Chau Van Singing – A Unique Feature of Vietnamese Culture
In order to preserve and promote the art of Chau van singing, the French Cultural Centre in Hanoi and Vietnam’s Chau van Singing Preservation Club recently organized a two-night Chau…
Why Vietnamese Tet is for Home Cooking
Every year, I look forward to the week leading up to the Lunar New Year – Tet Nguyen Dan, or just Tet, as we call it in Vietnamese. Every year,…
Ngoc Lang temple – an old trace on the ancient land
Ngoc Lang temple (Ngoc Lang village, Binh Ngoc commune, Tuy Hoa city) has been a cultural-historical site for a long time, a cultural-belief activities’ venue of the local community associated…
Visitors buy good luck at Vieng market
On the 8th day of the first lunar month, people flocked to a unique market in Vu Ban district in the northern province of Nam Dinh province to wish for…
Tram Chim National Park
Located in Tam Nong district of the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap, Tram Chim National Park boasts a rich biodiversity that turned it into the world’s 2000th Ramsar site…
Misty Yen Tu is magical experience
Yen Tu Mountain’s beauty is in the harmony between imposing mounts and ancient pagodas and temples lurking under pine forests and bamboo clusters, making tourists relax after trekking sloping roads.…
Ton Thanh Pagoda
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…
Chua Thay Pagoda
The home of Vietnamese water puppetry, Kim Megson makes the short trip to Chua Thay Pagoda, a 900-year-old shrine to the monk Tu Dao Hanh. Not so long ago I…
Bo Da- a unique pagoda in Bac Giang
Bo Da pagoda in Bac Giang has its own ancient beauty attracting numerous visitors and pilgrims. Bo Da, also known as Bo or “Quan Am at mount Bo Da” is…
Quang Ninh: Yen Tu landscape
Located in Thuong Yen Cong Commune, about 40 kilometers far from Ha Long City, Quang Ninh Province, Yen Tu is a famous and nice mountain in Vietnam with clear streams…