(VOVworld)- Located 30 km southeast of Hai Duong city beside the peaceful Luoc river, Ninh Giang is famous for its rich cultural and historical tradition. The region is also well-known for local specialties. In today’s Culture segment, we we’ll talk about some cultural features of Ninh Giang district.

(VOVworld) - Duong Lam ancient village has been presented with the award of merit of the UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation. This is the fifth time Vietnam has received this award since it was created in 2000.

(VOVworld) – Human chess, where people take the place of chess pieces, is a lively war of nerves. Human chess takes place at spring festivals In Binh Dinh province.

(VOVworld) - Royal dance or Bát Dật dance is usually performed in spring in An Khe commune, Thai Binh province. The ancient dance was revived by local farmers nearly 10 years ago.

(VOVworld) – There are about 8,000 folk festivals in Vietnam, most of them taking place in spring from the first to the fourth lunar month. Almost all the villages hold festivals. Typical festivities include the Hung Kings Temple festivals, Lim festival, Yen Tu festival, and Huong (Perfurme) pagoda festival. Vietnamese folk festivals are associated with villages and regions and an essential cultural factor in a community’s life.

(VOVworld) – It is customary for Vietnamese people to decorate their houses with Dong Ho folk paintings during the Lunar New Year festival (Tet). The woodprint pictures, produced by the villagers of Thuan Thanh district, Bac Ninh province, convey philosophic fables and moral messages. The colorful pictures symbolize a wish for a new year of happiness and prosperity.

(VOVworld) - ‘Dù kê’ is a style of musical theater created by Khmer people in southern Vietnam in the early 19th century, reflecting a cultural interaction of different ethnic communities inhabiting the Mekong River Delta region. It’s a cultural heritage embodying the region’s rich history.

(VOVworld) - The Vietnam Tuong (Classical Opera) Theatre has launched an interactive art program called "Royal Palace Night”, targeting foreign visitors. The interactive art program is another landmark accomplishment of the national theater.

(VOVworld) – On November 8, 2013 the UNESCO General Conference’s 37th session in Paris issued a resolution honoring great Vietnamese poet Nguyen Du and other international cultural figures. Vietnam is now preparing to celebrate the poet’s 250th birth anniversary in 2015.

(VOVworld) – UNESCO recognition of music and songs of Vietnam’s southern region called Don ca tai tu is one of prominent cultural event in Vietnam in 2013. In today’s edition of Culture, VOV’s To Tuan looks back at last year’s cultural achievements.