Huong Pagoda has been recognised as a special national relic site.
The Chem Communal House, dating back more than 2,000 years and one of the oldest of its kind in Viet Nam, in Bac Tu Liem district of Ha Noi was awarded a certificate as a special national relic site on June 25.
The Yen Tu Spring Festival officially kicked off on February 6, the 10th day of the first lunar month, at the Yen Tu Historical Site in Uong Bi City, the northern province of Quang Ninh.
Yen Tu Festival, which is held at the Yen Tu historical relic and landscape area, northern Quang Ninh province, from the tenth day of the Lunar New Year through the end of the third lunar month, has become a big spring festival for Buddhists and tourists nationwide.
The Thanh Hoa province held a ceremony at Trieu Loc commune, Hau Loc district on April 7 to receive the Prime Minister's certificate recognising the Ba Trieu Temple as a Special National Relic.
An international commercial fair opened in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue on June 4 to celebrate the Hue Festival 2010 and 1,000th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi. The event, focusing on the Central and Central Highlands key economic region, was held by CIAT-Advertising and Trade Fair joint stock Company in Ho Chi Minh City.