An annual festival to honour the buckwheat flowers, the most iconic flowers of the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang, and the unique cultural values of the province’s local ethnic people is taking place in Dong Van District.
The 2017 Sa Pa Winter Festival in association with Sa Pa Snow Discovery Festival will open on December 23rd, in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai.
The beauty of Viet Nam's natural heritage is the focus of activities at the Green Heritage Culture and Tourism Week, which opened in Ha Noi on November 20.
The seventh Da Lat Flower Festival, themed “Flowers of Da Lat – Miracle from the good earth”, will be held in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong from December 23-27, with the opening ceremony on December 23 to be broadcast live on VTV1.
A week themed “Great National Unity – Viet Nam’s Cultural Heritage” kicked off at the Viet Nam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism in Ha Noi on November 18.
A ceremony was held at Ba Be Lake in the mountainous northern province of Bac Kan on November 18, to open the ninth tourism programme entitled ‘Through Viet Bac Heritage Sites’ and Ba Be – Bac Kan tourism week.
The value of gong culture, a distinctive feature of the Central Highlands region and a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritages of Humanity by UNESCO since 2005, was highlighted at a festival held in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai on November 16.
The first Italy-ASEAN Week will take place in Ha Noi from November 17-27, with a string of interesting activities expected to be held.
The 2017 Ho Chi Minh City – Gyeongju World Cultural Festival opened in District 1, Ho Chi Minh City on November 11, as part of the activities to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Viet Nam – the Republic of Korea (RoK) diplomatic ties.
A festival, honouring the practices related to the worship of the Mother Goddess, was organised at Rung Temple, Long Bien District, Ha Noi from November 9 to 12, by the Thang Long Cultural Heritage Association.
A historical dance performance titled “Promise to 800” on Prince of the Ly Dynasty Ly Long Tuong who fled to the Korean peninsula in the 13th century will be chosen for the opening ceremony of the upcoming HCMC-Gyeongju World Cultural Festival 2017.
The third Viet Nam-Japan Culture and Trade Exchange is taking place in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho from November 3 to 5, drawing the participation of nearly 100 businesses from both Viet Nam and Japan.