The northern mountainous town of Sa Pa in Lao Cai province received around 30,000 holiday-makers during the New Year holiday, soaring 45 percent compared to the same period last year.
The Ninh Thuan provincial authorities have just sent dossier to the Ministry of Culture, Sport and Tourism and the Viet Nam UNESCO Committee to ask for the recognition of Cham Towers as world heritage sites and Kate Festival of the Cham ethnic people in the province as intangible cultural heritage.
After years of dedicated work, half of the 326 Hung King relics found throughout Phu Tho province have been successfully restored.
Tugging rituals and games of Viet Nam, Cambodia, the Philippines and the Republic of Korea were added to the UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity on December 2.
A string of cultural and sport events have been held in Hoi An city, the central province of Quang Nam from November 23 to December 5 to mark the Viet Nam Cultural Heritage Day and 16 years since Hoi An Ancient Town was recognised as a World Cultural Heritage Site.
Lang Biang Mountain is worth setting foot on for visitors to Da Lat City (Lam Dong Province) as the “roof” of the city is associated with a love story that touches the heart of every person.
A culture and tourism week in memory of UNESCO-recognised World Cultural Celebrity Nguyen Du was opened in his father’s hometown - Nghi Xuan district, the central province of Ha Tinh, on November 28.
“Preserving and promoting world heritage values from the angle of the Thang Long Imperial Citadel” was the main focus of an international workshop in Ha Noi on November 23.
The 70th founding anniversary of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) will be organized at Thang Long Imperial Citadel in Ha Noi at 20h00 on November 23rd on the implementation of action plan No. 186/KH-UBND of the Hanoi city People’s Committee.
Local people in the central province of Thanh Hoa enjoyed a musical show performed by Russian art troupes at the Lam Son theatre in Thanh Hoa city on September 29.
Traditional celebrations of the Mid-Autumn festival for children will be held in Ha Noi Museum on September 20 and 26 nights by Dinh Lang Viet (Vietnamese Communal House) group.
Authorities in northern Ninh Binh province held a workshop on September 10 to consult experts about efficient methods to mange and preserve the local Trang An Complex.