Thousands of people have been flocking to the Temple of Literature in downtown Hanoi to ask for calligraphy created by scholars to hang at home for good luck.


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The scripts are written on beautiful do (poonah) paper and become symbols of good fortune




Spring Calligraphy Festival hosted annually at Van (Literature) Lake beside the Temple of Literature in Hanoi attracts people to come and spend their holiday



There are 60 booths designed as bamboo huts where scholars perform the art of writing, and children can come to enjoy traditional games and paintings



Calligraphy expresses the Vietnamese people’s respect for knowledge



People ask for words of wisdom in Vietnamese, Chinese and Han-Nom (Chinese Han and Vietnamese Nom ideographic) scripts from elderly scholars



People of various ages, especially students, have spent hours queuing to ask scholars to draw characters they request



Characters such as happiness, success, health, wealth and luck are among the most sought after

Scholars are now busy because of the great demand for their works

VNA