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La Pagoda in HCM City’s Go Vap District features an evergreen bodhi tree that never needs watering. That’s because it was made of cement and steel by a young sculptor named Tru Cong Vu. The boundary between the real and unreal is unclear to the pagoda’s many worshippers. Few seem to express any doubts over [...]
Ancient Hue Citadel has been reconstructed and restored to its heyday of the Nguyen Dynasty, but in virtual reality. A newly produced film “Digital Reconstruction of Hue Imperial Citadel” uses advanced 3-D computer graphics to show the original architecture and design of some of Hue ’s most famous structures, such as Ngo Mon Gate, Thai [...]
Tan Hanoi company, the developer of Pottery Road project, said it is unnecessary to complete the whole 6km road before the 1,000th anniversary of Hanoi, but the construction depends on funding. An international exhibition and seminar on public arts was held on June 13-14 at the Hanoi-based Goethe Institute under the Ford Foundation’s sponsorship. The [...]
On June 17th, Thanh Hoa provincial People’s Committee held a seminar to make a profile of Con Moong cave to propose UNESCO recognize it as a world cultural heritage. Con Moong is situated in Thanh Yen commune, Thach Thanh district, Thanh Hoa province and in the buffer zone of Cuc Phuong National Park in Ninh [...]
The Performance Art Agency has finalised the scheme to put on 100 famous dramas of Vietnam and the world and submitted it to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism for approval. Of the 100 selected dramas, there are 13 tuong, 13 cai luong, 14 cheo, and 61 play scripts. Two-thirds of the scripts belong [...]
Ít ai ở Paris mà không nghe tiếng restaurant Kim Anh – nhà hàng Việt Nam đắt nhất Paris, được giới truyền thông Pháp ca ngợi. Tôi, sau nhiều năm chần ngần giá cả, đã có dịp theo bạn… Theo báo Figaro: “Không thể chối cãi trong những quán ăn Việt Nam của thủ đô [...]
Ăn chay ngày nay không còn là chuyện lạ của người thành phố. Ăn chay cũng không hẳn vì tín ngưỡng, không phải để “đi tu” mà đôi khi, ăn chay chỉ để tâm hồn nhẹ nhàng hơn, thay đổi khẩu vị, hoặc tìm kiếm một điều gì đó vốn quen thuộc nhưng đang thiếu [...]
For travelers in Hanoi or the locals who want to spend their one-day weekend at a relaxing tourist attraction that is not too far away from the capital city, Thien Son-Suoi Nga ecotourism site may be their best choice. It takes only one and a half hours by car to this site from Hanoi by [...]
Looking for nothing but fresh air and sunshine, Duc Hanh drives to Tri An reservoir just outside Ho Chi Minh City. I rise early on Saturday morning with a simple mission in mind: getting the hell out of the city after a long hard working week! As I’m unfamiliar with daytrip locations outside the sprawling [...]
International visitors who go to Hoi An – a world cultural heritage city in the central region — can enjoy a one-day or overnight tour of Cham Archipelago (Cu Lao Cham) in the East Sea, 10 nautical miles from Cua Dai Beach, Hoi An town. This island group has 3,000 inhabitants, most of whom make [...]