(VOVworld)) -During his trans-Viet tour in 1992, talented French journalist and director Raymond Depardon captured the essence of Vietnamese people and their environment in a series of evocative images.
Here are some photos taken by Raymond Depardon two decades ago: (Sourced from VNExpress)
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Bicycles were a common means of transport in Hanoi
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A Honda Cup 82 was considered valuable personal property in HCM City
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At a State-owned newsagent’s shop on Trang Tien Street, Hanoi
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At a Thuy Ta ice-cream store corner in Hanoi
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Transporting a fridge home on the Hanoi-Haiphong Highway
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Coal mining workers on Ha Long Bay
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A contrast between traditional and modern fashions
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Reading a book on a former war tank wreckage in Quang Tri province
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A HCM City corner viewed from Continental Saigon Hotel
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The bustling Saigon railway station in HCM City
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A cinema on Pasteur street, HCM City
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Posing for a photo in NhaTrang city
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At a department store in Haiphong
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Ha Long beach during the tourism season
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Hang Bong street in Hanoi’s Old Quarters
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Selling guitars on the pavement in HCM City
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Nha Trang beach
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Kids playing in Hanoi’s Lenin Park
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A paper shop on Luong Van Can street, Hanoi
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Wartime military equipment along National Highway 1 passing Quang Tri
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The presence of foreigners aroused public curiosity in front of Hue railways Station
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Relaxing in the shadow near NhaTrang seaport
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Kid toys available on Luong Van Can street, Hanoi ![Vietnamese life in the 1990s - ảnh 24](https://photo-cms-vovworld.zadn.vn/w730/uploaded/vovworld/ecfzyrrtlyr/2013_12_12/24.jpg)
Vendors selling goods at a train station
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A petrol station in southern Dong Nai province
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April 30 Park near Duc Ba Church in HCM City
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French-built Long Bien bridge in Hanoi
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Local people in Danang |
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On a trans-national train carriage
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Transporting goods up a steep hill in Quang Tri
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A pile of wartime bomb shells in Quang Tri
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A road in Dong Ha, Quang Tri
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A ferry in Haiphong |
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This shop offered beverage and garment services in Lam Dong
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A rural house on National Highway from Hanoi to Haiphong
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Hoan Kiem Lake in Hanoi |
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Saigon taxi
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