Temple of literature, Hanoi, 2003.

A woman and a young boy are having a conversation in the Temple of Literature, in Hanoi, 2003.
Texts written in stone stand on the back of turtles, a sacred animal in Vietnam, which symbolizes peace, disarmament and the ending of wars.

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A woman and a young boy are having a conversation in the Temple of Literature, in Hanoi, 2003.<br />
Texts written in stone stand on the back of turtles, a sacred animal in Vietnam, which symbolizes peace, disarmament and the ending of wars.