A unique folk festival celebrating the rural children who look after buffalo has been revived near the central city of Da Nang for the first time in nearly 75 years.
Dinh Co Temple in Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province was built after the body of a 16 year old girl washed up on Long Hai Beach 186 years ago.
Binh Dinh Province in south-central Vietnam is considered as a "cradle" of Tuong (classical drama). This art form has developed brilliantly and been connected with the most eminent Vietnamese Tuong composers, of whom Dao Tan (1845 – 1907) is best known.
Even if you are not a Buddhist, Soc Trang Province, the land of pagodas, is a fascinating destination in the Mekong Delta. Because there are a lot of Khmer people living in the province, almost all the pagodas have the same colors and symbolism. Every pagoda is unique, however, so you can visit them all day without getting bored.
Nodol Pagoda, about 40 kilometers south of Tra Vinh Township in the Mekong Delta, is home to thousands of storks.
Every year, on the 15th day of the tenth lunar month (this year is on November 20, 2010), the Khmer in the Mekong Delta celebrate Ooc-om-bok Festival in each family, each phum soc (village). Ooc-om-bok Festival is known as the Moon worshipping ceremony, this is one of the most important traditional festivals of the Khmer people, and apart from the ceremony is the Ngo boat…
National Park Vietnam is famous for caves like Huong Tich or Phong Nha Ke Bang. For those who admire stalactites, rock curtains and limestone pillars, Hua Ma is another cave to put on the must-see list. The cave was surveyed from 2003-2004 and opened for tourists in 2007. It also attracts tourists by its folklore.
Climbing the mountain sometimes called the roof of Southern Vietnam is a once in a lifetime experience for visitors to Tay Ninh Province.
Each foreign tourist arrives in Hanoi and when they return to their home, they all have an individual impression. Hanoi is ancient and peaceful; Hanoi bustles and is full of vitality; Hanoi has precise and unique gastronomy; Hanoi is brilliant with colours; and Hanoi is passionate and charming.
The romantic name attracts a lot of visitors to Tien Sa (The Fairy Descends) Lake, located about 60km from the center of Ha Noi at the base of Tan Vien Mountain in Ba Vi District. It's an ideal destination for a relaxing day or weekend in the fresh air in a quiet atmosphere that's hard to find in the city.
Thang Long – Hanoi is the place where not only boasts generous historical values, but also hides unique cultural values, where gathers the cream of regions across the country. Along with the other artistic values, the traditional songs and dances have become a culture feature that has manner and sprit of people in the land of capital city.
In late September, we went on a tour called “Conquering the roof of Indochina†held by Lua Viet Tours to climb Mount Fansipan, 3,143 meters above sea level. We met at Hanoi railway station at 8:30 p.m. to catch the train to Lao Cai. That night we could not sleep and the weather was very bad.