(VOVworld)- Cao Phong village in the northern province of Hoa Binh is famous for its natural beauty and for oranges of great quality that have significantly boosted local incomes. Cao Phong villagers are seeking ways to build a protected trademark for their oranges while also developing cultural tourism and eco-tourism models.

(VOVworld) Crossing Ngang Pass and entering Quang Binh province, tourists are surprised by picturesque views of the coastal village of Ly Hoa. Like a miniature of Vietnam, the village possesses both sea and mountains and is famed for its rich culture and history.

(VOVworld) Bach Long Vy island is the most remote island in the Tonkin Gulf. Acknowledging the important position of the island in national defense and security, soldiers and volunteers have spared no effort to turn the island from a desolate place into a fishing center of great attraction to tourists.

(VOVworld) Located on the northern bank of the Red River, Kieu Ki is known as the only village in Vietnam still practicing the traditional craft of producing gold leaf. The deftness of Kieu Ki artisans can be seen in pagodas and temples where statues are covered with thin gold leaf.

(VOVworld) When talking about ancient pottery villages, one immediately thinks of Bat Trang, Hanoi’s ancient ceramic village. But another ancient pottery village named Chu Dau, thanks to a discovery made in the 1980s, is beginning to rival Bat Trang. Chu Dau’s ceramic craft, once famous worldwide, has been resurrected after disappearing for 3 centuries.

(VOVworld) Phu Khe village in the northern province of Bac Ninh has long been famous for traditional dragon patterns carved in wood. Such patterns have appeared in important architectural works across Vietnam. Let’s explore the village’s history as the new lunar year of the Dragon begins.

(VOVworld) Spring has arrived at the coastal town of Vam Lang in the southern province of Tien Giang. This spring, local spirits are high because there has been a bumper fishing harvest.

(VOVworld) The village banyan tree, water well, and communal house yard have become common symbols of a Vietnamese rural village. A village well not only provides water for the villagers’ daily use but is also a place where people can meet, chat or even flirt. Although many Vietnamese villages now have water piped into each home, the village well maintains its important role in the local people’s social life.

(VOVworld) Vietnamese families traditionally pay homage to the kitchen gods of Tao on the 23rd day of the 12th lunar month. Their offerings to the kitchen Gods include red carps as they believe that Tao rides a red carp to heaven in lunar December to deliver his annual report on the household's activities. At this time of the year, red carp breeders in Thuy Tram village in the northern province of Phu Tho are busy supplying their customers with “spirit fish”. The trade has brought the villagers a much more comfortable life.

Dai Hoang village, better known as Vu Dai village, in the northern province of Ha Nam, 50 kilometers southeast of Hanoi, is renowned for its traditional dish -- braised fish in earthenware pots.