After our wonderful lunch, we proceed to Museum of Ethnology far away afrom city about 7 KM. Now, we have to change to new vehicle. We take "Xe Om". Xe Om means "motorcycle taxi" We take three motocycles. Mimi and Toi join together on one Xe Om. See photos belows: Soooo funny!
Hanoi seems to be a busy city even at night. It's dangerouse becasue there are soooo many motorcycles and they don't care anyone while they are riding.
Click below to see video here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oetF3UTIwbc
Museum of Ethnology is both a research centre and a public museum exhibiting the ethnic groups of Vietnam. The mission of the Museum is scientific research, collection, documentation, conservation, exhibition and preserving the cultural and historic patrimony of the nation’s different ethnic groups. The museum also serves to guide research, conservation, and technology that are specific to the work of an ethnographic museumVietnam is a multi-ethnic country, which is composed of 54 ethnic groups. Perceiving the importance of having an ethnographic museum to preserve and present the cultural heritages of
ethnic groups, the Government decided to establish a museum of ethnology in Hanoi. The Proposal for the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology was officially approved on December 14, 1987. Land was allocated for construction: in 1987, 2,500m2 and in 1988, 9,500m2. Then, in 1990, the Prime Minister decided to allocate the entire 3,27 acres of land to the Museum.During construction (1987 to 1995), the Project Managing Board and the Museum Department were a part of the Institute of Ethnology. On October 24, 1995, the Prime Minister made the decision on establishment of the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology, under National Centre for Social Sciences and Humanities. On November 12, 1997, the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology inaugurated its permanent exhibition and officially opened to the public
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