It is said that Lady Chua Kho was a hard working woman. After marrying the king of Ly Dynasty, she asked for going to Vu Ninh area, recruited villagers for establishing village, expanded the wasteland, organized production in 72 small villages. She also kept an eyes on the food stock, maintained military provisions well during [...]

Chu Dong Tu is one of four immortal gods in the Vietnamese pantheon. The festival annually takes place from the 10th to the 12th day of the second lunar month at two temples, Da Hoa and Da Trach, in Khoai Chau District, Hung Yen Province. Starting from Ha Noi, visitors can travel downstream on the [...]

“Quan Ho” is a special folk song of Kinh Bac Province, now called Bac Ninh Province. The festival takes place on Lim Hill where the Lim Pagoda is located. This pagoda is where Mr. Hieu Trung Hau, the man who invented Quan Ho, is worshipped. The Lim Festival takes place every year on 13th day [...]

Sixteen carefully selected buffalos fought in the Buffalo Fighting Festival 2009 on May 1, attracting thousands of spectators as it coincided this year with the South Liberation Day and May Day holidays. This is the fourth consecutive festival held by Do Son District of the northern port city of Haiphong, drawing the interest of many [...]

Nine Vietnamese records were recognised at the Nha Trang Sea Festival 2009 in the coastal Nha Trang City, Khanh Hoa Province.During the festival, 189 instrumentalists aged between 11 and 55, who are lecturers and students of the Nha Trang Culture, Art and Tourism College participated in a concert entitled “Nha Trang in Festival” on June [...]

The Hanoi Municipal People’s Committee has asked the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the National Cultural Heritage Council to recognize Thanh Giong Festival as an intangible cultural heritage. Thanh Giong Festival is annually held from the 6th day to the 12th day of the 4th lunar month in Hanoi’s outlying districts such as [...]

The Hue Festival Centre on July 24 submitted the Hue Festival 2010 scheme to the administration of Thua Thien – Hue province and related agencies. Under this scheme, the Hue Festival 2010 will be held from June 5-13, 2010. This is a national tourism and culture event, which will feature the cultural identity of Vietnam [...]

Approximately 70 kilometers southwest of Ha Noi, Huong Son boasts quite a few pagodas built in the Posterior Le Dynasty. Until the beginning of the 20th century, there have over 100 pagodas. Visitors can go to Huong Son via the Ha Dong – Van Dinh route Vietnamese or foreigners alike wish to come to Huong [...]