The seal opening ceremony at the Tran temple in the northern province of Nam Dinh took place on the night of February 27, attracting the participant of nearly 50,000 visitors. National Assembly Vice Chairman Huynh Ngoc Son and Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan attended the event and directly opened the seal.The event opened with [...]
In the opinion of Muong ethnic people in Thanh Hoa Province, the first lunar month is the festival month. Many old people in Ma village have gathered at the communal temple, playing flute and drumimg gong to call for people joining the festival since early morning. Drumming gong to open festival
Thousands of tourists and pilgrims flocked to the opening ceremony of this year’s Spring Yen Tu Pagoda Festival in the northern coastal province of Quang Ninh on Feb. 23, the tenth day of the first lunar month. Prominent those present at the ceremony were Vice State President Nguyen Thi Doan and the Vice Chairman of [...]
The number of foreign holidaymakers to Hanoi during this year’s Lunar New Year (Tet) Festival increased sharply reaching 120,000, reported the municipal Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism. Travelers came from traditional markets such as Japan, Russia, France, the United States, the Republic of Korea and the United Kingdom. The rise was attributable to a [...]
The festival of Temple worshiping Lady Au Co, who is believed the mother of the Vietnamese people, kicked off on February 20 at Hien Luong commune, Ha Hoa district, northern midland province of Phu Tho, to celebrate the creation of the Vietnamese people in the lead-up to the 1,000th anniversary of Thang Long- Hanoi. National [...]
The tiger is also known as the god of the mountain and forest and the king of all kinds of animals. For Vietnamese people, the year of the tiger often comes with significant events in the nation’s history. In 2010, along with the arrival of a new spring, we are entering a new year of [...]
Hanoi is home to many traditional art troupes like tuong, cheo (traditional operetta), ca tru (ceremonial songs) and hat xam (songs of strolling blind musicians) but few are marketed well to tourists. Only the Thang Long Water Puppetry Theater, which has three shows a day, is well known to tourists. Other theaters don’t have regular [...]
A large spring festival has taken place around the Hoan Kiem Lake in the capital city of Hanoi on Feb. 20, raising the curtain for a series of festivities to welcome the 1,000 anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi. Photo: Hoang Ha. Girls in traditional “Ao Dai”
After one month in yellow, loc vung trees on the banks of Hoan Kiem Lake, Hanoi, blossomed last night, turning the area around the lake into a sea of red.
Ha Long Bay and Cuu Long river, a tributary of the Mekong River, have been selected among the world’s 100 destinations for couples Ha Long Bay and Cuu Long river, a tributary of the Mekong River, have been selected among the world’s 100 destinations for couples by the France L’internaute online magazine. The selection is [...]
