Culture in brief 8/7

      This year’s Da Lat Flower Festival will carry the theme Da Lat – the Flower City.
The fest, to kick off from December 18-22, will focus on the flower trade in Da Lat city, said Nguyen Thi Nguyen, vice director of the provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
The international festival, featuring the city’s culture, is held every two years.
Vietnamese poets feature in literary reference
Eleven Vietnamese poets will be included in a collection of poems to be published in the UK.
The literary reference book LitFinder, edited by Emma Hull, will include 15 poems by big names like Te Hanh, Nguyen Khoa Diem, Xuan Quynh, and Tran Dan.
The poems have already featured in publications by well-known publishing houses such as Macmillan Reference (the US), Charles Scribner’s Sons (the US) and Primary Source Media (the UK).
The pieces were also published in anthology of contemporary Vietnamese poetry published at home called Black Dog, Black Night.
Da Bac islands recognised as national historic vestige
The Da Bac islands off southern province Ca Mau have been recognised as a national historic vestige by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
A plan to build a statue of victory and a showroom on the vestige is expected to start today, July 8.
The islands in Khanh Binh Tay commune, Tran Van Thoi district, 50km from Ca Mau city are the province’s tourist gem. With a total area of 6.43ha, the islands include three small islets: Ong Ngo, Da Le and Da Bac.
The islands boast an old temple built to worship whales, which includes a 12m-whale bone.
Book on Ba Ria-Vung Tau province’s records released
A book titled Ba Ria–Vung Tau Province’s Records has been published by the Viet Nam Guinness Book Centre (Vietkings) including 156 interesting records set in the province and the country.
The book is the first of 63 to be published on municipal and provincial record-setting activities.
The book is released with support from the provincial People’s Committee, the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Ba Ria-Vung Tau Tourism Promotion Centre.
Australia celebrating Aboriginal culture
The Australian Consulate General in HCM City is holding a programme of activities until Sunday to celebrate the culture of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders of Australia.
With theme of Honouring Our Elders, Nurturing Our Youth, the week will include a quiz activity at RMIT University yesterday, July 7 and at Hong Bang University on Thursday.
The consulate will also donate books to the HCM City General Sciences Library today.
NAIDOC Week, as it is called, is celebrated in indigenous communities, Government agencies, schools, local councils and workplaces around Australia during the first full week of July each year.