CULTURE

Museum highlight unique cultural heritage of Muong people

Vietnam Tourism Roadshow held in Indonesia

A Vietnam Tourism Roadshow was held in Bandung, Indonesia, on September 26, with the aim of promoting the image of Vietnam to Indonesians.

Artist wants to preserve poonah paper

An exhibition entitled Chuoi Rung (Wild Banana) featuring nearly 40 artworks by painter Tran Ngoc Hung is opened to public in Hanoi. Wild Banana showcases a new series of paintings made by Hung over more than 10 years, featuring powder colours on Vietnamese traditional do (poonah) paper. This is the first time the artist has debuted his do paintings.

Photographer Le Bich: I’m volunteering to work as a memory keeper

Photographer Le Bich, who is appreciated for his acclaimed photo collections of Vietnam’s folklore culture and festivals, is holding an exhibition entitled "Colours of Life’ at the Vietnamese Women's Museum in Hanoi, with 40 pictures on display capturing how Vietnamese women use their craftsmanship to preserve the cultural heritage of their villages.

Age-old artisan keeps the glow of ‘keo quan’ lanterns alive

Artisan Nguyen Van Quyen from Dan Vien hamlet, Cao Vien commune, Thanh Oai district in Hanoi, is one of the last few artisans who are masters of the art of making ‘keo quan’ lantern, a traditional hand-made lantern with vivid rotating paper-cut figures on the cover. Despite his old age, Quyen still works steadfastly to preserve the traditional craft.

Intangible cultural heritage festival kicks off in Tuyen Quang

Some of the country’s intangible cultural heritages will go on show at a festival in the northern province of Tuyen Quang on September 20.

Mu Cang Chai terraced field festival to open on Sept 25

The Muong Lo Tourism-Culture Week and the Mu Cang Chai Terraced Field Festival will take place in the northern mountainous province of Yen Bai on September 21-25.

Visiting monument to hero Cu Chinh Lan

(HBO) – The monument commemorating national hero Cu Chinh Lan has become a historical relic site as part of destinations on the Binh Thanh-Thung Nai route around Hoa Binh Lake.

Painter Vu Duc Hieu: Proper investment needed to safeguard treasured traditional culture

Painter Vu Duc Hieu, director of the Muong Cultural Space Museum, has toured many countries in Asia and Europe in order to share information and learn about the cultural preservation of people there. The Thoi Nay (Today) publication of Nhan Dan (The People) Newspaper, held a talk with him to explore the outcomes of these field trips.

Vietnam announces 8 more national intangible cultural heritages

Vietnam has announced eight additional national intangible cultural heritages under the Decision No.3325/DD-BVHTTDL, recently signed by Minister of Culture, Sports, and Tourism Nguyen Ngoc Thien.

First national intangible cultural heritage festival to be held

The first national intangible cultural heritage festival will take place simultaneously with the Tuyen Quang City Festival in the northern mountainous province of Tuyen Quang from September 20-23.

The bright highlights of the renovation period

(HBO) – Being located at the Northwest gateway of the country, Hoa Binh province is known for its famous "Hoa Binh Culture" - the cultural center of the ancient Vietnamese people, and the legendary epic of "De Dat, De Nuoc”. Moreover, this is the land of festivals and the treasure of folk music of ethnic groups of Muong, Dao Thai, Tay, Mong, etc., where is full of folk songs "sweet like honey bees, fresh like streams". Therefore, despite the ancient or the reality, Hoa Binh is still the promised land for great literature and art performances.

Yen Thuy shows the delighted rhythms from the villages

(HBO) – On these days, at the cultural houses of many hamlets and residential areas of Yen Thuy district, there are always delighted rhythms of singing, dancing, playing flute and gong, etc. The local people are enthusiastic to rehearse their art performances and sports training to participate in the celebration of the Independence Day.

Foreign tourists to Hanoi up 16 percent over National Day holiday

Hanoi welcomed nearly 250,000 tourists during the recent three-day National Day holiday, up 9 percent compared with the same period last year.

Vietnamese culture festival held in Seoul

The 8th Vietnamese culture festival (Vietfest Seoul 2018) was held at Gwanghwamun Square in downtown Seoul, the Republic of Korea (RoK), on September 2 to celebrate the 73rd National Day of Vietnam.

Nghinh Ong festival in full swing in Binh Thuan

Thousands of locals and tourism flocked to Phan Thiet city, in the south central province of Binh Thuan on September 1 to join the ‘Nghinh Ong xuat du’ ritual, a key part of the biennial Nghinh Ong (Whale Worship) festival.

Colourful mural street opened in Da Nang city

A mural painting street project titled ‘Brighten up Your Life’ was inaugurated along Ho Nguyen Trung street in Hai Chau district of Da Nang city on August 31.

Binh Phuoc announces recognition of lithophone as national treasure

The southern province of Binh Phuoc announced the Prime Minister’s decision to recognise an ancient Loc Hoa lithophone as a national treasure during a ceremony in the provincial museum on August 28.

Excavation to be conducted at historic pagoda

Archaeological excavations will be carried out at Ngoa Van Pagoda, the national historical complex in northern coastal Quang Ninh province.

Cultural activities to celebrate National Day in Dien Bien

The Dien Bien provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism will host an assortment of cultural activities to celebrate the National Day (September 2).

Old disk depicting Kieu’s Tale found in Nghe An

A monument management centre in the central province of Ha Tinh has announced the discovery of an old pottery disk that depicts the Kieu sisters, the characters in the famed Tale of Kieu poem epic.

Arts programme marks 49 years of implementing Uncle Ho’s Testament

An arts programme, entitled "Remember Uncle Ho’s Teachings”, will be held by the Nhan Dan Newspaper at the Hanoi Opera House on the evening of August 29, as part of activities to mark the 73rd anniversary of the August Revolution and National Day (1945-2018) and 49 years of the implementation of President Ho Chi Minh’s Testament (1969-2018).

H’Mong ethnic culture featured on stage of Hanoi Opera House

Featuring a rich blend of the H’Mong ethnic culture, the recent performance of the ‘My’ theatre play at Hanoi Opera House left a deep impression on the Hanoi audience as the artists brought traditional H’Mong musical instruments to the stage and used daily utensils as props for the screen production.

Tan Lac district promotes the development of Hoa Binh Lake Tourism

(HBO) - The land of Muong Bi - Tan Lac has the potential of "heaven treasure" to develop the types of ethnic cultural identities and ecological tourism in the area of Hoa Binh Lake. Two lakeside communes of Tan Lac - Ngoi Hoa and Trung Hoa - have romantic and beautiful sceneries, and Muong ethnic identity is also being kept here. The local people have built tourism products to meet the needs of tourists.

Quang Tri to take action to promote “bai choi”

The People’s Committee of central Quang Tri province has adopted a plan to preserve and promote the intangible cultural heritage of "bai choi” activities from 2018-2023.