Hai Ba Trung Temple is a place of cultural and spiritual activities of the local people. Through which, they show their gratitude to the two sisters and in that way preserve the intangible cultural values of the Vietnamese people. Every year, Hai Ba Trung Temple Festival is held from the 4th to the 10th in the first month of the Lunar New Year (after Tet holiday). The festival comprises several rituals such as incense offering, a procession and folk performances. Amazing procession is one of the festivities at the Hai Ba Trung Temple Festival, which has officially received the title of ‘National Intangible Cultural Heritage’. The main festival is held in the sixth day, which is said to be the day Hai Ba Trung held a banquet to soldiers, so the villagers later organized the festival to remember that event, to honor the heroic tradition of building and defending the country. Every five years, local residents organized the procession of Hai … [Read more...] about Exploring Hai Ba Trung Temple in Hanoi’s outskirt
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FVH excursion to historical suburban Ha Mo Village
Alongside visiting some relics, during this trip, the tour group will meet Nguyen Toa, a Ha Mo villager, former Vice President of the Hanoi Folk Arts Association, who is devoted to, the research and collection of Ha Mo’s historical documents to pass on to the next generations of the village. … [Read more...] about FVH excursion to historical suburban Ha Mo Village
Legal issues cloud LNG power plans
Further, the Law on Land only allows companies to mortgage land use rights and assets attached to land to credit institutions operating in Vietnam. Up until now, foreign lenders have used a bank in Vietnam acting as the security agent on behalf of the lenders to receive the mortgage and foreclose the mortgaged assets if required. While this has been accepted practice in the past, the legality of such arrangement is unclear and has yet to be confirmed by the authorities. … [Read more...] about Legal issues cloud LNG power plans
Son La combines tourism and agriculture
Locals in Noong Xom Village, Hat Lot Commune, Mai Son District of Son La Province harvest grapefruits. Photo baodulich.net.vn “I often pass this area, so I can see the big change in the scenery of the locality,” said Doan Van Lam, a bus driver. … [Read more...] about Son La combines tourism and agriculture
Weekend getaway to Ca Mau mangrove forest
Homestay owner Diem, 28, said: "The forest-to-water ratio must always be 70 to 30. Aside from shrimp and oyster farming, we’ve developed other services like the homestay, and experience packages in recent years as tourism grows. The homestay is actually a 90-year-old house passed down from my grandmother’s generation." … [Read more...] about Weekend getaway to Ca Mau mangrove forest