Do Manh Cuong’s summer collection
VietNamNet would like to introduce the latest collection for summer 2012 of Do Manh Cuong, a famous fashion designer in Vietnam. The collection is performed by model Trang La.
Thứ Ba, 3 tháng 4, 2012
Thứ Hai, 2 tháng 4, 2012
Award-winning film premiered in Vietnam
Award-winning film premiered in Vietnam
Romantic drama Cham (Touch), a Vietnamese film that has won several international awards, has been officially launched in Hanoi.
The film by Vietnamese-American director Nguyen Duc Minh is set in a nail care salon. It is about a special friendship that develops between a shy Vietnamese-American manicurist, Tam, and an American mechanic, Brendan.
She not only cleans his greasy hands, but also gives advice on his marriage, which is on the rocks.
Touch has won several awards, including Audience’s Choice for Best Feature Film at the Vietnamese International Film Festival, Best Story Line and Best Cinematography at the Boston International Film Festival, Best First Feature at the Santa Rosa International Film Festival, and Jury Award at the Atlanta Asian Film Gala.
Porter Lynn starring manicurist Tam won her Best Actress Award at the Boston International Film Festival for her moving performance. Several talented actors also acted in the film such as John Ruby, Melinda Bennett, Long Nguyen, and Hiep Thi Le.
Hue Festival 2012 media centre debuts
The Press Centre for the Hue Festival 2012 was inaugurated at the Thua Thien-Hue provincial Journalists Association on April 2 to assist both domestic and foreign reporters during the biennial event.
The centre is equipped with computers and high-speed internet connections, printers, photocopiers, as well as incorporated programs for photo, audio and video editing, that will be available free of charge to reporters covering the event.
Over 500 journalists have already registered to work at the festival, which will take place from April 7-15 this year.
The festival organizers also held a training course for more than 60 students from colleges in the city who have volunteered to support communications and logistics throughout the festival.
The liaison officers, who were chosen for their good command of foreign language and interpersonal skills, as well as a solid knowledge of Vietnamese culture and history, will accompany and work with international diplomatic corps and art troupes participating in the festival.
Vietnamese students win first prize in French language contest
Vietnam’s Hue University College of Foreign Languages won the first prize in the knowledge show in the final round of the French language contest held by the Francophone University Agency (AUF) in Vientiane in Laos on March 31.
The Lao team won first prize in the talent show with a short play entitled “The tradition of Bun Pi May”.
Around 30 contestants from the National University of Laos, the Royal University of Law and Economics Phnom Penh (Cambodia), the Institute of Technology of Cambodia, the Can Tho University and Hue University College of Foreign Languages participated in the event.
They demonstrated their knowledge of French language by answering questions and acting in a short play to introduce a traditional fairy tale of each country.
The event offered an opportunity for students to improve their dynamism and introduce their country’s traditional culture.
Addressing the contest, Lao Deputy Minister of Education and Sports, Sengdeuane Lachanthaboune, and Director of AUF’s Asia-Pacific Office, Olivier Garro, said that the contest is among the activities marking the Francophone International Day 2012 which have been implemented in Francophone community countries.
Vietnam’s image highlighted in Italy
The Vietnamese embassy in Italy, in co-ordination with Lotus Gallery, has organized an exhibition entitled “A Glimpse of Vietnam” in Florence, Italy on March 30.
On display are 50 works on silk, paper, and canvas, as well as lacquer paintings of the people and landscape of Vietnam.
The show also features 83-year-old artist Mai Long demonstrating traditional Vietnamese silk painting.
The exhibition, which will last until April 6, aims to celebrate the 40th anniversary of diplomatic ties between Vietnam and Italy in 2013.
The exhibition will then travel to Venice from April 12-18 and finally to Rome in late April.
Hung Kings worship ritual – a spiritual cultural heritage
Millions of people across the country annually flock to the sacred Nghia Linh mountain in the northern midland province of Phu Tho on the anniversary of the death of the Hung Kings, which falls on lunar March 10, to pay tribute to the legendary national founders.
The worship ritual originates from ancestor worship rituals in Vietnamese families and has become a significant cultural festival for the people. It helps to link the past and the present and foster strong sentiments of Vietnamese people for their families and country.
The ritual is significant in the mind of Vietnamese people as it confirms that they have the same father and mother. The origin reminds Vietnamese of their unity and mutual affection.
