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Mu Cang Chai, a district of Yen Bai Province, about 300 kilometers from Hanoi, is picturesque when the rice terraces are flooded. Many Vietnamese and foreign visitors flock to these impressive fields to take pictures and enjoy the breathtaking beauty of nature. It is a famous photo location for both seasoned and novice photographers. Visitors prefer to travel to Mu Cang Chai in early summer. It’s the best time to admire the beauty of the landscape. When the new harvest begins in May, the local ethnic minority villagers have to flood their terraced rice fields with water from the top of the mountain, hence the name: the water pouring season. Not as magnificent as it is in the season of rice ripening, Mu Cang Chai has its own beauty in the water-pouring season : rustic yet charming and poetic. The skillful hands of the H’Mong people, who are indigenous to this land.  The father and son of the H’Mong ethnic group are p...

A mural depicting Vietnam-Germany relations was inaugurated as part of a bilateral cultural exchange. The mural (2.2m high and 26m long) is painted on the wall of West Lake Water Park. It was created by artists from Tan Ha Noi Company, led by painter Nguyen Thu Thuy, who initiated the Hanoi Ceramic Road. The mural was designed by artist Nguyen Thu Thuy and realized by Tan Ha Noi Company with funding from the German Embassy on the 45th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Germany in 2020. Due to Covid-19, the mural was only completed this year. Wanting to express the love and affectionate ties of many Vietnamese people living in Germany, artist Thuy started the mural with the image of joyful children waving Vietnamese and German flags in front of a wind farm in the North Sea of Germany. The mural also depicts the natural scenery and typical architectural works of Hamburg, Berlin, Frankfurt, Dresden, Cologne, Mainz, Leipzig, Munich…  Painter Nguyen T...

After a three-year hiatus due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the famous Monsoon Music Festival will officially return with a completely new form of organization aimed at enriching the spiritual lives of Hanoians and promoting local tourism. Musician Nguyen Quoc Trung and Vice Chairman of Hoan Kiem District People’s Committee Nguyen Quoc Hoan announce the 2023 Monsoon Music Festival. Photo: JD According to musician Nguyen Quoc Trung, Monsoon Music Festival will be held in a completely new format starting from this year’s festival season, with a spectacular music festival lasting 10 days at various venues in the capital. With the theme of “Hang Nhac Street” – inspired by the names of 36 streets in Hanoi, Monsoon Music Festival 2023 will be held from October 14 to 22 at various venues in Hanoi’s Old Quarter, including Hoan Kiem Lake Pedestrian Street, Hanoi Old Quarter Cultural Exchange Center at No. 50 Dao Duy Tu, Dong Kinh Nghia Thuc Square, and others. The music festival a...

The event will draw the participation of leading domestic troupes, including the Vietnam National Puppetry Theatre, Thang Long Puppetry Theatre, Ninh Binh Puppetry Theatre, Quang Ninh Puppetry Theatre, and the hosts Hai Phong puppetry troupe. Puppeteers will put on a variety of different puppet performances such as water puppets, stick puppets, hand puppets, and string puppets. The event offers an opportunity for water puppet troupes to exchange their experience in traditional art performances, while also helping to promote the art to international friends during the upcoming holiday. The event will kick start the summer tourism season, as well as celebrating National Reunification Day on April 30, International Labour Day on May 1, Hai Phong Liberation Day on May 13, and the 2023 Hai Phong Hoa Phuong Do (flamboyant red) Festival. The post Hai Phong water puppetry festival to take place in May appeared first on Vietexplorer.com .

The Center for Culture, Information and Sports of Vung Tau city is making a proposal to the Vietnam Records Organization (VietKings) in order to recognise DELTA as the largest kite in the country. The kite flying festival is due to take place in Bai Sau area of Vung Tau city to celebrate the Hung Kings Commemoration Day which occurs on the 10th day of the third lunar month, National Reunification Day on April 30, and International Labour Day on May 1. A wide range of activities will also be held during the festival, including an exhibition of ornamental creatures, exhibitions on feng shui stone, calligraphy, and literature. Along with a circus performance, street music, modern dancing, a Don Ca Tai Tu music performance, and lion dances are expected to excite visitors at the festival. The post Largest Vietnamese kite to fly high in Vung Tau appeared first on Vietexplorer.com .

The maiden event aimed to increase exchanges and cooperation between ASEAN member states and China in the protection, inheritance, utilisation and development of intangible cultural heritage in the region and the world. In addition to special art performance acts, including “Crickets” and “Five variables”, which won the applause of audiences, Vietnamese artists also introduced the diversity in types of performance such as “mua sap” dance (Cheraw dance), Xoan singing and trumpet dancing, among others,  Besides art performance shows, the delegations also took part in ASEAN-China Intangible Culture Fair where traditional handicrafts, brocade products and folk sculpture products of nations were showcased. The post Vietnam attends ASEAN- China Intangible Cultural Heritage Week appeared first on Vietexplorer.com .