Offering incense to celebrity Dang Huy Tru - the ancestor of Vietnamese photography

On March 14, 1869, while envoying in Guangdong, China, celebrity Dang Huy Tru imported photographic equipment from Hong Kong to Vietnam to open Cam Hieu Duong studio in Thanh Ha Street, Hanoi. It is considered the first studio in Vietnam, opening the first page for the development of modern photography today.

A photo exhibition of Thua Thien Hue, Da Nang and Binh Dinh photographers

Since then, on the occasion of Vietnamese photography traditional day in every year, many activities of offering incense and memorials, exhibitions ... are held to honor Mr. Dang Huy Tru. The ancestral worshipping house of Dang’s family in Thanh Luong village, Huong Xuan ward, Huong Tra town has became a familiar address for all photographers across the country.

On this occasion, in the precinct of the ancestral worshipping house of Dang’s family, an exhibition is held to introduce the 70 newest and most outstanding photographic works of photographers from Thua Thien Hue, Da Nang and Binh Dinh.

The works reflect many perspectives of the photographers about the homeland landscape and people's daily life on the paths of composition of the artists.

By Trang Hien

• Viewing spring and zodiac animals paintings in the New Year (18/01)
• Hue New Year through a number of traditional crafts (18/01)
• The Imperial Palace set up Cay Neu (Neu pole) to welcome Tet (18/01)
• Many activities to welcome spring and Tet holiday at Hue heritage site (17/01)
• Falling in love with Vietnamese tea (14/01)
• Welcoming the certificate of national historical relic for the worship hall and the tomb of Dien Khanh Vuong (13/01)
• The special heritage city (13/01)
• “Yearning for light as always” (11/01)