It is said that Hung Kings taught people how to plough and grow rice and granted vitality to land, houses, trees and livestock.
Therefore, the worship ritual demonstrates the moral saying, “When drinking the water, remembering its source”.
In recent times, more attention has been paid to the Hung Kings worship ritual.
According to the Vietnam Institute of Culture and Arts Studies, about 20 percent of temples, communal houses and shrines relating to the ritual were destroyed by time, war and bad weather.
The community has requested the restoration of the sites for this important festival, as well as related festivals and sacrifices.
Nguyen Ba Khiem, Deputy Director of the Phu Tho Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, says many villages have voluntarily contributed money and human resources for the restoration of worship sites.
In several villages, the elders have themselves collected legends on the Hung Kings and given them to researchers and heritage officers.
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism also established a data bank on the Hung Kings Temple Festival to serve research and restore related customs which had almost been lost.
Pho Tho province is completing a dossier on the Hung Kings worship ritual to seek UNESCO recognition as a World Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
It has also launched an action plan to protect and develop the worship ritual.
Under the plan, Phu Tho completed an inventory of its ritual and expanded the inventory to other localities nationwide and Hung Kings worship sites in foreign countries.
The northeastern province also conducted research on ceremonies and customs relating to the ritual while teaching about the ceremonies for future generations.
The province successfully organised a seminar on ancestor worship ritual in modern life and Hung King’s worship ritual in Vietnam, bringing together over 400 scholars from the US, France, Japan and China and nearly 100 domestic scholars.
Nguyen Xuan Cac, Director of the Hung Kings Relic Site, said the annual Hung Kings Temple Festival aim to build and develop a modern Vietnamese culture with national characteristics.
In an effort to preserve the ritual, the National Cultural Heritage Department and the Vietnam Institute of Culture and Arts Studies have coordinated with the Ministry of Education and Training to add Hung Kings worship ritual legends into school curricula at all levels.
Vietnam catches up on 3D animation
With the local animation industry dominated by foreign cartoons and comic books, Vietnam has recently seen a generation of young artists who can make sensations with their 3D animated works.
Last May, a 3D cartoon titled “Duoi Bong Cay” (In the Shade of the Tree), made by group of students aged from 18 to 28 who call themselves Colory, has become a sensation when it recorded over 300,000 views just one week after its release.
Telling a simple but emotional story about four characters named Chuot (Mouse), Ech (Frog), Kua (Crab) and Ran (Snake) and their friendship, the 7-minute movie has impressed audiences with lively characters, a funny plot and cute voices.
The movie, which took its creators five months to finish, was shown for free at Ho Chi Minh City-based BHD cinema as pre-shows.
“Duoi Bong Cay” also won the jury’s ward Golden Heart, the audience’s award Red Heart and Best Director for Doan Tran Tuan Anh at the Vietnamese online short film festival YxineFF in December.
The movie has so far reached more than 1 million views on YouTube.
7 months after the “Duoi Bong Cay” sensation, local netizens continued to get excited with a comic book titled “Dat Rong” (The land of Dragon) made by the 3D Art Group in Hanoi.
The 30-episode series tells the story of Phong, an orphan who is smart and good at parkour – a French street art that involves moving around or over obstacles at speed.
10 young artists of 3D Art Group said it took them around 24 months of hard work to finish the series. Through “Dat Rong,” they wanted to show readers how beautiful Vietnam is via the places the main character goes to such as Hanoi, Hoang Sa (Paracel) Islands, My Son holy land and Sai Gon Harbor.
A trailer posted on YouTube to promote the book has received positive comments.
The group said they might think about adapting the comic into a cartoon in the future.
Meanwhile, the recent animated sensation is the 3D cartoon version of the renowned Danish writer Hans Christian Andersen’s tale “The Little Match Girl.”
Keeping the original name of the story, the 7-minute-12-second movie made by True – D Animation Studio moved audiences to tears with its main character, a little girl who has wide, innocent eyes selling matches on a cold New Year’s Eve.
The sweet and touching background music is an important factor making the movie a success.
The 1-minute 23-second trailer from the movie received more than 26,000 views with almost 800 likes from YouTube users only three days after being released on the site.
What surprises people is that the group of 10 members has not taken any advanced classes on making 3D cartoons. They just learned it from the Internet and shared experiences with one another.
Romantic drama Cham (Touch), a Vietnamese film that has won several international awards, has been officially launched in Hanoi.
