Cần Thơ hosts exhibition on Mekong Delta

August 20, 2016 - 09:00

A photo and book exhibition on the Cửu Long (Mekong) River Delta in ancient times has opened in the southern city of Cần Thơ.

Colourful: A photo and book exhibition on the Cửu Long (Mekong) River Delta in ancient times has opened in the southern city of Cần Thơ. — File Photo
Viet Nam News

CẦN THƠ — A photo and book exhibition on the Cửu Long (Mekong) River Delta in ancient times has opened in the southern city of Cần Thơ.

More than 200 photos of local life, taken mainly under the French regime (1958-1945), are among the exhibits, along with 300 documents and maps featuring the establishment of the Cửu Long Delta and 13 local provinces. The documents cover local geology, history, economy and culture. They have been collected by the city library from various sources, but mainly from Hồ Chí Minh City’s General Science Library.

The exhibition will run at Cần Thơ Museum till September 5. — VNS

 

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