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In Vietnamese it is called both làng lụa Vạn Phúc "Van Phuc silk village" and làng lụa Hà Đông after the larger village ("làng") area name. It is the best known silk village in Vietnam, and one of the best developed and most visited craft village near Hanoi which has over 90 officially designated handicraft villages. [2]
The Girl in the Picture: The Kim Phúc Story, the Photograph and the Vietnam War, by Denise Chong, is a 1999 biographical and historical book tracing the life story of Phúc. Chong's historical coverage emphasizes the life, especially the school and family life, of Phúc from before the attack, through convalescence, and into the present time.
Van Phuc may refer to: Vạn Phúc, Hà Đông , a ward of Hà Đông District, near Hanoi, known for silk weaving Vạn Phúc, Thanh Trì [ vi ] , a rural commune of Thanh Trì District , Hanoi
The infamous photograph of Phuc, nine years old at the time, was taken on June 8, 1972, following a Republic of Vietnam Air Force napalm attack on the village of Trảng Bàng. Considered one of the most famous photographs of all time, it was and has remained attributed to Ut. [5] [6]
' east of the river ') is an urban district (quận) of Hanoi, the capital city of Vietnam. [3] The district has 17 wards, covering a total area of 49.64 square kilometres (19.17 sq mi). [1] As of 2019, [2] there were 397,854 people residing in the district, the third highest of all districts in Hanoi, after Hoàng Mai.
Kim Phuc received her final burn treatment, 50 years after she was shown running in agony as napalm burned her skin in South Vietnam.
Cities in Vietnam are identified by the government as settlements with considerable area and population that play important roles vis-a-vis politics, economy and culture. Status of cities falls into four categories: special, first class ( I ), second class ( II ), and third class ( III ).
The provinces of Vietnam are subdivided into second-level administrative units, namely districts (Vietnamese: huyện), provincial cities (thành phố trực thuộc tỉnh), and district-level towns (thị xã).