(VOVworld)) -During his trans-Viet tour in 1992, talented French journalist and director Raymond Depardon captured the essence of Vietnamese people and their environment in a series of evocative images.
Here are some photos taken by Raymond Depardon two decades ago: (Sourced from VNExpress)
Bicycles were a common means of transport in Hanoi
A Honda Cup 82 was considered valuable personal property in HCM City
At a State-owned newsagent’s shop on Trang Tien Street, Hanoi
At a Thuy Ta ice-cream store corner in Hanoi
Transporting a fridge home on the Hanoi-Haiphong Highway
Coal mining workers on Ha Long Bay
A contrast between traditional and modern fashions
Reading a book on a former war tank wreckage in Quang Tri province
A HCM City corner viewed from Continental Saigon Hotel
The bustling Saigon railway station in HCM City
A cinema on Pasteur street, HCM City
Posing for a photo in NhaTrang city
At a department store in Haiphong
Ha Long beach during the tourism season
Hang Bong street in Hanoi’s Old Quarters
Selling guitars on the pavement in HCM City
Nha Trang beach
Kids playing in Hanoi’s Lenin Park
A paper shop on Luong Van Can street, Hanoi
Wartime military equipment along National Highway 1 passing Quang Tri
The presence of foreigners aroused public curiosity in front of Hue railways Station
Relaxing in the shadow near NhaTrang seaport
Kid toys available on Luong Van Can street, Hanoi 
Vendors selling goods at a train station
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A petrol station in southern Dong Nai province
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April 30 Park near Duc Ba Church in HCM City
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French-built Long Bien bridge in Hanoi
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| Local people in Danang |
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On a trans-national train carriage
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Transporting goods up a steep hill in Quang Tri
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A pile of wartime bomb shells in Quang Tri
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A road in Dong Ha, Quang Tri
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| A ferry in Haiphong |
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This shop offered beverage and garment services in Lam Dong
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A rural house on National Highway from Hanoi to Haiphong
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| Hoan Kiem Lake in Hanoi |
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Saigon taxi
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