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Illustrative image (Photo: SGGP) The plan includes main activities, such as releasing a study book on the establishment and development of Don Ca Tai Tu in HCMC, collecting tangible and intangible cultural heritages related to this kind of art, issuing financial and investment policies to use and manage these heritages, training new generations in this traditional performance art at schools and clubs, organizing seminars on preserving and promoting the value of the Don Ca Tai Tu Nam Bo (southern amateur music) in the city. UNESCO recognized Don Ca Tai Tu Nam Bo as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. The southern amateur traditional music was recognized for the prize at the 8th Session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage held in Baku, Azerbaijan in December 2013. The southern traditional music style has been honored because it is a legacy passed through generations to recreate cultural exchanges of ethnic groups, … [Read more...] about HCMC planning on preserving, promoting value of Don Ca Tai Tu Nam Bo

Contestants in the “Charming Ao Dai” beauty contest Attending the closing ceremony was former Vice President Truong My Hoa, Vice Chairman of the HCMC People’s Council Nguyen Van Dung, Chairwoman of the HCMC Women Union Nguyen Tran Phuong Tran. Opened on March 6, the festival offered a wide range of cultural activities, including a parade featuring more than 2,000 women wearing Vietnamese traditional Ao Dai, Ao Dai fashion show, a display of Ao Dai and tourist attractions, Miss Ao Dai in-person and online beauty contests, Ao Dai design competitions, performances of folk music of Quan Ho duet singing, Don Ca Tai Tu (southern amateur music) recognized by UNESCO as Intangible Cultural Heritages of Humanity and more. The Ao Dai Festival which has been launched for nearly 10 years has become the city’s annual event and also a cultural tourism product typically attracting a large number of visitors. The festival not only draws tourists to the city but also highlights the Ao Dai’s … [Read more...] about 8th HCMC Ao Dai Festival 2022 ends

This year’s event will introduce 13 films in many genres presenting Europe’s cultural diversity of EU Member States that won multiple prestigious awards, including Oskar & Lilli – Where No One Knows Us, Our Struggles, Letters From Antarctica, Even Mice Belong in Heaven, Into The Darkness, The Cleaners, Perfumes, all Tales, Extra Ordinary, My Brother Chases Dinosaurs, Romy’s Salon, Never Gonna Snow Again, Acasa, My Home, Let There Be Light, 22 Angels, And Then We Danced , and Hutsulka Ksenya. Loosely arranged around the themes of “Family” and “Youth”, the films are slated to bring about a more multifaceted perspective of European life and cultures, as well as to shed light on certain struggles its people are faced with and attempting to overcome. Held for the first time in 2000 by the Delegation of the European Union to Vietnam under the support of the European Public Outreach Program (EUPOP), the Embassies of EU Member States and the European Cultural Institutes in … [Read more...] about European Film Festival 2022 returns after hiatus due to Covid-19

Ba Chua Xu Temple has recently received a large number of visitors. After a temporary closure due to coronavirus for two consecutive years, Ba Chua Xu Temple Festival will return to the province from the 22nd – 27th of the fourth lunar month (on May 22-27), said Vice Chairman of the People’s Committee of Chau Doc City Tran Quoc Tuan. The biggest folk festival in the Mekong Delta will include a series of cultural and sports activities, such as a parade of the deity Ba Chua (known as Lady of the Realm), a washing rite, art performances and more. Organizations and individuals serving for the festival and visitors will be required to strictly comply with Covid-19 prevention and control measures and wear a mask during the event. The municipal government will take responsibility for ensuring social security, the smooth traffic, and safe operation of vehicles Ba Chua Xu Temple has recently received a large number of visitors, especially on weekends with more than 15,000 people … [Read more...] about Ba Chua Xu Temple Festival 2022 to return on national scale

Actresses are performing a play Giving special favor to the young audience, the shows at the Youth Theater have also been designed and staged appropriately to maximize interactivity and practical experience, and to promote excitement. , optimism, joy, and dreams of children. This is also a special opportunity to further enhance the love and family bonding between parents and children, between children and friends, teachers, and social relationships that have been interrupted after stay-at-home order due to the coronavirus epidemic. A special art project called ‘Mua he yeu thuong’ (Summer of Love) aims to bring joy to children after studying online, away from friends and teachers. Accordingly, the unique plays, which are selected and freshly staged by devoted theater artists, are an opportunity to connect the sharing and mutual understanding of each member of a family. Summer of Love’ will introduce three works including the Musical ‘Swan Birds’, the play ‘Virus War’, and the … [Read more...] about Youth Theater of Vietnam to perform special plays for kids every Saturday night

Mr. Binh made the statement at a meeting between the Department of Culture and Social Affairs under the Ho Chi Minh City People's Council and other units. The Department of Culture and Social Affairs yesterday paid visits to several agencies to supervise the implementation of Resolution 20/2018 of the municipal People's Council on income for experts, scientists, and people with special talents in the field of science and technology which has demand to attract from 2018 through 2022. At the monitoring session, a leader of the Department of Home Affairs said that the municipal People's Committee had approved the plan of attracting - transferring experts and scientists to the Management Board of the Hi-Tech Park. However, only one person has signed a contract so far and he is working. For the plan to attract people with special talents in the fields of culture, art - physical training, and sports, the Department of Culture and Sports has posted it on the mass media. Nevetheless, … [Read more...] about HCMC strives for policy of attracting good experts, scientists

A grand ceremony marking the 2566th birth anniversary of Lord Buddha is held at Tu Dam Pagoda in Hue City . The event saw the presence of leaders of Thua Thien-Hue Province and thousands of Buddhist dignitaries and followers, local people and visitors. At the ceremony, Most Venerable Thich Khe Chon, Deputy Head of the Executive Board of Vietnam Buddhist Sangha cum Deputy Head of the Executive Board of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha of Thua Thien Hue Province spoke the message of the Acting Supreme Patriarch of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha for this occasion. Most Venerable Thich Hue Phuoc, Deputy Head of the Executive Board of Vietnam Buddhist Sangha cum Chief secretary of the Executive Board of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha of Thua Thien Hue Province opened the event with a welcome speech. A parade of vehicles decorated in flowers and Buddhist themes A parade of vehicles decorated in flowers and Buddhist themes On May 14, thousands of monks and nuns, Buddhist … [Read more...] about Grand ceremony marking Lord Buddha’s 2566th birthday held in Hue

The event drew the attendance of Vietnamese President Nguyen Xuan Phuc, Chairman of National Assembly Vuong Dinh Hue and Party, State, and city leaders. Meanwhile, Speaker of the Parliament of Singapore Tan Chuan-Jin, heads of contingents of participating countries, and more than 10,000 athletes, coaches, members of 11 contingents from 11 Southeast Asian countries also attended the ceremony. During the event, President Nguyen Xuan Phuc delivered a speech to officially open the regional sports event in Vietnam. The ceremony was organized with a special art program on the nearly 8,000-m2 stage, with the participation of more than 1,000 artists and athletes, contributing to introducing the beautiful images and cultural traditions of the host country Vietnam as well as honoring the cultural identity of the Southeast Asia countries, so as to tightening solidarity and friendship via the sports event. The ceremony not only popularized images of Vietnam but also showed the country’s … [Read more...] about 31st SEA Games officially opens

Different from those in many other famous pottery villages across Vietnam, potteries made by the Cham people in Bau Truc Village in south-central Ninh Thuan Province feature a special method: walking around the products to shape them. Located in Ninh Phuoc District, about 10 kilometers from the provincial capital of Phan Rang, Bau Truc is one of the oldest pottery villages in Southeast Asia and the ceramic making technique here has been listed as national intangible cultural heritage, according to the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism. Bau Truc pottery items are made from clay from the Quao River mixed with sand. Clay is collected from the river only once a year, each time lasting for half a month. A Cham woman shapes a pottery product in Bau Truc Village, Ninh Thuan Province, Vietnam. Photo: Duy Ngoc / Tuoi Tre Despite technological advances, the Cham people in Ninh Thuan still keep the tradition of making ceramics manually. Artisans do not use a … [Read more...] about Vietnamese pottery village charms with unique technique

WATER WORLD: The wild beauty of A Nô Waterfall near A Nô community tourism village in A Lưới District. VNA/VNS Photo Đỗ Trưởng Natural beauty and rich traditional culture are proving advantageous for many localities in the central province of Thừa Thiên-Huế, which are making great strides in their development of community-based tourism​​​​​. The mountain district of A Lưới has preserved the unique cultural identity of ethnic minorities such as the Cơ Tu, Pa Cô and Tà Ôi, and the immense primaeval forests of the majestic Trường Sơn Mountain Range have emerged as an outstanding draw for tourists from near and far. The creation of tourism villages and cooperatives across the district focusing on presenting the traditional and cultural identities of local ethnic people through high-quality tourism services has increasingly lured visitors to the area, particularly during national holidays and after the pandemic. Hồ Thị Trâm said her native A Nôr in Hồng Kim Commune became a … [Read more...] about Community tourism adds sparkle to Thừa Thiên-Huế