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| The museum at Cau Go |
1. “Thống Nhất” bicycle (Unification bicycle)
1.1. This is a bicycle of famous Vietnamese brand “Thống Nhất” (in the 70s of 20th Century). During the period of governmental subsidy, such thing used to be a fortune for any Vietnamese family at that time (worth around 1.2 ounce of gold). As a result, the government had required each owner to register and update the situation/ location of their bicycle for regular supervision.
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| “Thống Nhất” bicycle (Unification bicycle) |
1.2. This bicycle used to belong to the defunct grand-father of the investor. It reminds him a lot of his childhood and his grandpa, who used to carry his grandson to school with his old bicycle. (1987) (It is a piece of precious memory about the respectable grandfather and the difficult childhood of the investor).
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| A piece of precious memory |
2. Bát Tràng chinaware
The pottery village of Bat Trang was fist renowned in the 15th Century under King Tran’s reign with its own speciality “ivory-like enamel, crackleware”.
In praise of the skills from Bát Tràng artisans, there was a pair of parallel sentences:
From “Bạch Bát”, through the skills, mud turns into precious.
Firing stove, through tempering, earth turns into gold.
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| “ivory-like enamel, crackleware” |
3. Western oil lamp
Western oil lamp (or American oil lamp) was presented to Vietnam by the end of 19th Century – beginning of 20th Century – by the American oil company – Shell. These days, in the remote area where people haven’t been provided with electricity.
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| American oil lamp |
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