Hanoi Cooking Book Winners Awards in China
The Chinese version of “Hanoi People: A Drinking Stories for a Time” “Hanoi People” just won the 2025 Southeast Asia Book Award.

BooksPeople in Hanoi talk about drinkingThe Chinese version was implemented by Chi -Chibooks Cultural Joint Company, which sells copyrights to Guangdong Science and Technology Publishing, published in China in November 2024, and in 2025 it acquired an influential Southeast Asian book in China.
The award was awarded to Chibooks representatives (copyright unit) over the weekend.
The award is approved based on Chinese statistics for the number of consumption, feedback readers and number of communications evaluated.
Give Chinese readers photos of lively Hanoi cuisine
People of Hanoi – Meal Stories, Drink for a whileChinese edition, published in China – 8th place in influential Southeast Asian book, scored 4.73.
The organizers commented on the book: with a delicate pen,People of Hanoi: Meal Stories, Drink for a whileChinese readers described a vivid picture of Hanoi Culinary Culture and Vietnamese change, conveyed the author’s thoughts on inheritance and innovation in Vietnam’s culinary culture, and shared his deep love for Vietnamese national culture. This is an excellent piece that combines knowledge with warm emotions.
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| BooksPeople in Hanoi talk about drinkingChinese version. image: Kibok. |
BooksPeople in Hanoi talk about drinking for a whileDiscover the story of eating and cooking the food of Hanoi people in the early 20th century. Depending on the times, the author recalls and learns that Hanois “reject, reject, receive, and even “assimilation”) to “reject, receive, and even “assimilation”).
The combination of personal experiences of people born in Hanoi gives researchers from archaeological documents and artifacts a meticulous and complete understanding that has brought the old man and woman who brought “their living” documents, a book filled with documents to their readers, into a vibrant “life.” Readers will feel the “deep” of Hanoi cuisine, a volatile Hanoi cultural identity of the 20th century.
Translator Tar translated the book into Chinese – the translator said he had a lot of love for Hanoi. Commenting on the book’s original, the translator stated:
Culinary maintenance and development contributes to building a new culture
Author Vu The Long was originally an ancient anthropological researcher, anthropology and cultural history. For the author vu, eating is also an art
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The story of drinking during China-Southeast Asian Culture Week takes place in Namuning, China. Photo: Chibok. |
Speaking of art, in the past, people often mentioned seven arts without food. It can even be said, “Food is part of humiliation.” The author states, “Eating is a very important aspect of culture. Finding the identity of the Hanoi diet culture in Vietnam, finding the identity of the Hanoi people’s diet, and maintaining, promoting and developing the Hanoi diet culture is equally important in building a new Hanoi culture.”
To understand some of the food and drinks of Hanoi people from the beginning of the 20th century to date, the author met older people in Hanoi and asked about the daily life, daily life and daily life that older people experienced in their lives. Furthermore, it is the author’s self-assurance experience. People born and raised in the 20th century are full of volatility. “
Author Vu The Long was born in Hanoi on February 1, 1947. He is a physician and an ancient, anthropological, environmental and cultural researcher. Former Head of the Human Research Committee and the Environment of the Vietnam Academy of Archaeology – Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences. Currently he is the secretary of the Culture and Arts Club (under the Vietnam Folk Art Association). A member of the Vietnam Food Culture Association.
He studied and taught archaeology, biology, environmental history, cultural history and sociology over the years.
The author has received many national reporters awards, including: Write about travel. Vietnamese people have been using Vietnamese products for thousands of years…He was also one of those who participated in building the programme.Vietnamese kitchenVTV2 Vietnamese TV station.
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