The film by Vietnamese-American director Nguyen Duc Minh is set in a nail care salon. It is about a special friendship that develops between a shy Vietnamese-American manicurist, Tam, and an American mechanic, Brendan.
She not only cleans his greasy hands, but also gives advice on his marriage, which is on the rocks.
Touch has won several awards, including Audience’s Choice for Best Feature Film at the Vietnamese International Film Festival, Best Story Line and Best Cinematography at the Boston International Film Festival, Best First Feature at the Santa Rosa International Film Festival, and Jury Award at the Atlanta Asian Film Gala.
Porter Lynn starring manicurist Tam won her Best Actress Award at the Boston International Film Festival for her moving performance. Several talented actors also acted in the film such as John Ruby, Melinda Bennett, Long Nguyen, and Hiep Thi Le.
Hue Festival 2012 media centre debuts
The Press Centre for the Hue Festival 2012 was inaugurated at the Thua Thien-Hue provincial Journalists Association on April 2 to assist both domestic and foreign reporters during the biennial event.
The centre is equipped with computers and high-speed internet connections, printers, photocopiers, as well as incorporated programs for photo, audio and video editing, that will be available free of charge to reporters covering the event.
Over 500 journalists have already registered to work at the festival, which will take place from April 7-15 this year.
The festival organizers also held a training course for more than 60 students from colleges in the city who have volunteered to support communications and logistics throughout the festival.
The liaison officers, who were chosen for their good command of foreign language and interpersonal skills, as well as a solid knowledge of Vietnamese culture and history, will accompany and work with international diplomatic corps and art troupes participating in the festival.
Vietnamese students win first prize in French language contest
Vietnam’s Hue University College of Foreign Languages won the first prize in the knowledge show in the final round of the French language contest held by the Francophone University Agency (AUF) in Vientiane in Laos on March 31.
The Lao team won first prize in the talent show with a short play entitled “The tradition of Bun Pi May”.
Around 30 contestants from the National University of Laos, the Royal University of Law and Economics Phnom Penh (Cambodia), the Institute of Technology of Cambodia, the Can Tho University and Hue University College of Foreign Languages participated in the event.
They demonstrated their knowledge of French language by answering questions and acting in a short play to introduce a traditional fairy tale of each country.
The event offered an opportunity for students to improve their dynamism and introduce their country’s traditional culture.
Addressing the contest, Lao Deputy Minister of Education and Sports, Sengdeuane Lachanthaboune, and Director of AUF’s Asia-Pacific Office, Olivier Garro, said that the contest is among the activities marking the Francophone International Day 2012 which have been implemented in Francophone community countries.
Vietnam’s image highlighted in Italy
The Vietnamese embassy in Italy, in co-ordination with Lotus Gallery, has organized an exhibition entitled “A Glimpse of Vietnam” in Florence, Italy on March 30.
On display are 50 works on silk, paper, and canvas, as well as lacquer paintings of the people and landscape of Vietnam.
The show also features 83-year-old artist Mai Long demonstrating traditional Vietnamese silk painting.
The exhibition, which will last until April 6, aims to celebrate the 40th anniversary of diplomatic ties between Vietnam and Italy in 2013.
The exhibition will then travel to Venice from April 12-18 and finally to Rome in late April.
Hung Kings worship ritual – a spiritual cultural heritage
Millions of people across the country annually flock to the sacred Nghia Linh mountain in the northern midland province of Phu Tho on the anniversary of the death of the Hung Kings, which falls on lunar March 10, to pay tribute to the legendary national founders.
The worship ritual originates from ancestor worship rituals in Vietnamese families and has become a significant cultural festival for the people. It helps to link the past and the present and foster strong sentiments of Vietnamese people for their families and country.
The ritual is significant in the mind of Vietnamese people as it confirms that they have the same father and mother. The origin reminds Vietnamese of their unity and mutual affection.
It is said that Hung Kings taught people how to plough and grow rice and granted vitality to land, houses, trees and livestock.
Therefore, the worship ritual demonstrates the moral saying, “When drinking the water, remembering its source”.
In recent times, more attention has been paid to the Hung Kings worship ritual.
According to the Vietnam Institute of Culture and Arts Studies, about 20 percent of temples, communal houses and shrines relating to the ritual were destroyed by time, war and bad weather.
The community has requested the restoration of the sites for this important festival, as well as related festivals and sacrifices.
