Hans-Peter Grumpe is a German teacher. With a great passion for photography and traveling, Hans spent most of his holidays discovering different corners of the world, including three trips to Vietnam in the 1990s.
The photographer had spent almost two years traveling across Vietnam on his car with an interpreter who was also his tour guide.
Throughout his journey, Grumpe had captured thousands of color photos about the various Vietnamese landscapes, daily life, and the local people, which were rare at the dawn of the 1990s, Thoi Dai reported.
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A group of children in a local primary school in Hue studying outside the class. They all looked at Grumpe's camera.
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Hue citadel in the early 1990s looked quite similar to 2020, with the same architecture and lotus pond.
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A small shrine rising above Huong river, the way leading to Thien Mu pagoda. A group of locals are seen gathering near the shrine to enjoy the shade for a while after boating around.
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A market was set up on the way leading to Minh Mang Mausoleum.
In the early 1990s, bicycles were the main means of transport of most Vietnamese. For short distance, people just walked. Wearing conical hat, with a shopping bag carried along to go to the market was kind of the shopping norm at that time.
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A crowded market by the river bank, en route to Minh Mang Mausoleum
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A bird-eye view of Minh Mang Mausoleum in 1992-1993
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Hon Chen temple.
"We came across Hon Chen Temple on the way returning Hue from Minh Mang Mausoleum. It was built in 1832. The descendants of the royal family were doing religious rituals there", Grumpe recalled.
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The altar at Hon Chen Temple was full with offerings
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The local people would later have a feast with the offerings.
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Hue people wore Ao Dai, the Vietnamese traditional dress. The photo was taken at Hon Chen Temple during Tet holiday.
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