Various tourist attractions are opening their doors for free this Tết (Lunar New Year) festival, making it easier for visitors to immerse themselves in Vietnamese traditions.
On Saturday, April 16, the Friends of Vietnam Heritage group will organise an excursion to Thành Chương’s Việt Palace, in Sóc Sơn suburban, about 30km from city’s centre.
Prolonged controversy and lack of co-ordination in management over the
last two decades has left the historic brick-built Hai Van Gate between
Da Nang and Thua Thien-Hue in ruins.
An exhibition featuring the 1945 August Revolution
is being held in Ha Noi to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the
Revolution (August 19) and National Day (September 2).
The central province will funnel VND3.7 trillion (US$176 million) into
restoring a historic national relic, the Ky Anh tunnel, 7kmnortheast of
the province''s capital Tam Ky city, in addition to a complex of commune
houses, a tourism centre and infrastructure.
A collection of 15 books on the 1954 victory at Dien Bien Phu has been
released by the People''s Army Publishing House, to provide different
accounts of the historic battle.
The chief of UNESCO Viet Nam, Katherine Muller-Martin, yesterday paid
tribute to residents of Duong Lam Village for a local conservation
project restoring historic buildings.
Calligraphers offering Chinese, nom (old Vietnamese characters based on Chinese characters) and modern Vietnamese to people during the
Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday will be relocated to inside the Van Mieu
Historic Relic, near Van lake, according to the Ha Noi Culture,...
The People''s Committee of the northern province of
Dien Bien has said it will co-operate with the Ministry of Culture,
Sports and Tourism to organise many cultural events this year to
celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu victory over the
French...
Palestinian daily Alhayat Aljadeeda is publishing excerpts from an Arabic translation of
Dien Bien Phu: 5 Dieu Ky Dieu Chua Tung Thay Trong Lich Su Chien Tranh
(Dien Bien Phu: Five Miracles Never Seen Before in War History), a
popular book on General...
A project to relocate 1,530 households in Ha Noi''s Old Quarter to Viet
Hung Residential Area in Long Bien District will give special care and
attention to 121 historic sites.
