Culture

With the aim of spreading awareness about wildlife trafficking, particularly the sale of rhino horns, a film and music festival will be organised on November 8 at the Thang Long Citadel Complex in Hanoi.

A special art program with the theme of "Singing from the city named after President Ho Chi Minh" took place in Ly Thai To garden at 31 Oct.

Hanoi People`s Committee recently held a ceremony to reveal the decision of the Prime Minister approving the master plan for restoring the Co Loa spiral-shaped citadel in suburban Dong Anh district on October 26.

Cultural experts and Ca Tru (ceremonial singing) aficionados in Hanoi gathered at a talk held in the city on October 22, discussing measures to preserve this intangible cultural heritage.

Cultural researchers and devoted dancers of Hanoi are making every effort to collect and conserve ancient dances of the old capital city of Thang Long, which are at risk of slowly fading into obscurity.

Monsoon Music Festival 2015, one of key cultural activities to celebrate the 61st anniversary of Hanoi’s Liberation Day (October 10), took place at 8 pm on October 8 at the Thang Long Royal Citadel in Hanoi.

The fourth International Puppetry Festival will be held in Hanoi from October 10-16, with the participation of puppeteers from host Vietnam and nine foreign troupes from Russia, the UK, Germany, Thailand, Cambodia, Myanmar, Laos, Belgium and the Philippines.

Hanoi`s Tourism Cultural Craft Village Festival 2015 kicked off at the Quan Ngua Sports Palace on October 7.

Deputy Director of Hanoi Culture and Sports Department Truong Minh Tien said Hanoi cultural and traditional craft village festival 2015 themed "Traditional quintessence - Integration and Spreading" will be held at the Quan Ngua Sports Palace from October 7 to 11.

A photo exhibition featuring 12 photos of Hoan Kiem Lake (Sword Lake) sceneries is opening at Hoan Kiem Lake Cultural Information Centre in downtown Hanoi.

An exhibition featuring 40 contemporary, abstract and realism paintings by talented artists will open at the Viet Art Space facility in Hanoi October 3, the organizers of the event have unveiled.

The Vietnam National Academy of Music has unveiled that child piano prodigy Vincent Vu will take to the Grand Concert Hall stage October 1-2 performing Tchaikovsky`s Piano Concerto No 1 and Sibelius’s Symphony No 2.

The Hanoi Culture, Sports and Tourism Department and the Hanoi Cultural Fund recently launched a photo and video contest, themed My Country and I.

Some 30 pictures and 15 panels of Hanoi ancient quarter’s culture and daily life were on display at an exhibition held in Paris, France on September 9 as part of activities to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the August Revolution and National Day.

Nha Nam Culture and Communications Company and French cultural institute L`Espace will host a discussion titled "How has Hanoi changed?"

A series of traditional opera performances will be organised in Hanoi this September.

The People `s Committee of Hoan Kiem district held a ceremony to open the Ho Guom cultural information centre on July 20. Deputy Chairman of Hanoi People`s Committee Nguyen Quoc Hung attended the event.

Visiting the old villages of a few hundred years old, you will enjoy the quiet spaces of the countryside and discover the traditional architecture of Vietnam.

Hanoi Culture - Tourism and traditional craft villages festival 2015 themed "Traditional quintessence - Integration and Spreading" will be held at the Quan Ngua Sport Palace on October 1-4.

Vice Chairman of Ha Noi People’s Committee, Nguyen Văn Suu welcomed the Mongolia delegation of Ulan Bator capital, led by Deputy Mayor S.Orchirbat during the working trip to Ha Noi on 5th June.