Hanoi Mosaic Mural

摘要

The Red River descends from Yunnan, a mountainous region in Southern China, and meanders almost 1,000 kilometres before dying in Vietnam, in the beautiful Ha Long Bay. Located slightly inland, Hanoi sits on the rich river delta, protected by the Red River Dike, its origins stretching back to the eleventh century. The top of its banks have long functioned as a major transport artery and today the streets of Au Co, Tran Nhat Duat, Tran Quang Khai, and Yen Phu are some of the city's busiest highways. Until recently a grim graffiti-strewn, concrete-faced brick wall was all that lined the road - protecting the city's residents from some of the noise and pollution of Hanoi's infamous traffic. In 2007 its facade began to undergo a fundamental change. Inspired by Antoni Gaudi's Park Guell in Barcelona and Vietnam's long ceramic history, artist and journalist Nguyen Thu Thuy developed the idea of a huge collaborative artwork that would transform the wall she passed each day on her way to work.