Nguyen Ba Khiem, Deputy Director of the Phu Tho Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, says many villages have voluntarily contributed money and human resources for the restoration of worship sites.
In several villages, the elders have themselves collected legends on the Hung Kings and given them to researchers and heritage officers.
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism also established a data bank on the Hung Kings Temple Festival to serve research and restore related customs which had almost been lost.
Pho Tho province is completing a dossier on the Hung Kings worship ritual to seek UNESCO recognition as a World Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
It has also launched an action plan to protect and develop the worship ritual.
Under the plan, Phu Tho completed an inventory of its ritual and expanded the inventory to other localities nationwide and Hung Kings worship sites in foreign countries.
The northeastern province also conducted research on ceremonies and customs relating to the ritual while teaching about the ceremonies for future generations.
The province successfully organised a seminar on ancestor worship ritual in modern life and Hung King’s worship ritual in Vietnam, bringing together over 400 scholars from the US, France, Japan and China and nearly 100 domestic scholars.
Nguyen Xuan Cac, Director of the Hung Kings Relic Site, said the annual Hung Kings Temple Festival aim to build and develop a modern Vietnamese culture with national characteristics.
In an effort to preserve the ritual, the National Cultural Heritage Department and the Vietnam Institute of Culture and Arts Studies have coordinated with the Ministry of Education and Training to add Hung Kings worship ritual legends into school curricula at all levels.
Vietnam catches up on 3D animation
With the local animation industry dominated by foreign cartoons and comic books, Vietnam has recently seen a generation of young artists who can make sensations with their 3D animated works.
Last May, a 3D cartoon titled “Duoi Bong Cay” (In the Shade of the Tree), made by group of students aged from 18 to 28 who call themselves Colory, has become a sensation when it recorded over 300,000 views just one week after its release.
Telling a simple but emotional story about four characters named Chuot (Mouse), Ech (Frog), Kua (Crab) and Ran (Snake) and their friendship, the 7-minute movie has impressed audiences with lively characters, a funny plot and cute voices.
The movie, which took its creators five months to finish, was shown for free at Ho Chi Minh City-based BHD cinema as pre-shows.
“Duoi Bong Cay” also won the jury’s ward Golden Heart, the audience’s award Red Heart and Best Director for Doan Tran Tuan Anh at the Vietnamese online short film festival YxineFF in December.
The movie has so far reached more than 1 million views on YouTube.
7 months after the “Duoi Bong Cay” sensation, local netizens continued to get excited with a comic book titled “Dat Rong” (The land of Dragon) made by the 3D Art Group in Hanoi.
The 30-episode series tells the story of Phong, an orphan who is smart and good at parkour – a French street art that involves moving around or over obstacles at speed.
10 young artists of 3D Art Group said it took them around 24 months of hard work to finish the series. Through “Dat Rong,” they wanted to show readers how beautiful Vietnam is via the places the main character goes to such as Hanoi, Hoang Sa (Paracel) Islands, My Son holy land and Sai Gon Harbor.
A trailer posted on YouTube to promote the book has received positive comments.
The group said they might think about adapting the comic into a cartoon in the future.
Meanwhile, the recent animated sensation is the 3D cartoon version of the renowned Danish writer Hans Christian Andersen’s tale “The Little Match Girl.”
Keeping the original name of the story, the 7-minute-12-second movie made by True – D Animation Studio moved audiences to tears with its main character, a little girl who has wide, innocent eyes selling matches on a cold New Year’s Eve.
The sweet and touching background music is an important factor making the movie a success.
The 1-minute 23-second trailer from the movie received more than 26,000 views with almost 800 likes from YouTube users only three days after being released on the site.
What surprises people is that the group of 10 members has not taken any advanced classes on making 3D cartoons. They just learned it from the Internet and shared experiences with one another.
Thứ Bảy, 31 tháng 3, 2012
Thứ Sáu, 30 tháng 3, 2012
Miss Vietnam 2012 to be held in Da nang
VietNamNet Bridge - The central city of Da nang will host the final round of the Miss Vietnam 2012 pageant this August, to choose Vietnam’s representative at international beauty contests.
Miss 2008 Thuy Dung, a Danang's girl.
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has permitted the Tien Phong newspaper and the Da nang authorities to jointly hold the pageant this year.
This will be the first time that the central city hosts the national beauty contest. In 2008, Da nang’s Thuy Dung was crowned Miss Vietnam in Hoi An town, Quang Nam province.
