Viet Nam News
DONG THAP — Old houses in Tan Tich Hamlet, Cao Lanh City, in the southern province of Dong Thap, are being colourfully decorated as part of the Australia-Viet Nam Mural Village art project, which is being conducted within the area.
According to Vo Phan Thanh Minh, vice chairman of Cao Lanh City’s People’s Committee, as part of the project, houses by the Tien River along a length of 2km are being decorated, under the sponsorship of the Australian Embassy in Viet Nam.
The mural village is expected to be a destination that will attract more tourists to the region and demonstrate the friendship between the two nations.
There will be over 60 paintings of various sizes, created by nearly 30 artists from Australia and HCM City, as well as students from Dong Thap University, Nguyen Huong Nhu, head of the group of artists participating in the art project, said.
Each painting will have features of Australian and Vietnamese cultures, such as the images of the kangaroo, koala, and typical images of Dong Thap Province’s tourism, such as the lotus or the mandarin orchards.
“The eye-catching and beautiful paintings are like putting a new coat on the village to welcome the new year,” Ngo Thi Cam No, a local, said. “Moreover, more and more visitors have arrived, making the quiet village livelier.”
The art project is scheduled to conclude on January 10.
Besides the Australia-Viet Nam Mural Village, another project in the area receiving aid from the Australian Government is the Cao Lanh Bridge -- a construction within the project to connect the central areas of the Mekong Delta – which is officially open to the public. — VNS