knowledge of the capital, noting that he has written over 30 books about Hanoi’s land and people over the past 70 years.

The Idea Prize was granted to the research project on restoring the Kinh Thien temple at the Imperial Citadel of Thang Long conducted by the Thang Long-Hanoi Heritage Conservation Centre.

The Job Prize went to the Vietnam National University, Hanoi (VNU) and the Hanoi municipal People’s Committee for establishing the Hanoi study and development centre to carry out scientific research and human resources activities for the capital.

Besides the main award, the Job Prize, Work Prize and Idea Prize were also presented.

As known, the annual awards were launched in 2008 by the Vietnam News Agency’s The ‘Thao&Van Hoa’ (Sports and Culture) newspaper. The awards are named after the famous painter Bui Xuan Phai (1920-88) in honour of his career and aims to continue spreading his love for Hanoi.

The Bui Xuan Phai awards are well respected and honour the contributions of individuals and organisations to society, culture and the arts in Hanoi.

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