"Bat am" music preserved in North Vietnam

"Bat am" music preserved in North Vietnam

(VOVWORLD) - Musical instruments like the drum, the flute, and stringed instruments have long been an integral part of festivals in Vietnam. Concerned that traditional musical instruments might disappear, artisans in Phu Xuyen district, Hanoi,...
Reading culture promoted in digital age

Reading culture promoted in digital age

(VOVWORLD) - The vigorous development of technology has considerably affected reading habits and culture around the world. Schools and local authorities in the northern city of Hai Phong have organized many useful...
Hue Royal Court music preserved and promoted

Hue Royal Court music preserved and promoted

(VOVWORLD) - This year marks the 20th anniversary of UNESCO’s recognition of Nha Nhac (royal court music) as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Over the years, Thua Thien-Hue provincial...
Dong Thap province preserves Don Ca Tai Tu

Dong Thap province preserves Don Ca Tai Tu

(VOVWORLD) - Don Ca Tai Tu (amateur music) from southern Vietnam was officially recognized by UNESCO as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2013. The Mekong Delta province of Dong...
Painting exhibition features colors of the South

Painting exhibition features colors of the South

(VOVWORLD) - The daily life, culture, heritage and natural scenery of Vietnam’s southern region are depicted in watercolor paintings exhibited at the Temple of Literature in Hanoi. This is the...
Young people join efforts to revive cai luong

Young people join efforts to revive cai luong

(VOVWORLD) - Cai luong, or reformed opera, is the youngest of Vietnam’s traditional theatrical art forms. In recent years, cai luong and other traditional art forms have barely reached the vast majority of people...