According to Tien Phong newspaper, the qualifier round will begin in April throughout the countries. The semi-final round will take place in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City to select the best candidates for the final.
The organizing board says that Da nang is selected because this is a famous tourism city in Vietnam. Organizing the Miss Vietnam 2012 in Da nang will contribute advertising Vietnam’s tourism.
The top three contestants of the Miss Vietnam 2010 pageant.
Initiated by Tien Phong newspaper, Miss Vietnam pageant is held biannually.
The Tien Phong Newspaper also holds the right to organize the Miss Vietnam World pageant, but this is not a periodic event, says the newspaper’s chief editor Doan Cong Huynh.
The current Miss Vietnam is Dang Thi Ngoc Han, 23, from Hanoi.
Thanh Van
Miss 2008 Thuy Dung, a Danang's girl.
This will be the first time that the central city hosts the national beauty contest. In 2008, Da nang’s Thuy Dung was crowned Miss Vietnam in Hoi An town, Quang Nam province.
According to Tien Phong newspaper, the qualifier round will begin in April throughout the countries. The semi-final round will take place in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City to select the best candidates for the final.
The organizing board says that Da nang is selected because this is a famous tourism city in Vietnam. Organizing the Miss Vietnam 2012 in Da nang will contribute advertising Vietnam’s tourism.
The top three contestants of the Miss Vietnam 2010 pageant.
The Tien Phong Newspaper also holds the right to organize the Miss Vietnam World pageant, but this is not a periodic event, says the newspaper’s chief editor Doan Cong Huynh.
The current Miss Vietnam is Dang Thi Ngoc Han, 23, from Hanoi.
Thanh Van
Thứ Năm, 29 tháng 3, 2012
Ha Long Bay officially recognized as new world natural wonder
VietNamNet Bridge – The New7Wonders organization has officially recognized Vietnam’s Ha Long Bay as a new world natural wonder, announced a senior official from the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
Nguyen Van Tinh, head of the International Relations Department, said that he met with the New7Wonders’s general director in the morning of March 28 in Hanoi.
This organization’s chairman will come to Hanoi to present the title and the world natural wonder icon to Ha Long bay this weekend. The icon will be placed in Hanoi and Quang Ninh.
“I’m not surprised when the Ha Long Bay officially became a new world natural wonder, because this site was always at the top in qualifier rounds in the last four years,” Mr. Tinh said.
The 4-year vote for the new seven natural wonders of the world, held by the New7Wonders, closed at 2am, November 12, 2011, (Vietnam time). The winners included Vietnam’s Ha Long Bay, Amazon forest in South America, Iguazu waterfall in Argentina and Brazil, South Korea’s Jeju Island, the underground river in the Puerto Princesa of the Philippines, Komodo Island of Indonesia and Table Mountain of South Africa.
At that time the New7Wonders said that the above result was not the final. Independent auditing firms would check and the final result would be announced after March 2012.
Vietnamese people sent 24.09 million text messages to vote for Ha Long Bay, worth over VND15 billion ($700,000). According to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism’s officials, this was the expenditure for promoting and advertising the Ha Long bay brand and Vietnam’s tourism.
Mai Linh
Nguyen Van Tinh, head of the International Relations Department, said that he met with the New7Wonders’s general director in the morning of March 28 in Hanoi.
This organization’s chairman will come to Hanoi to present the title and the world natural wonder icon to Ha Long bay this weekend. The icon will be placed in Hanoi and Quang Ninh.
“I’m not surprised when the Ha Long Bay officially became a new world natural wonder, because this site was always at the top in qualifier rounds in the last four years,” Mr. Tinh said.
The 4-year vote for the new seven natural wonders of the world, held by the New7Wonders, closed at 2am, November 12, 2011, (Vietnam time). The winners included Vietnam’s Ha Long Bay, Amazon forest in South America, Iguazu waterfall in Argentina and Brazil, South Korea’s Jeju Island, the underground river in the Puerto Princesa of the Philippines, Komodo Island of Indonesia and Table Mountain of South Africa.
At that time the New7Wonders said that the above result was not the final. Independent auditing firms would check and the final result would be announced after March 2012.
Vietnamese people sent 24.09 million text messages to vote for Ha Long Bay, worth over VND15 billion ($700,000). According to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism’s officials, this was the expenditure for promoting and advertising the Ha Long bay brand and Vietnam’s tourism.
