HÀ NỘI — Bài chòi performances (a traditional Vietnamese game combining folklore singing and picks from a deck of card) will be organised for locals and tourists in Đà Nẵng on a pilot basis between April and June.
Bai choi is a unique Vietnamese game combining folklore and a
competition. Conservation of the performance art game is crucial to
keeping the country''s history alive, attendees of a two-day conference
wrapped-up in central Binh Dinh Province yesterday said.
Bai choi, a traditional game combining folklore singing and lottery
picks, recently gained national cultural heritage status, and experts
believe it will achieve world heritage status in the near future.
Amid the changes of modern life, arts researchers are concerned that
traditional activities could disappear. They are particularly worried
about bai choi, a traditional musical game from the central coastal region.
A national competition for younger people involved
in traditional arts will start today in Tay Do Theatre in the southern
city of Can Tho. It will run until June 26.
Hue is offering visitors several entertainment choices, ranging from the
traditional arts and crafts to royal games and musical performances
during the first four days of the Lunar New Year.
Researchers and artists of traditional folk music presented suggestions to preserve and promote bai choi singing at a workshop held yesterday in the central province of Binh Dinh, the cradle of the singing.
A total of 365 children from different ethnic groups and countries will
paint a record-breaking canvas to send a historic message as part of the
activities to celebrate International Children''s Day in Ha Noi on June
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Choi Ki-ho of the Hong Kong team won the first stage of the ADC Tour of Viet Nam yesterday. The cyclist travelled the 166km from HCM City to Can Tho City in three hours 33.15 minutes.
