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Chu Dong Tu-Tien Dung Festival celebrates most beautiful love story in Vietnamese folk literature (Oct 16, 2023)

Chu Dong Tu-Tien Dung, the Love Festival, is a famous festival in Hung Yen province and one of the 16 biggest festivals in Vietnam. The festival is dedicated to the legend of Chu Dong Tu, a poor fisherman, and Princess Tien Dung, a daughter of the 18th Hung King (408-258 BC). This year the festival is recognized as a National Intangible Cultural Heritage.

Phu Tho active in preserving Hung King worship rituals (Feb 17, 2016)

The northern mountainous province of Phu Tho aims to mobilise resources for conserving and promoting the Hung Kings’ worship-related culture, documents and facilities, according to Provincial People’s Committee Vice Chairman…

Typical marriage ritual of the San Chi (Nov 30, 2015)

The San Chi in Bac Giang province still practice their traditional marriage rituals.

Folk songs of the San Chi (Nov 09, 2015)

The San Chi have developed a rich cultural tradition with various types of folk arts. “Sinh ca” is a type of call and response singing that has been preserved and promoted in their everyday life for generations.

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HCM City to hold second international photography festival

Thailand’s “Nation Story” calls Phu Quoc a “heavenly island” of Vietnam

Hoi An tops list of world’s cheapest destinations

Ho Chi Minh City named as favourite destination among APAC tourists

Opening of the Visit Vietnam Year - Dien Bien 2024, promoting historical - cultural value, natural beauty in the heroic land