Staged entirely on water, Hanoi's "Quintessence of Tonkin" aims to celebrate Tonkin culture in northern Vietnam by recruiting local actors and harnessing state-of-the-art engineering.
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Staged entirely on water, Hanoi's "Quintessence of Tonkin" aims to celebrate Tonkin culture in northern Vietnam by recruiting local actors and harnessing state-of-the-art engineering.
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