Vietnam Travel News

Quan ho and ca tru, priceless jewels in Vietnam’s musical heritage, have achieved UNESCO recognition, but can they survive indifference and the onslaught of pop culture and commercialization?

Performers of Xuan Pha Dance wear painted masks and don strange costumes. They sing and dance, and sometimes howl, causing viewers to feel as if they are in some kind of wonderland.

Vietnamese and Danish artists will join together for the first ever street art festival scheduled to be held in Hanoi on November 3.

Vietnam has snapped into action to protect two of its indigenous art forms after they were recently recognised by UNESCO as part of the world’s intangible cultural heritage. The two musical forms in question are “Ca Tru” (ceremonial singing) and “Quan Ho Bac Ninh” (Bac Ninh folk love duets).

A ceremony was held in Hanoi on October 10 to celebrate the 999th anniversary of the capital and announce the National Tourism Year 2010.

Acquiring the prestigie as the biggest and the most state-of-the-art amusement park of the whole country that covers an area of nearly 40 hectares

The flower park is located at 2 Phu Dong Thien Vuong St., Dalat City, Lam Dong Province, which leads from Xuan Huong Lake to Dalat University.

Far from about 4km northeast of Buon Ma Thuot City, Dak Lak Province.

 Thong Nhat Park is surrounded by Tran Nhan Tong, Le Duan, Dai Co Viet, and Nguyen Dinh Chieu streets in Hanoi.

The National Administration of Tourism will combine with the Ministry of Communications and Transport to rate the quality of tourist boats that offer accommodation services for tourists to stay overnight, on board, a tourism official said.

A mountain district off the beaten path is home to the same stunning scenery as Sa Pa, but without the kitsch.

Win or lose, every buffalo is slaughtered and its meat sold
With his big dark eyes, cuddly girth and gentle manner, he does not look like a fighter. Except for his horns. Curved like a scythe, they could inflict serious damage.

Vietnamese and Danish artists will join together for the first ever street art festival scheduled to be held in Hanoi on November 3.

Thousands of ancient architecture-related artifacts dated back to Tran Dynasty which have recently been discovered since 2005 now are on display in Nam Dinh provincial museum.