Pagoda bells in Vietnamese Buddhist culture

Pagoda bells in Vietnamese Buddhist culture

(VOVworld) - The image of the pagoda and the sound of pagoda bells have become familiar to Vietnamese people helping them feel relaxed and calm. For many Vietnamese people, the sound...
Wooden head puppetry in Nam Dinh

Wooden head puppetry in Nam Dinh

(VOVworld) - The northern province of Nam Dinh is known as the cradle of Vietnamese water puppetry with famous puppetry villages like Rach village and Chua villages. But very few people know...
Ceremonial drums sound in Son Vi village

Ceremonial drums sound in Son Vi village

(VOVworld) - During the last days before the traditional lunar New Year, local people in Son Vi village in Lam Thao district, Phu Tho province are rehearsing their drumming to prepare for the...
"Xam tau dien"- street art of Hanoi

"Xam tau dien"- street art of Hanoi

(VOVworld)- Xam singing known as streetcar singing appeared in the north of Vietnam long ago. In Hanoi, there’s a unique style of Xam singing, called Xam tau dien, which was performed on trams or streetcars by mostly...
UN marks the International Peace Day

UN marks the International Peace Day

UN chief Ban Ki-moon together with UN senior officials, and may children were at the UN headquarters to take part in the ceremony to commemorate the International Peace Day, which...
Enjoy Bai Choi singing in Hanoi

Enjoy Bai Choi singing in Hanoi

(VOVworld) Hanoians are treated a festival of Bai Choi (singing while playing cards) during the traditional Lunar New Year festival (Tet). The festival in Hanoi’s Kim Ma theater introduce to...
Catholic hamlet celebrates Christmas

Catholic hamlet celebrates Christmas

Festive season atmosphere has been created in Hong Giang commune, Dong Hung district of Thai Binh province with local people decorating pathways with colored lights, Christmas trees, caves and Jesus...