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.
Below are some of the vivid moments of all aspects of life in Quang Nam in 1991 and 1992 under the lens of Grumpe.
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Local people carrying firewood on their back on a trail in the My Son Sanctuary area, Quang Nam in 1991.
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Market area in Tra Kieu village, Duy Xuyen, Quang Nam in 1991. At this time, Quang Nam was still a part of Quang Nam district, Da Nang province. It became a separate province in 1996.
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A tin producing facility in Hoi An ancient town in 1991. Hoi An was recognized as a World Cultural Heritage in 1999.
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Children on a boat in Thu Bon River, Hoi An.
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On the way to Chien Dan tower in Tam Ky town, Quang Nam in 1992.
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A boat building place on the riverbank near Tam Ky town.
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| (Photo courtesy of Hans-Peter Grumpe, via Kien Thuc) |
Children fetching their buffalo around on the riverbank
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Passenger car on Highway 1, on the way from Quang Nam to Da Nang.
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Inside a restaurant on Highway 1.
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The tables at the shop are made from parts of the wreck of an American plane.
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Police inspecting a business facility
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The innocence of children in Quang Nam.
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| (Photo courtesy of Hans-Peter Grumpe, via Kien Thuc) |
Children playing by a pond
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| (Photo courtesy of Hans-Peter Grumpe, via Kien Thuc) |
