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Cai Luong or Renovated Opera
06/05/2012 03:02
In comparison with cheo (popular opera) and tuong (classical opera), cai luong is a new type of theatre in Vietnam , combining drama, modeled after French comedy, and singing. Cai Luong (Renovated Opera) appeared in the southern part of Vietnam in the 1920s. Now, this form of music is a...
Monochord or Dan Bau
06/05/2012 02:35
“Do not listen to the music of the dan bau if you are a young woman.” Such is the romantic and emotional appeal of music played on the dan bau that Vietnamese parents used to warn their daughters against listening to it. For the rest of us, it remains the quintessential...
Dan Tam Thap Luc
06/05/2012 02:04
The Tam Thap Luc is a sort of zither with thirty-six brass strings as it is called. It has the shape of an isosceles trapezoid, with a slightly convex sound board made of light, porous, unvarnished wood. The bridges and sides are made of hardwood. The bottom is flat. There are two...
Vietnamese Lithophone or Dan Da
03/05/2012 04:24
If you are tourists who travel to Vietnam and have a chance to listen to the sound of musical instruments , please once attentively listen to the sound of Vietnamese Lithophone and you will feel the resonant music – so special sound from this kind of instrument. Lithophone or Dan...
The indispensable dress of Vietnamese ancient girls, Ao Yem
02/05/2012 03:26
Images of graceful girls in national charming long dress have been a symbol of Vietnam. �However, looking back the historic development of national dress, Vietnam not only has “ Ao Dai ”, which leaves a deep impression on tourists travel to Vietnam , but also “Ao Yem”...
North Vietnamese women charming with traditional hairstyles
02/05/2012 02:30
For many years, “ao tu than” has become a popular costume of the traditional girl or woman in the North of Vietnam. She is often charming when matching the “ao tu than” with a “khan mo qua” or a “khan dong”. � The “khan dong” is a...
Do Son Buffalo Fighting Festival- A unique festival in Vietnam
25/04/2012 04:27
The Do Son Buffalo Fight is a traditional festival that is attached to a Water God worshiping ceremony and the "Hien Sinh" custom. The most typical reason for the ceremony is to express the martial spirit of the local people in Do Son, Haiphong. � � Thousands of people annually gathered...