Preserving Khmer Robam Dance

Preserving Khmer Robam Dance

(VOVworld)- Robam dance is a genre of Khmer traditional theatre. To preserve and promote this folk art, the Ba Sac Bung Chong Dance Troupe in Tai Van commune, Tran De district,...
Hanoi Book Festival

Hanoi Book Festival

VOVworld)- A book festival entitled “Hanoi- a City for Peace” was held at the Thang Long Imperial Citadel Relic Site last week. Held in Hanoi for the first time, the...
Can Gio Whale Worshipping Festival

Can Gio Whale Worshipping Festival

(VOVworld)- The Nghinh Ong or Whale Worshiping Festival has become an annual religious practice of the people in Can Gio district, Ho Chi Minh City. The festival coincides with the Mid-autumn festival...
Ca Tru folk singing inspires youngsters

Ca Tru folk singing inspires youngsters

(VOVworld)- Ca Tru folk singing is an art genre that is fascinating for both artists and audience. Recently, Ca Tru is becoming become popular with younger people. Ca Tru singing clubs now...
Hanoi Drama Theater

Hanoi Drama Theater

VOVworld)- Over the past 55 years, the Hanoi Drama Theater has produced 100 plays including short plays, comedies, and folk plays. But plays about political and social issues are the...
Mid-Autumn traditional toys

Mid-Autumn traditional toys

(VOVworld)- The full moon of the 8th lunar month is observed as the Mid-Autumn festival, the children’s festival. For children, this is one of the most exciting festivals at...
Stage art comes closer to audience

Stage art comes closer to audience

(VOVworld)- Performing theatre in cafes is becoming more popular in Ho Chi Minh City. This trend has already inspired a large audience to draw closer to stage art and artists
Sculpture art on Vietnamese communal houses

Sculpture art on Vietnamese communal houses

(VOVworld)- The sculpture art on Vietnamese communal houses flourished in the late 17th century. The most beautiful communal houses were located in the Red River Delta. For example, Chu Quyen communal house in...
Ancient Vietnamese ceramic statues

Ancient Vietnamese ceramic statues

(VOVworld)- Vietnamese people began making ceramic statues thousands of years ago. Ceramic statues are decorative and are also used in worshiping rituals. Ancient Vietnamese statues are diverse in terms of materials, glazing...
Chay Ro folk game in Bac Ninh

Chay Ro folk game in Bac Ninh

(VOVworld)- Quan Ho duet singing and folk games are always the main features of traditional festivals in Bac Ninh province. One of the attractive folk games in these festivals is running with...
Titles honor contributions of artisans

Titles honor contributions of artisans

(VOVworld) – Vietnam has many policies to honor artists and artisans in particular. In the future, granting the titles ‘people’s artisan’ and ‘meritorious artisan’ in terms of intangible cultural heritage...
Dan Bau- Vietnamese monochord

Dan Bau- Vietnamese monochord

(VOVworld)- Vietnamese people have a saying “Being a woman, you shouldn’t listen to the monochord” because the instrument produces a sad sound which implies the sadness of a woman’s...
Ca Tru – ceremonial singing

Ca Tru – ceremonial singing

(VOVworld)- Vietnam’s Ca Tru ceremonial singing was recognized by UNESCO in 2009 as an intangible cultural heritage in urgent need of protection. Over the past five years, Vietnam has...
Hanoi’s family lifestyle

Hanoi’s family lifestyle

(VOVworld)- The family is the cell of society and the foundation for sustainable growth. Vietnamese people have always maintained and promoted their family traditions and lifestyle. In today’s society,...
Tug of war- a multinational cultural heritage

Tug of war- a multinational cultural heritage

(VOVworld)- Vietnam has completed a dossier on “Rituals and Tug of War folk games” to seek UNESCO recognition as an intangible cultural heritage of humanity by 2015. Vietnam has joined the Republic...
Territorial sovereignty in Nguyen dynasty’s legislation

Territorial sovereignty in Nguyen dynasty’s legislation

(VOVworld)- Vietnam’s territorial sovereignty over its seas and islands was documented in royal documents and historical books from the Nguyen dynasty. Being aware of the importance of the seas and islands in terms of strategic military location...