Artists from the Strange Castle Independent Theatre has performed a puppet show entitled “Luc Van Tien”, which was inspired by the work of the same name by famous Vietnamese poet Nguyen Dinh Chieu.
The culture of ethnic communities is what attracts domestic and foreign tourists to Lai Chau province. Preserving it is a big part of the province’s tourism development strategy.
Hanoi will soon launch a tour about cultural values and relics related to Empress-regent Y Lan and some neighboring destinations, such as Bat Trang Pottery Village and Phu Dong Temple in the coming time.
The house and office of Alexandre Yersin, a Swiss-French physician and bacteriologist, in Khanh Hoa province have been included on the list of National Historical Relic Site. His house is located in Hon Ba Mountain, which is about 60km from Nha Trang city.
Hanoi has set the target that by 2025, the cultural industry will contribute 5% of the city's GRDP. With the advantage of relics, heritage and craft villages, Hanoi will focus on exploiting heritage values to develop cultural industries.
The Vietnam National Museum of History in Hanoi has launched a night tour around its premises during the blooming season of red cotton flowers (bombax ceiba).
Spring is the season of festivals in Vietnam, especially in the North. The festival of the five Moc villages along the To Lich river in Hanoi is one of the most-anticipated. It is held every five years and attracts huge crowds of people with its colorful parades, folk games and music. The festival of five Moc villages is recognized by the Ministry of Culture, Sports…
During the restoration of Japanese Covered Bridge (Hoi An city, Quang Nam province), local residents and visitors can go sightseeing, doing religious rites at this relic.
The annual “Le khao le the linh Hoang Sa” (Feast and Commemoration Festival for Hoang Sa Soldiers) ceremony was held in An Hai communal temple, Ly Son Island, in the central coastal province of Quang Ngai on March 7.
Female photographer Khanh Phan has been awarded the Grand Prize of US$15,000 in the SkyPixel Annual Photo & Video Contest for a photo themed “Floral Dress”.
Solla Music, a project combining classical music and folklore music, has recently been launched with the aim of helping students aged from 12 to 16 years towards music and engage in meaningful social activities.
The Hoi An Memories show was launched on March 18, 2018 and has been voted as the best world performance art by Reuters.