Bac Ha market in Lao Cai province is held every Sunday morning and offers a wide…
Category: Vietnam Culture
Beauty of Dao ethnic women
The specific cultural beauty of Dao ethic people drew many local people and visitors to the…
Old pagodas in Bich Dong
The historical province of Ninh Binh comprises of three different types of landscape – wetlands, coastal…
Village attractions shortchanged by tourism
After receiving only VND20,000 from a tourism company for her evening’s traditional dance performance, ethnic Co…
Water Puppets
Vietnamese water puppetry has a long history. An inscription on a stone stele in Doi Pagoda,…
Throwing a sacred ball through the ring (nem con)
Each ethnic group in Vietnam has unique ways of celebrating Tet. The Tay people of Cao…
Customs of Chewing Betel and Areca Nuts and smoking thuoc lao
According to legends, chewing quid of betel and areca has been a custom since the Hung…
Vietnam Culture – Do & Don’t
Vietnam is Vietnamese. For Westerners traveling through Asia, it is always a surprise to discover countries…
Vietnam Traditional Pottery and Ceramics
Pottery has taken form early in Vietnam. According to ancient document, pottery appears in Vietnam ten…
Rice cooking competitions
During Tet, a number of villages in northern and central Vietnam hold cooking contests that may…
Vietnam Festival rituals
Festivals require many compulsory rituals, which are carried out in a strict order from the preparation…
Overview of traditional festivals
Festive activities are living museums in which typical cultural values of the nation have been preserved…
Modern Literature
Vietnamese literary tradition has evolved through the multiple events that have marked the country’s history. New…
Vietnam Language and Scripts
Among the 54 Vietnamese ethnic groups some have had their own scripts for a long time…
Central Sector of the Imperial Citadel of Thang Long – Ha Noi
Geographical position The central sector of Imperial Citadel of Thang Long – Ha Noi covers area…