Khanh Hoa: Joining hands to preserve cultural heritages
The year 2021 marked the efforts of Khanh Hoa Provincial Association of Cultural Heritage and Spiritual Tourism Preservation with many professional and social activities, which have contributed to the preservation of cultural heritages in the province.
Preservation and promotion of Xam singing strengthened in modern life
 Among the folklore art treasure, Xam singing (ballads sung by wandering blind musicians) is a music form full of humanity and possessing many unique values, both in terms of contents…
Cultural value popularisation helps raise Vietnam's status in int’l arena
Proactively popularising Vietnam's cultural values to the world and bringing into play the soft power of culture is helping promote the country’s status in the international arena, and is one…
Children's Tet paintings celebrate New Year
A selection of 57 paintings by children are on display at the New Spring – New Artworks exhibition in celebration of the coming Tet (Lunar New Year) holidays in the central city of Da Nang.
Beholding Hue beauty through MV series “Di mo rua?”
In an attempt to promote the beauty of Hue nature and people in an unusual way, Nguyen Chi Hieu and collaborators have made “Di mo rua?” (‘Where are you going?’), which is a series of music videos (MVs) with settings at well-known landmarks in Hue.
Vietnam has 23 more national treasures
Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has signed a decision to recognise 23 more national treasures.
With their latest ‘cai luong’ (reformed opera) play entitled ‘Nguyet Cam Ca – Kieu’, which was inspired from Vietnam’s 18th century poetic masterpiece ‘Tale of Kieu’ by celebrated poet Nguyen Du (1776 - 1820), artists from the Vietnam Cai Luong Theatre have left deep impressions and profound feelings on the audience, by conveying a message that women with beautiful souls deserve to be loved and to be…
Ninh Binh kicks off exhibition on Vietnam’s cultural heritage, scenic landscapes, handicrafts
An exhibition on cultural heritage, scenic landscapes, and traditional handicrafts of Vietnam is in full swing in the northern province of Ninh Binh as part of the National Tourism Year - Ninh Binh 2021.
Musical play helps preserve Ede ethnic minority people's epic
The Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak in collaboration with Song Thuong Garden Co., Ltd. held a press conference on December 14 to introduce a musical play titled "Khat vong Dam San” (Dam San's aspiration).
Unique architecture vestiges uncovered at Ho Dynasty Citadel’s centre in 2020-2021
Unique architecture traces have been detected at the centre of the Ho Dynasty Citadel, a UNESCO-recognised World Cultural Heritage site, during an excavation during the past two years, reported the Institute of Archaeology and the Ho Citadel Heritage Conservation Centre on December 14.
Annual festival at Go Thap Special National Monument held internally
The ceremony to commemorate the 155th death anniversary of national heroes Thien Ho Vo Duy Duong and military officer Nguyen Tan Kieu, one of two annual festivals at the Go Thap Special National Monument, Thap Muoi District, Dong Thap, will be held on an internal scale due to the pandemic.
Online exhibition of 69 new works of art
Celebrating the 70th anniversary of the Vietnamese fine art tradition, on the morning of December 10, the Union of Literature and Arts Associations, the Vietnam Fine Arts Association in Thua Thien Hue and the Thua Thien Hue Fine Arts Association jointly held the opening ceremony of an online art exhibition via the Facebook pages: Vietnam Fine Arts Association in Thua Thien Hue Member Information and…
Virtual exhibition of Vietnamese lacquer paintings opens
A virtual exhibition of 50 prominent Vietnamese lacquer paintings opened on December 9 at http://trienlamtranhsonmai.trienlamao.net, introducing the essence of Vietnamese art to the public at home and abroad.
Efforts made to preserve languages of ethnic minority groups in Vietnam
Vietnam is a multi-ethnic and multilingual country, so in addition to Vietnamese, which is used as a common language, there are 53 ethnic minority groups with their own languages.
Hoa Lo Prison hosts exclusive Ha Noi war exhibition
In 1946, the streets of Ha Noi were the scene of 60 days of intense fighting between revolutionaries under President Ho Chi Minh and the French colonial forces. Now, an exhibition on the battle is being broadcast on the social media channels of the Hoa Lo Prison.
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