Joyous New Year festivals

Joyous New Year festivals

(VOVworld) – On the 4th day of the New Year, tens of thousands of pilgrims come to Phat Tich pagoda in Bac Ninh province to attend the Peony festival to pray for...
Wednesday February 4, 2015

Wednesday February 4, 2015

A: First on our show today, we’d like to thank you all for your regular feedback to our broadcasts. As shortwave broadcasting is fading out amidst the explosion of digital...
Nghe animal in ancient Vietnamese sculpture

Nghe animal in ancient Vietnamese sculpture

(VOVworld)-An exhibit devoted to the Nghe animal, a fictional creature with a lion-like head, a long tail and a dog-like body, in ancient Vietnamese sculpture has opened in...
Unicorn head making booms ahead of full-moon festival

Unicorn head making booms ahead of full-moon festival

(VOVworld) - As the Mid-Autumn Festival is drawing near, craft villages specializing in making unicorn heads in Hue city are busier than usual, with bulk consignments of products delivered to local and neighboring...
Kinh Duong Vuong temple

Kinh Duong Vuong temple

(VOVworld) – The northern province of Bac Ninh has a number of famous historical relics, temples and pagodas. Located in A Lu village, Thuan Thanh district, about thirty kilometers from Hanoi, Kinh...
Hung Kings Temple Festival 2014

Hung Kings Temple Festival 2014

(VOVworld) – Phu Tho and 3 other provinces representing the northern, central and southern regions organized the Hung Kings Temple Festival to commemorate the death anniversary of the Hung Kings, the...
Vietnam Tuong Theatre reaches foreign audience

Vietnam Tuong Theatre reaches foreign audience

(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...
Sacred animals in Vietnamese culture and architecture

Sacred animals in Vietnamese culture and architecture

(VOVworld) – According to Vietnamese belief, the 4 sacred animals including the dragon, unicorn, tortoise and phoenix symbolize power, intellect, longevity and nobility. Probably, for this meaning, these animals have been...
National Tourism Year 2013 announced

National Tourism Year 2013 announced

(VOVworld) – The Ministry of Culture, Sport, and Tourism and Hai Phong City People’s Committee have introduced a National Tourism Year themed “The Red River Delta civilization”
Perfume pagoda festival opens

Perfume pagoda festival opens

The Huong - Perfume pagoda in Hanoi’s suburban district of My Duc opened on Saturday, the sixth day of the Lunar New Year, attracting tens of thousands of people from...