The Culture and Tourism Villages of Vietnamese Ethnic Groups will host various cultural and sports activities to celebrate Việt Nam’s Ethnic Culture Day on April 19.
Craftmen work on their ceramic products at the Ha Noi Craft Villages''
Tourism and Cultural Festival 2015. Opened last night at the Quan Ngua
Gymnasium, the four-day event aims to honour the traditional cultural
values and co-operation in tourism between Ha Noi and...
Bau Truc and My Nghiep villages, two famous Cham
craft villages in the central province of Ninh Thuan, will be developed
into major tourism sites starting later this year.
Da Lat, known as the city of flowers, located in the
Central Highland province of Lam Dong, has recently attracted visitors
with farming tours of flower villages.
Thai Phien, Ha Dong and Van Thanh, three famous
flower villages in Da Lat city, are must-see destinations for visitors
during the Da Lat flower festival from December 26 to January 1.
Buckwheat flowers in the northern mountainous provinces have begun to
bloom along terraced fields, roads and in villages. The small,
light-pink flowers turn to a light purple colour several days after
blooming, resembling a vast pink painting.
Traditional craft villages in Hue get a chance to foster a revival
during modern times thanks to a support package valued at VND9 billion
(US$430,000) from the local budget.
Hundreds of traditional craft villages in Ha Noi and provinces around
the Song Hong (Red River) Delta region will showcase their sophisticated
products at a festival in the capital city next month.
Nguyen Thanh Ha from Viet Nam News is among seven journalists from Viet
Nam, Australia, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and
Thailand, emerge as country winners for the Siemens Green Technology
Journalism Award 2013.
