Giong Festival: Sacred offerings revealed
Centuries of legend, history and cultural pride come alive at the Giong Festival, an annual celebration in the picturesque outskirts of Hanoi.
Centuries of legend, history and cultural pride come alive at the Giong Festival, an annual celebration in the picturesque outskirts of Hanoi.
Green rice is one of the most favorite street foods in the capital city that every visitor should try.
The ‘Northern miniature village’ is constructed with sophistication, arranged and decorated in the owner's desire of maintaining traditional culture values.
The most favorite historic sites of interest will welcome visitors again starting May 14 after the temporary closure to prevent Covid-19.
Bookstores in Hanoi Book Street will stop selling to comply with the government’s directive on social distancing and avoidance of public gatherings to prevent Covid-19 pandemic.
Some historical relics and popular tourist destinations in Hanoi announced temporary closure as of February 4 to avoid the nCoV.
Asking for calligraphic words at the beginning of the Lunar New Year is a cultural beauty that has existed for a long time.
In the late morning, the number of arrivals to the pagoda increased rapidly. Some came to seek blessings for a prosperous year.
Tet is a magic time when ancient customs and beliefs live on, Thuy Duong tell us about how a family in Hanoi celebrates a typical traditional Tet.
Ahead of the Lunar New Year Festival 2020 (Tet Holiday) and the 90th anniversary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (February 3, 1930 – February 3, 2020), major streets around Hanoi have been decorated with flowers and posters.
Some ancient objects of hundreds years old are very time-consuming to find out and collect.
A perfect kumquat tree full of fruits may cost around VND2 million (US$86).
The multimedia exhibition features a space for visitors to experience the “AI deep learning” technology in image identification and interact with the artworks.
A handicraft 3D lightbox including layers of paper-cut may take four to five hours to be completed.
A handicraft 3D lightbox including layers of paper-cut may take four to five hours to be completed.
Visitors can savor culinary heritages and typical dishes of three regions of Vietnam and watch food elaboration processes as well as some demonstrations of the artisan cooks nationwide.
Doan Ngo festival, which falls on June 7 this year, is a kick-off occasion to kill the insects harming the crops.
The days after Tet holiday (Lunar New Year) is expected to be no less exciting with dragon boat race, calligraphy fair and festivals featuring ethnic minorities` culture.
The victory has gone down in Vietnamese history as an immortal and epic struggle for national autonomy, construction and defense.
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism announced that it has added three cultural heritages of Hanoi to the national intangible cultural heritage list.
Coming to Ba Vi countryside farm in Van Hoa commune, Ba Vi district, Hanoi, tourists will immerse themselves in nature and have opportunities to play the farmers.