Mai Linh
Thứ Hai, 19 tháng 3, 2012
Vietnamese books seek way to go overseas
VietNamNet Bridge – The copyright of over 40 literary works by 11 Vietnamese writers will be offered for sale abroad from March 2012. It is a piece of good news for Vietnamese writers, though the result is unclear yet.
Translator Nguyen Le Chi, director of Chibooks, and writer Phan Hon Nhien (left)
at the signing ceremony on March 16.
Among these selected works, writer Bui Anh Tan owns the highest number, with 12 novels and two collections of short stories. Tan is widely known for his stories about the life of homosexuals.
The remaining authors are all younger than Tan, including Phan Hon Nhien, with six works, Nguyen Vinh Nguyen with three, Can Van Khanh and Vu Dinh Giang with two each, Tran Nha Thuy and Duong Binh Nguyen with one each, etc.
The list of selected work has been printed in many languages, with information about the authors and their main works. Some works have been translated in English.
Translator Nguyen Le Chi, director of Chibooks Company, who will represent Vietnamese writers to sell their works--says that these works will be advertised at international book festivals, for example, the Kuala Lumpur book copyright fair in April 2012, or the Beijing book festival in August and September 2012.
Chibooks signed contracts with related writers on March 16.
Speaking at the signing ceremony, writer Bui Anh Tan said: “This is like fishing. But I hope that I and my colleagues can sell our works overseas.”
Chibooks will ink similar deals with nearly ten other writers this year, to raise the total number of Vietnamese books offered for copyright sale in 2012 to nearly 100.
These contracts are effective for 8-10 years, which is long enough for making negotiation, translation, printing and distribution. Chibooks will earn 10 percent of the contract value.
Vietnamese literature is unpopular in the world. Chibooks’ plan is seen as a new way to bring Vietnamese books to the world.
V. Tien
Translator Nguyen Le Chi, director of Chibooks, and writer Phan Hon Nhien (left)
at the signing ceremony on March 16.
The remaining authors are all younger than Tan, including Phan Hon Nhien, with six works, Nguyen Vinh Nguyen with three, Can Van Khanh and Vu Dinh Giang with two each, Tran Nha Thuy and Duong Binh Nguyen with one each, etc.
The list of selected work has been printed in many languages, with information about the authors and their main works. Some works have been translated in English.
Translator Nguyen Le Chi, director of Chibooks Company, who will represent Vietnamese writers to sell their works--says that these works will be advertised at international book festivals, for example, the Kuala Lumpur book copyright fair in April 2012, or the Beijing book festival in August and September 2012.
Chibooks signed contracts with related writers on March 16.
Speaking at the signing ceremony, writer Bui Anh Tan said: “This is like fishing. But I hope that I and my colleagues can sell our works overseas.”
Chibooks will ink similar deals with nearly ten other writers this year, to raise the total number of Vietnamese books offered for copyright sale in 2012 to nearly 100.
These contracts are effective for 8-10 years, which is long enough for making negotiation, translation, printing and distribution. Chibooks will earn 10 percent of the contract value.
Vietnamese literature is unpopular in the world. Chibooks’ plan is seen as a new way to bring Vietnamese books to the world.
V. Tien
Chủ Nhật, 18 tháng 3, 2012
Nights in Hoi An
When night falls, the ancient town of Hoi An, a World Cultural Heritage Site, becomes sparkling and fanciful in the light of thousands of lanterns. From somewhere, the chants of the Quang area sung by young women resound, fascinating visitors.
Night in Hoi An is always deep, making visitors feel peaceful, cozy and familiar like they are in their native places.
Along small streets are old houses with rows of lanterns hung at the entrances spreading warm red or yellow light. There are shops selling many souvenir items with typical characteristics of the town, such as the lanterns made of fabric, silk garments, terracotta toys and fine-art items made from bamboo, rattan, copper and wood.
On the sidewalks, under the shade of the bougainvillea flower trellis are small shops selling coffee or dinner. Inside the shops, people can enjoy a bowl of noodles from Quang Nam, or sip coffee in a calm atmosphere full of gentle music and yellow shimmering candlelight.
At night, the streets are always crowded with people, but the atmosphere is not too noisy like other tourist destinations. Everyone walks slowly to enjoy the street life with a peaceful, tranquil atmosphere.
