• Huyen Tran Cultural Centre – A sacred spiritual attraction

    Huyen Tran Cultural Centre – A sacred spiritual attraction

    15/11/2012 03:56

    Visitors to Huyen Tran Cultural Centre in Hue city will have an opportunity to contemplate the wholesome environment shaded by green pine trees and surrounding forests and mountains, visit the temples and shrines for worshiping, do research on Buddhism, compose poems or relax and absorb...

  • Vuong Palace in Ha Giang

    Vuong Palace in Ha Giang

    14/11/2012 02:06

    It is said that to prepare for the construction of the palace, Vuong Chinh Duc went to China to find a geomancer for selecting a good location for the palace. After a long survey trip across the stone plateau he chose the valley of Sa Phin (present-day Sa Phin Commune in Dong Van District...

  • Lang Pagoda in Hanoi

    Lang Pagoda in Hanoi

    27/10/2012 02:17

    According to the legend, Buddhist monk Tu Dao Hanh reached the peak of his holiness and extraordinary magic. He died at Thay Pagoda and then was reincarnated as the son of Sung Hien Hau (younger brother of King Ly Nhan Tong). King Ly Nhan Tong didn’t have a son so he conferred...

  • Ban soy sauce village in Hung Yen

    Ban soy sauce village in Hung Yen

    17/10/2012 03:35

    A woman makes Ban soy sauce in Ban Village, Hung Yen Province Ban soy sauce is so popular because it is made from large-grain sticky rice, small-grain soy bean, and in particular dinged-well water. There is only one well in Ban Village to supply the water to make the soy sauce,...

  • Khmer's culture in Tra Vinh

    Khmer's culture in Tra Vinh

    09/10/2012 10:15

    Cay He (garlic chives) Pagoda in Tieu Can Commune, the southern province of Tra Vinh. The province boasts more than 140 pagodas built in old Khmer architecture styles. Tra Vinh Province, situated 200 kilometers from Ho Chi Minh City , is almost like a giant park – most...

  • "Hat Then" or Then singing

    "Hat Then" or Then singing

    07/09/2012 02:31

    "Hat then"performancesare important ceremonial events, which unite the entire community. Long Poems consist of several chapters with different content lengths. A show usually involves two or three groups of singers, plusmusicians. The epics last for hours and are divided into short and...

  • Enjoy special music from Vietnamese “Diều sáo”

    Enjoy special music from Vietnamese “Diều sáo”

    18/08/2012 04:13

    Vietnamese people of different ages make kites of many shapes, sizes, materials and with bamboo flutes. “Diều so” not only attract people by their shapes and colours but also by their flutes. Every afternoon, when the wind tenderly blows, they will play “dieu sao”...

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