According to information from Chibooks Culture Joint Stock Company on the afternoon of July 7, the Award was jointly organized, selected and awarded by the China - Southeast Asia Cultural Book Week Committee, Guangxi Publishing Group and Baidu based on statistics in China on sales volume, reader feedback and media reviews.
The book “Hanoi People, Stories of Eating and Drinking in the Past” Chinese edition (left) published in China. Photo: ChibooksThe organizers of the award said, “Hanoi People - Stories of Eating and Drinking in the Past” Chinese edition, ranked 8th in the top 20 influential Southeast Asian books in China with a score of 4.73.
At the award ceremony held within the framework of the 2025 China - ASEAN Cultural Book Week (from July 3 to 6 in Nanning City, Guangxi Province, China), a representative of the Organizing Committee commented: “With a delicate pen, “Hanoi People - Food and Drink of the Past” has brought to Chinese readers a vivid picture of the changes in the culinary culture of Hanoi and Vietnam, conveying the author's thoughts on the inheritance and innovation of Vietnamese culinary culture, as well as his deep love for Vietnamese national culture. This is an excellent work that perfectly combines knowledge with warm emotions.”
“Hanoi People, Stories of Eating and Drinking in the Past” Chinese edition produced by CHI Culture Joint Stock Company (Chibooks), copyright sold to Guangxi Science and Technology Publishing House, translated by Thanh Doa, published in China in November 2024.
The book goes back in time to the early years of the 20th century, to recall and explore how Hanoians ate, prepared and created cuisine, and how they responded to the new culinary colors introduced to the capital through East-West, South-North exchanges...
The combination of personal experience of a person born and raised in Hanoi with the meticulous and careful research of a researcher from documents, archaeological artifacts to "living" documents of the previous generation of grandparents, has brought readers a book full of documents that is still lively and very "real". Through the book, readers can feel the "depth" of Hanoi cuisine and Hanoi's cultural identity throughout the 20th century.
Speaking about the Chinese edition of "Hanoi People, Stories of Eating and Drinking in the Past" officially launched in China, author Vu The Long said: "I am currently working in the culinary field, so in my culinary association there are many Vietnamese-Chinese friends. They are very good at cooking Chinese dishes and have very good products. They also exchange, learn, and study with each other, such as distinguishing between Chinese and Vietnamese dishes, what is the difference, and many interesting stories. In this book, I wrote about that."
The author expressed his hope that the stories in this book could introduce how Vietnamese people eat Chinese food in Vietnam and how Chinese food is different when brought to Vietnam compared to when it was in China...
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