The streets along the Hoai River create the most beautiful scene. Late at night, the river looks more brilliant and sparkling in the light of the decorative coloured lanterns from the streets on both banks. The singing from a Bai choi singing group becomes more and more thrilling, luring visitors to stop to watch the folk games and enjoy the love duets sung by young men and women. Not far away, near the Cau (Bridge) Pagoda, many passers-by are interested in the smooth folk songs performed on the sidewalks by young men and women of Hoi An Town. A little further on, there is a folk song class for children. In the yellow light, about ten children sit quietly to learn to sing folk songs. They look like young birds that are learning to sing.
In Hoi An today, visitors also have an opportunity to take a cruise on the Hoai River to listen to folk songs at night. On a wooden boat floating slowly on the river in gentle breeze, they sit in the soft yellow light of a hurricane-lamp hanging on the mast to listen to girls singing the chants of the Quang area. The rustic singing gently spreads over the river, making the visitors relaxed.
As usual, on the night of the 14th of every lunar month, all people in the town turn off all electric lights and hang decorative coloured lanterns in front of their houses. This is a practice that has existed for over 300 years. In the quietness of the night, the town looks more beautiful in the moonlight. The incense fragrance from a tray of offerings placed under the front eave makes the atmosphere more shimmering and splendid.
Hundreds of years have passed, but Hoi An still retains the features of a prosperous port town in the past. More importantly, in the architectural space which has been recognized as a World Cultural Heritage Site, the residents are still as simple, ardent and decent as they were in the past. Seemingly, the noisy life of modern times cannot make any changes in their lifestyle, even in their thoughts.
VNP
Night in Hoi An is always deep, making visitors feel peaceful, cozy and familiar like they are in their native places.
Along small streets are old houses with rows of lanterns hung at the entrances spreading warm red or yellow light. There are shops selling many souvenir items with typical characteristics of the town, such as the lanterns made of fabric, silk garments, terracotta toys and fine-art items made from bamboo, rattan, copper and wood.
On the sidewalks, under the shade of the bougainvillea flower trellis are small shops selling coffee or dinner. Inside the shops, people can enjoy a bowl of noodles from Quang Nam, or sip coffee in a calm atmosphere full of gentle music and yellow shimmering candlelight.
At night, the streets are always crowded with people, but the atmosphere is not too noisy like other tourist destinations. Everyone walks slowly to enjoy the street life with a peaceful, tranquil atmosphere.
The streets along the Hoai River create the most beautiful scene. Late at night, the river looks more brilliant and sparkling in the light of the decorative coloured lanterns from the streets on both banks. The singing from a Bai choi singing group becomes more and more thrilling, luring visitors to stop to watch the folk games and enjoy the love duets sung by young men and women. Not far away, near the Cau (Bridge) Pagoda, many passers-by are interested in the smooth folk songs performed on the sidewalks by young men and women of Hoi An Town. A little further on, there is a folk song class for children. In the yellow light, about ten children sit quietly to learn to sing folk songs. They look like young birds that are learning to sing.
In Hoi An today, visitors also have an opportunity to take a cruise on the Hoai River to listen to folk songs at night. On a wooden boat floating slowly on the river in gentle breeze, they sit in the soft yellow light of a hurricane-lamp hanging on the mast to listen to girls singing the chants of the Quang area. The rustic singing gently spreads over the river, making the visitors relaxed.
As usual, on the night of the 14th of every lunar month, all people in the town turn off all electric lights and hang decorative coloured lanterns in front of their houses. This is a practice that has existed for over 300 years. In the quietness of the night, the town looks more beautiful in the moonlight. The incense fragrance from a tray of offerings placed under the front eave makes the atmosphere more shimmering and splendid.
Hundreds of years have passed, but Hoi An still retains the features of a prosperous port town in the past. More importantly, in the architectural space which has been recognized as a World Cultural Heritage Site, the residents are still as simple, ardent and decent as they were in the past. Seemingly, the noisy life of modern times cannot make any changes in their lifestyle, even in their thoughts.
Hoi An sparkles with thousands of lanterns.
A small restaurant on a street.
An ancient house with lanterns in Hoi An.
A Choi singing group in Hoi An.
On the Hoai River.
Foreign tourists are interested in different kinds of lanterns in Hoi An.
A small restaurant on a street.
An ancient house with lanterns in Hoi An.
A Choi singing group in Hoi An.
On the Hoai River.
Foreign tourists are interested in different kinds of lanterns in Hoi An.
VNP
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