The Kunqu Opera Six Chapters of a Floating Life, performed in Canglang Pavilion, depicts life in Suzhou under the Qing dynasty (1644-1911). VNS Photo Lê Hương by Lê Hương SUZHOU Suzhou is considered one of the most important cities in the Yangtze River Delta in Jiangsu Province, eastern China. Throughout this modern city, visitors can find traces of its ancient culture. Historical documents show the ancient city of Suzhou was built in 514BC. Its canals, stone bridges, temples and lustrous gardens have lured many tourists over the years. Visitors to Suzhou are advised not to miss a unique traditional opera performed in an ancient garden. The garden version of a Kunqu Opera, titled Six Chapters of a Floating Life, is shown at Canglang Pavilion. Kunqu Opera, also known as Kunju, Kunqiang or Kunshanqiang, is one of the oldest drama forms in China. It was created more than 600 years ago in the cities of … [Read more...] about Garden opera brings Suzhou tourists back in time
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Bringing Việt Nam to the world: one photo at a time
Viet Nam News by Bảo Hoa Trần Tuấn Việt doesn’t have that worn-out, dusty appearance of most photographers. Wearing glasses, with a clean-cut look and a confident half-smile, he gives off the impression of a lawyer who had studied his case well before trial. Việt has been making headlines in Việt Nam as the photographer with the most photos getting recognised by international magazine National Geographic’s online photo community. Over the past two years, 26 of his photos have been featured in the ‘Daily Dozen’ – a selection of 12 of the day’s best photos chosen by editors of the magazine’s online community Your Shot. One of them, Making Incense, was printed in National Geographic’s Vision of Earth magazine in June 2017, and in its Specular photo book this month. Photographer Trần Tuấn Việt But Việt is not a photographer by default; he only picked up a camera … [Read more...] about Bringing Việt Nam to the world: one photo at a time
It was destiny: How Catherine Karnow became a household name in Vietnam – VnExpress International
Back to English Comments News - October 8, 2018 | 09:20 am GMT+7 National Geographic photojournalist Catherine Karnow’s unique works are well known, but not many know why she’s drawn so much to Vietnam. American Catherine Karnow has been a household name in Vietnam for sometime now, but what kept her returning to the country for almost three decades has not drawn much attention. “It was literally because of General Giap that I came to Vietnam for the first time. I think it was ‘duyen’,” Catherine told VnExpress International, using the Vietnamese word for fate.She was already a professional photographer working on assignments and editorial and corporate projects when she first came to Vietnam in 1990, but it was not until she began photographing General Vo Nguyen Giap that she rose to stardom in Vietnamese eyes. She had the privilege of getting close to Giap thanks to her father, Stanley Karnow, a journalist and a … [Read more...] about It was destiny: How Catherine Karnow became a household name in Vietnam – VnExpress International
Israeli films to be screened in Hanoi early next month
Festival Israeli films to be screened in Hanoi early next month Minh Tuan Friday, May 25, 2018,16:54 (GMT+7) Israeli films to be screened in Hanoi early next monthMinh Tuan The Embassy of Israel in Vietnam will organize the Israel Film Festival 2018 in Hanoi early next month, introducing different genres of films to depict different aspects of life. The films will be screened for free at the BHD Star Vincom at No. 2 Pham Ngoc Thach Street in Hanoi City’s Dong Da District from June 1-4. The films include Bup be co dau (Wedding Doll), Quai vat tuoi tho (Abulele), Trai tim tham lang (A quiet heart), Princess Shaw ra mat (Presenting Princess Shaw) and Vuot doc (Hill start). Wedding Doll will open the festival on June 1. It tells the story about Hagit, a young woman with mild mental deficiency who works in a toilet-paper factory. She lives with her mother Sarah, a divorcee who gave up her life for her daughter. Hagit strives for … [Read more...] about Israeli films to be screened in Hanoi early next month
Return to place of survival
Edward Tick (Photo: quochoi.org) Edward Tick, Ph.D. is an internationally recognized transformational healer, psychotherapist, writer and educator. He has worked to heal the wounds of war veterans for more than 40 years. Over the decades, he has tried hard to seek measures to help American veterans to overcome their psychological trauma from the war. Eventually, he found that only a journey to the place where the trauma originated, can help the patients recover from their current state: “Every year, we have a different program because the veterans always need to go to where they served, the places they fought. We will continue to come every year and each program will be somewhat different. In addition to that, we have some things we do every time”. As co-founder and Executive Director of Soldier's Heart, a non-profit veteran healing initiative, Dr. Tick has worked internationally on the psycho spiritual and cross-cultural healing of military and war trauma. … [Read more...] about Return to place of survival