The Old Quarter of Hanoi boasts 36 streets including the craft streets named after traditional handicrafts. Despite the passage of time, these ancient professions uphold the unique cultural heritage of Hanoi, with ancestral craft relic sites becoming essential stops for tourists, especially international visitors.
The Death Anniversary of the Hung Kings, the founders of the Vietnamese nation, is a holy day for all Vietnamese, a deeply held tradition that people have cherished and maintained throughout thousands of years of history.
Lai Chau isa Northwestern mountainous province of Vietnam where 20 ethnic groups live, including4 groups with populations of less than 10,000 people. Each has maintained its ownunique cultural identity over the passing years. Today, let’s explore Lai Châu -a place of diverse cultures amid the Northwest mountains.
Trams travelled along thestreets of downtown Hanoi prior to the 1990s. Passengers were familiar with “Xam”melodies, a folk singing genre in the Tonkin region. Now that trams are longgone from the city, people can turn back time to watch a special performance ona night tour called “Xam on the bus”.
Many delegates expressed their admiration for Vietnam’s impressive progress in gender equality indices during discussions on the sidelines of the 7th session of the 15th National Assembly, with efforts to date serving as a crucial foundation for achieving further gender equality goals.
The Vietnam team opened the first day of competitions in Taekwondo on May 16, 2022 with a gold in the Freestyle Poomsae event, mixed team category. Photo: Minh Quyet – VNA
The Saint Giong Festival has been evaluated by domestic and foreign researchers as the most unique among the 8,000 traditional folk festivals of Vietnam with special cultural and religious values. For this reason, the festival has been recognized by UNESCO as a world intangible cultural heritage of humanity. The Giong Festival is held annually in Phu Dong village, Gia Lam district, Hanoi, between the seventh and ninth day of the fourth lunar month to commemorate Saint Giong, a local hero who sacrificed his life to defeat invaders. Photo: VNA
Terraced rice fields are a unique type of farming of ethnic minorities in many northern mountainous provinces. They bring prosperous seasons, help people ensure food security, and are also a special type of cultural heritage, emmerging as a typical, attractive tourism product to lure domestic and foreign visitors. Photo: TTXVN
Xoan singing comes from the northern province of Phu Tho, and is practised in front of communal halls at spring festivals. It is said to have appeared about 4,000 years ago, during the time of legendary Hung Kings. Xoan singing was recognised as an intangible cultural heritage of humanity from UNESCO. Photo: VNA
The Ninh Binh Tourism Week 2024 themed “The Yellow Colour of Tam Coc - Trang An” features various special activities that will satisfy visitors to the northern province between June 1 - 8.
