A massive effort by villagers in the northern Province of Phu Tho has not only rescued the ancient form of dinh (community hall) singing, but also guided the way for similar efforts to save other parts of Vietnamese culture.
An estimated 6-7 million people are expected to turn out for this year''s
Hung Kings'' Festival, which will run from April 23-28 at Hung Vuong
Square in Viet Tri City, Phu Tho Province.
The US''s National Basketball Association, whose international youth development programme came recently to Viet Nam, has announced that a Junior NBA Viet Nam All-Stars team will go to China to watch an NBA match between Brooklyn Nets and the Sacramento...
The northern province of Phu Tho last week launched its tourism website at http://dulich.phutho.gov.vn and decided to establish a tourism information and promotion centre.
Administrative documents signed by the Nguyen kings (1802-1945) have
received the certificate of the Asia-Pacific Region''s Memory of the
World Programme.
Tien Giang native Vo Van Hai has made three Viet Nam maps from soil he
collected at martyrs'' ceremonies to honour the fallen at Martyrs'' Day on
July 27.
Authorities in Thua Thien-Hue Province conduct a ritual to pray for
peace and harmony at the Nam Giao Platform on the same spot where Nguyen
Dynasty kings (1802-1945) used to offer gifts to the gods and pray for
protection.
Thousands gathered in the northern province of Phu Tho yesterday for a
grand procession to honour the Hung Kings, the founders of the
Vietnamese nation.
The annual festival dedicated to Tran kings in Hung Ha District in the
northern province of Thai Binh has just been accorded recognition as
national intangible cultural heritage.
Northern Phu Tho Province should incorporate xoan singing with the Hung Kings worship rite to better preserve it, cultural experts said yesterday at a conference in Ha Noi.
