After graduating from a prestigious university, 26-year-old Nguyen Dang Hieu quit his job in Hanoi and returned to his hometown in Dong Ho village in Hanoi's neighboring province of Bac Ninh to make Dong Ho folk paintings. He wanted to carry on the trade that has been a tradition in his family for three generations.
The Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Vinh Long is seeking to preserve and promote tai tu music, a traditional art genre of the south.
The 5th National Festival of the traditional “Then” singing of Tay, Nung and Thai ethnic minority groups will take place in the northern province of Tuyen Quang from September 24-26.