Dong Ho folk paintings are popular with most Vietnamese people, but especially those in the Red River region. Dong Ho folk paintings are not just decorative, they convey lessons about morality.
After half a century of being classified as a national historic site in 1962 and seven years of being recorded in the Vietnamese Guinness Book as the pagoda with the most unique architecture in the country, Mot Cot (One-Pillar) Pagoda was recently recognized as "The Pagoda with the Most Unique Architecture in Asia" by the Asia Record Organization. This once again affirmed the nearly-thousand year…
According to the legend of the Thai ethnic group in Muong Thanh, Dien Bien, long time ago in a year of having good weather and a bumper crop, King Hung in Phu Tho Province organized a festival and invited representatives from ethnic groups and tribes to attend. During the festive days, there were many interesting folk games, including Con (a colourful fabric ball) throwing that…
Da Nang is a beautiful city on the Han river. The city's charming beauty is blessed by nature and is home to numerous beautiful landscapes and historical relics.
The ancient pagoda of Ton Thanh is located in My Loc Commune, Can Giuoc District, Long An Province. The 200 year-old pagoda is the place where Nguyen Dinh Chieu, a great poet and patriotic scholar lived and d the most celebrated works in Vietnamese literature.
(TITC) - In its ordinary meaning, Court Music is understood as music genres, including music for dance and opera, used in worshiping ceremonies, national court - organized festivities, and occasions of entertainment for kings and royal families. The term Nha Nhac was used by Vietnamese feudal dynasties from the Ho Dynasty with different meanings, for example sometimes indicating general court music, sometimes court ritual music…
When eager travellers arrive in Vietnam, they usually have a familiar list of places that they are determined to visit - Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi, Ha Long Bay, Sa Pa and maybe Ninh Binh.
This is the largest cultural festival of Mong ethnic minority people living mostly in mountainous areas of northern Vietnam.
According to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Vietnam has more than 8,000 festivals and spring festivals, many of which take place soon after the Lunar New Year. They are not only local historical and cultural legacies, but also the cultural beauty of Vietnamese communities and an important driving force for socio-economic development.
(TITC) - Phu Tho Province (North) is home to Kinh, Dao, Tay, Muong, Mong, San Chay... ethnic groups. Each group owns specific characteristics, contributing to cultural diversity of Phu Tho, of which, "cham duong" is a unique festival of Muong ethnic people.
(TITC) - Located close to Bac Ha Town, Ta Chai Commune (Bac Ha District, Lao Cai Province) has 9 villages, home to Tay ethnic people. Coming to Ta Chai, tourists love to take a walk along bendy roads around villages, admire small house on stilts, participate local daily life activities and especially enjoy special xoe dancing of Tay ethnic people.
Medicinal bathing is a local feature of the indigenous Red Dao in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai.