Culture art

  Cover of Sài Gòn - Gìn Vàng Giữ Ngọc Sài Gòn (Sài Gòn - Preserving Culture and Heritage), features Sài Gòn and its history and its developments in different periods. — Photo courtesy of the publisher HCM CITY — A new book on the culture and lifestyle of Sài Gòn, now HCM City, was released by the Culture & Arts Publishing House last weekend. The book, Sài Gòn - Gìn Vàng Giữ Ngọc (Sài Gòn - Preserving Culture and Heritage), features Sài Gòn and its history and its developments in different periods. The authors include famous cultural researchers, authors and artists, including Dr. Nguyễn Đức Lộc, the book’s editor Nguyễn Thị Hậu and author Phạm Công Luận.   The work focuses on traditional culture, festivals, architecture and old buildings. Cải … [Read more...] about New book on Sài Gòn culture, lifestyle released

The winning series of photos by Viet Van describe his mother's “Filled Nostalgia” for his dead father. (Photo: RPST/VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Viet Van, a photo journalist from Lao Dong (Labour) Newspaper, has won the first prize at the 6th Chang International Fine Art Photo Contest in Thailand. The winning series of photos, themed “Filled Nostalgia”, depict memories of the photographer’s mother – Assoc. Prof. Le Thi Duc Hanh – for her dead husband – researcher of folk theatre Tran Viet Ngu. The old lady’s nostalgia for her husband is described through the photos of the things that remind her of him – “ao dai”, the Vietnamese traditional tunic she wore on their wedding day in 1965, his love letter to her during wartime, his old typewriter and more. The photos were part of Viet Van’s personal project, named “My mother” (Part 2). The second prize went to an Iranian photographer, Saeed … [Read more...] about Vietnamese journalist wins Thai fine art photo contest

My Son Sanctuary (Photo: VNA) Quang Nam (VNA) – More than 100 objects and photos, including 100 year-old images, featuring the preservation and development of the UNESCO-recognised My Son Sanctuary in the central province of Quang Nam are on display at an exhibition that opened on November 21. The exhibition aims to mark Vietnam Cultural Heritage Day (November 23) and 20 years since the sanctuary won the recognition of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO). Once the religious and political capital of the Champa Kingdom, My Son Sanctuary is located in a hilly landscape in Duy Phu commune, Duy Xuyen district, about 70 km southwest of central Da Nang city and 40 km from Hoi An city. It comprises eight groups of 71 monuments built throughout the 7th to 13th centuries.  The first construction of My Son dated back to the 4th century under the reign of Bhadravarman for the worship of God Shiva-Bhadresvara. But later on, the temple was … [Read more...] about Exhibition highlights preservation of My Son Sanctuary

    A scene in the comedy Quo vado? directed by Checco Zalone in 2016. The film will be screened at Piazza Italia, to promote the image of Italy. Photo iloveitalianmovies.com HÀ NỘI – Lý Thái Tổ Garden next to Hoàn Kiếm Lake will transform into Piazza Italia (Italian Square) on November 23 and 24, offering a truly Italian experience. Visitors will have the opportunity to dive into various aspects of Italian lifestyle, such as gastronomy, music, design, fashion, cinema, and sport, according to Ambassador Antonio Alessandro. The annual events of Piazza Italia and Italian Gastronomy Week aim to strengthen the friendship and mutual understanding between the two countries as well as promoting Italian lifestyle to Vietnamese people. It’s a part of a global programme to introduce the image of Italy. Piazza Italia will let visitors feel they have arrived in Rome. They will breathe in the Italian atmosphere with a fashion … [Read more...] about City centre to turn into Italian square

  A group of Khơ Mú men and women perform múa boòng bụ (dance while beating on bamboo tubes). Photo courtesy of Museum of Ethnology   HÀ NỘI – The unique music of bamboo flutes played with the nose of Khơ Mú ethnic minority people will be played during an event at the Museum of Ethnology in Hà Nội on November 23-24. The programme will introduce music of the Khơ Mú people living in Nghệ An and Điện Biên provinces with the participation of 19 artisans. Visitors will have a chance to meet with the artists and learn to make traditional musical instruments of the Khơ Mú such as nose flute, drum set, jew harp and bamboo castanets. The audience will also join the Khơ Mú artists in various dances such as múa sạp (dance between bamboo poles) and múa boòng bụ (dance while beating on bamboo tubes). “The traditional musical … [Read more...] about Khơ Mú people’s unique music at Museum of Ethnology