INDOCHINA CARTACARO.COM
Postcards, Photographs
Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia

Flash Back July 2025

2025-07-30T05:30:00Z

We are delighted to revisit the 71 colorful postcards that brightened your July 2025.
Feel free to share with us the postcard you liked the most and the one you liked the least.
Thank you for your participation!
Following Summer 2025, in August in Black and White
First Color Summer 2025
Previous Summer 2025

- The 1950s in color / 2025, Cpsm - 1950/1975

1950, Hadong, Hanoï

2025-07-29T05:00:00Z

Hadong is a village located 15 km from the center of Hanoi. Today, it has become a district of Hanoi, known for its two craft specialties: ironwork and silk.
Vo An Ninh presents to us a pagoda whose entrance is adorned with two majestic columns, an architecture very common in the pagodas of Tonkin, in northern Vietnam.
And finally, we will go to Hanoi to admire the Jade Pagoda by the small Lake.
Flash Back Summer 2025
First Color Summer 2025
Previous Summer 2025

- The 1950s in color / Hanoï, Vo An Ninh, 2025, Cpsm - 1950/1975, Ha Dong

1950, Haïphong, Municipal Theater

2025-07-28T05:00:00Z

The municipal theater of Hai Phong, also known as the Grand Theater of Hai Phong, was built in 1904 with construction materials imported from France, at the site of the old market of the village of An Bien, and was completed in 1912. It is considered a central area of the city of Hai Phong.
This 2-story building has 100 doors and windows, corridors, halls... and a stage with 400 seats, the ceiling of which is adorned with floral frescoes featuring the names of famous European writers and (…)

- The 1950s in color / Haiphong, Monuments, Vo An Ninh, Art et Culture, 2025, Cpsm - 1950/1975

1950, Hai Phong, the street with its cars, carts, cycle rickshaws

2025-07-27T05:00:00Z

Haiphong and its streets with evocative names: Bonnal, Doumer, Cantonese.
Haiphong and its means of transportation: handcarts, bicycles, cars, and trucks.
Next Summer 2025
First Color Summer 2025
Previous Summer 2025

- The 1950s in color / Rues, Haiphong, Transport, Vo An Ninh, 2025, Cpsm - 1950/1975

1950, Hai Phong, Artisanal Market: Clogs, Fabrics and Votive Decorations

2025-07-26T05:00:00Z

As the day that traditionally marks the beginning of the Têt Nguyên Ðán (Lunar New Year) festivities approaches, the markets and streets are filled with people and goods, some of which are specialized in selling votive objects. People come here to buy them, but also to immerse themselves in the atmosphere of Têt.
In the belief of the Vietnamese, burning votive papers is a deeply rooted habit in cultural practices. On the occasion of national holidays, families do not forget to burn vàng mã (…)

- The 1950s in color / Marché, Hanoï, Fêtes , Vo An Ninh, 2025, Cpsm - 1950/1975

1950, Hai Phong, traditional markets: bamboo and pottery

2025-07-25T05:00:00Z

Vo An Ninh presents us today with two iconic markets of Vietnam, where tradition and daily life blend harmoniously: one dedicated to bamboo, a versatile material used in construction, and the other to pottery, essential in everyday life.
Next Summer 2025-
First Color Summer 2025
Previous Summer 2025

- The 1950s in color / Marché, Haiphong, Vo An Ninh, 2025, Cpsm - 1950/1975

1950, Hai Phong, along the canals

2025-07-24T05:00:00Z

Haiphong is the port located on the Cua Cam, one of the arms of the Red River delta, and its river flows south of Ha Long Bay.
Two canals have been photographed as they are the lungs of this city, the beating heart of commerce: the Bonnal canal and the Haly canal.
In 1915, a map shows us these two canals. The Haly canal is on the right, the Bonnal canal (belt canal) is vertically aligned with the Cua Cam river and creates an urban belt to connect the Tam Bac river to the Cua Cấm river. (…)

- The 1950s in color / Haiphong, Vo An Ninh, Nord Vietnam, 2025, Cpsm - 1950/1975, Port

1950, Hai Phong, the port

2025-07-23T05:00:00Z

The port of Haiphong, built in 1874 under French colonial rule, quickly acquired a dual purpose, both military and commercial. Located on the Cấm River, it became one of the most important ports in Vietnam and Southeast Asia. In 1950, the port of Haiphong was a nerve center for trade and defense. The series of views of the port produced by Vo Anh Ninh, immortalized on three postcards, highlights the importance of the cargo ships present in this port. The colors of these postcards (…)

- The 1950s in color / Haiphong, Vo An Ninh, Cpsm - 1950/1975, Port

1950, Laichau, village and minority ethnic groups

2025-07-22T05:00:00Z

The province of Lai Chau is a mountainous region in the northwest of Vietnam. This large area is bordered by Laos to the south and China to the west.
Located about 450 kilometers from the Vietnamese capital Hanoi and 70 kilometers from the famous tourist city of SaPa. The road connecting Hanoi to Lai Chau offers spectacular views of forest-covered mountains, terraced rice fields, and villages of ethnic minorities. The villages in the region are inhabited by ethnic minority groups.
Next (…)

- The 1950s in color / Ethnie, Rivière, Vo An Ninh, Cpsm - 1950/1975, Laichau

1950, Laichau North Vietnam Black river

2025-07-21T05:00:00Z

The Black River, in French, or Da River, sông Đà in Vietnamese, is the most important tributary of the Red River in northern Vietnam. It originates in Yunnan, China and mainly flows through the Vietnamese region of Tây Bắc, crossing the Lai Châu Province (of which it forms part of the boundary with Điện Biên), and then the provinces of Sơn La and Hòa Bình.
This river plunges into the Red River, on its right bank, in Phú Thọ province, near Việt Trì, about sixty kilometers upstream from (…)

- The 1950s in color / Rivière, Vo An Ninh, Nord Vietnam, Cpsm - 1950/1975, Laichau

INDOCHINA CARTACARO.COM Postcards, Photographs Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia