Photos of General Vo Nguyen Giap taken by Tran Tuan, former photo journalist for Vietnam News Agency help us to understand more about the simple daily life of this great person.

During the time working as photo journalist, he got many chances to meet General Vo Nguyen Giap and his photos shows his great admiration and respect for the hero of the Vietnamese army.

The photos are also a valuable document source for Vietnamese history:

General Vo Nguyen Giap doing his morning exercises on holiday in Vung Tau City in 1996

The general having his hair cut by Le Su in Vung Tau in 1996

General Vo Nguyen Giap at Cu Chi Tunnel in 1996

General Vo Nguyen Giap at Vung Tau Beach

On Geneva Lake in 1966

General Vo Nguyen Giap receiving the former US Defense Minister McNamara

At the Dien Bien Phu Victory Statue in 2004

On Muong Thanh Bridge

Vising Huu Tiep Lake in Hanoi where US Airforce's B52 was shot down

By a statue in Geneva

General Vo Nguyen Giap was warmly welcomed by Switzerland's Geneva State Governor in September 1996

Senior lieutenant-colonel and Artist Le Duy Ung portraying General Vo Nguyen Giap