Hanoi girl bags Asian painting award
Paintings by Hanoi
girl Phan Huong Giang has won the Grand Prix Award at the Mitsubishi
Asian Children's Enikki Festa painting contest.
The
nine-year-old pupil from Khuong Thuong Primary School created a
set of five drawings focusing on the theme of environmental protection.
Hosted
by the Mitsubishi Public Affairs Committee, the Asian Pacific
Federation of UNESCO Clubs and Associations, and the National Federation
of UNESCO Associations in Japan, the annual contest targets school
children aged 6-12.
The contest aims to promote the understanding of Asian people's daily life through illustrated diaries – or enikki in Japanese.
This
year's event focuses on the theme Here is My Life. Contestants from 24
nations submitted about 71,000 paintings representing their daily life
and culture by means of a five-page illustrated diary. -VNA