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Vietnamese culture brought to life by Lego bricks

In a room crammed from floor to ceiling with boxes, cabinets, and drawers full of Lego bricks, Dang Huy Hoang, a 32-year-old Hanoian, has created a wide range of models reflecting Vietnamese culture.
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  • In Hoang’s room are tiny bricks stacked from floor to ceiling, all neatly organised in hundreds of separate draws. (Photo: VNP/VNA)

  • It takes him much more time to finish his own creations than to rebuild the model created by the manufacturers. Much of his time is spent finding the right pieces. (Photo: VNP/VNA)

  • Hoang is working on a 1990s living room during the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival, inspired by his own childhood home. (Photo: VNP/VNA)

  • Hoang puts the finishing touches on a model of a Vietnamese fishing boat. (Photo: VNP/VNA)

  • Hoang recalls old Hanoi, with a typical table and chairs found a Hanoi family home during the 1990s. (Photo: VNP/VNA)

  • A 1990s living room during the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival. (Photo: VNP/VNA)

  • Hoang’s latest Lego designs of a mom-and-pop shop and the gates of a Hanoi house and a traditional communal house. (Photo: VNA)

  • A Lego design by Dang Huy Hoang (Photo: VNA)

  • A Lego design by Dang Huy Hoang (Photo: VNA)

  • A Lego design by Dang Huy Hoang (Photo: VNA)

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