About 50km to the east of the capital city of Ha Noi, an ancient village offers both locals and tourists a peaceful space with green, moss-covered roofs, curved roof of a communal house whose color fades over time. It is Duong Lam in Son Tay Town.
Various cultural activities will take place from April 15th to 19th at the culture and tourism village of Vietnamese ethnic minority groups in Son Tay town, Ha Noi, to mark the cultural day of Vietnamese ethnic minority groups which falls on April 19th.
A string of activities will take place at the Viet Nam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism in the Dong Mo tourism area of Son Tay town, Ha Noi from January 1-3, 2016 to celebrate New Year 2016.
Nearly two-dozen antique houses dating back 100 to 400 years in Duong Lam village on the outskirts of Ha Noi will be repaired next year.
The Viet Nam Cultural Heritage Week 2015 will be organised at the Viet Nam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism in Son Tay Town's Dong Mo on the outskirts of Ha Noi on November 15-23.
From April 28th to May 3rd, a range of diverse cultural activities of six ethnic groups in the northern provinces will take place at the Culture Tourism Village of Viet Nam Ethnic Groups in Son Tay town, Ha Noi.
According to Pham Hung Son, chief of Duong Lam ancient village management board, Hanoi city and Son Tay town will carry out a series of projects to preserve and promote Duong Lam ancient village relics.
An exhibition on the history of the ancient capital of Thang Long and Halong Bay opened on April 29 in the coastal city of Halong, Quang Ninh Province.
An annual worshipping ceremony dedicated to dead sailors was organised on Ly Son Island, in the central province of Quang Ngai on April 28. The ceremony aims to pay tribute to naval men who died while serving to protect the Truong Sa (Spratly) and Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelagos during the reign of Nguyen lords and kings.