Thap Ba Ponagar – The destination should not missed in Nha Trang
Thap Ba Ponagar (Lady Tower Ponagar) located on Cu Lao hill, next to Xom Bong and infront of Cai river, Phuoc Vinh Ward, Nha Trang City. It was built from the…
Vietnamese Intangible Heritage
Photos of Thap Ba Ponagar
Travel to Nha Trang, you can not fail to visit the Thap Ba Ponagar (Ponagar Tower) – one of the historical and cultural (as ranked state) of Nha Trang city. Here…
Over 30,000 visitors flock to Giong festival 2013
About 30,000 people on May 18 flocked to Gia Lam district of Hanoi to attend the main day of Giong Festival 2013, commemorating Saint Giong, who legend says turned from…
Lam Dong to host inaugural UNESCO Heritage festival
The first ever Viet Nam – ASEAN UNESCO Heritage festival held in Viet Nam is expected to take place at the Tay Nguyen (Central Highlands) province of Lam Dong at…
Exhibition in Hoi An puts local heritage in spotlight
Performers, artists and craftsmen form 16 provinces will bring their traditional cultures and arts to the ASEAN – Vietnam Heritage Space Programme at the Hoi An Statue Garden form June…
Saint Giong Festival – The World Intangible Cultural Heritage
The Giong Festival is held annually in Phu Dong village, Gia Lam district, Hanoi, on the 9th day of the 4th month of the lunar calendar. The date commemorates Saint…
Tuong singing (Boi singing)
Tuong”, also called “Boi” singing or “Luong Tuong”, is the most classical and scholarly drama of Vietnam and developed from literature with folk songs and traditional dance. Till the end…
Don ca tai tu singing
Don ca tai tu is younger than other kinds of Vietnamese traditional music like Xoan singing, Ceremonial singing, Xam singing, and Chau Van singing, but it’s grouped with Vietnamese traditional…
Chau Van Singing – A Unique Feature of Vietnamese Culture
To preserve and promote the art of Chau van singing, the French Cultural Centre in Hanoi and Vietnam’s Chau van Singing Preservation Club recently organized a two-night Chau van singing…
Chau van singing – The Vietnamese Intangible Heritage
Chau van is a kind of spiritual singing accompanying the hau dong (mediumship) ritual of the Mother Goddesses religion. It’s popular throughout the country, but Nam Dinh Province is considered…