(VOVworld)- Visitors to the 2014 Hue Festival enjoyed a colourful festival with exciting music and a mix of cultures. The Hue festival this year featured 68 art troupes from around the world.

(VOVworld)- Saint Giong is one of the four immortals worshiped by Vietnamese people. Saint Giong is worshipped in several places in Vietnam and many localities organize Giong festivals, but the Giong festival in Phu Dong temple is the most popular.

(VOVworld)- Using bamboo as the main performance material in the circus drama “My village”, young artists draw a romantic picture of rural Vietnam. The show combines several genres of stage art including somersaults, swinging, prestidigitation, pantomime and singing. As this is a new art genre in Vietnam, the circus drama “My village” has impressed both Vietnamese and foreigners.

(VOVworld)- The first national festival of Don ca tai tu or southern improvisational traditional music is being held in Bac Lieu province. The festival reflects the vitality of this music genre, which was recognized by UNESCO as an intangible cultural heritage of humanity.

(VOVworld)- Several community cultural and art performances took place during the just-ended Hue Festival 2014. Festival goers are not only audiences but also the host of cultural activities.

(VOVworld)-With passionate and romantic melodies, Hue singing is one of three musical genres that inspired patriotism among VOV listeners during Vietnam’s resistance war against American aggressors. Tran Ngoc Bich, Mong Ung, Ton Nu Thi Ninh, Chau Loan and Hong Le are the most famous artists of Hue singing.

(VOVworld)- These days, the central city of Hue is becoming more exciting with festive activities and performances of the Hue Festival 2014. This is the 8th year that Thua Thien-Hue province has modeled its festival after contemporary festivals of other famous cities. The Hue Festival is special because it embodies Vietnamese traditions and culture. It has become a trademark of Vietnamese culture.

(VOVworld)- Cai Luong or Reformed Opera is a typical kind of theater genre from southern Vietnam. But, to entertain everyone, especially young audiences, it requires artists to revise the way they play and the content of their playing. Over the past year, the Dong Au Bach Long Classical Reformed Opera group has managed to entertain numerous audiences.

(VOVworld)- Nearly 30 paintings on lacquer and do (poonah) papers by Mai Dac Linh are on display at an exhibition in France. The exhibition, titled “Faith and Time” gives viewers a good impression of Vietnam’s contemporary arts. Linh uses Western art idioms to depict Vietnamese values in his paintings.

(VOVworld)- In March, Dien Bien province is full of white banhinia or locally known as Ban flowers, which are considered the symbol of culture and the soul of Dien Bien people. Dien Bien province with the glorious Dien Bien Phu victory has become a historical and cultural destination for tourists. The Ban Flower Festival, held on March 13, the launch day of the Dien Bien Phu campaign 60 years ago, is the first activity of the victory’s celebration.