Quang Nam (VNA) – The Hoi An International Food Festival “Taste the World”, the first of its kind, will open at An Hoi sculpture garden on March 14, transforming the ancient town into a truly international culinary destination for one week. Twelve noble chefs from 12 countries will demonstrate their cooking skills at 12 local restaurants; namely Cargo club, Morning Glory, Inflame club, Mango I, Mango II, Rice Drum, Seafood Garden, Vinh Hung, Seedlings, Mangorooms, Tam Tam and Hai café, as heard at a press conference on March 8. The participating restaurants will be decorated and themed to the countries of the visiting chefs, who will prepare traditional dishes from their respective countries. Nguyen Van Son, Deputy Chairman of the Hoi An city People’s Committee, said foreign chefs will bring Hoi An’s cuisine to countries and territories worldwide, thereby popularising Hoi An, its land and people. The ancient city of Hoi An in central Quang Nam … [Read more...] about Bản in : Noble chefs to meet in Hoi An for first food festival
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Hoi An completes embankment project to protect UNESCO heritage site
The levee is 780 metres long, running from the iconic Japanese covered bridge to the Cam Nam Bridge. In addition to the embankment, the project also includes dredging work on the Hoai River, improvements to the pavement, water drainage, lighting, road surface and surrounding landscape. Work on the project began in November 16 at a total cost of VND135.65 billion (nearly US$6 million), more than half of which was funded by the Support Programme to Respond to Climate Change. Hoi An Chairman Nguyen Van Dung said the project aims to prevent flooding, protect old architecture and ensure safety for locals and visitors to the world heritage site. It is also intended to mitigate the impact of climate change and increase the local people’s capacity to adapt to and live with flooding and sea level rises. According to the United Nations, Hoi An is among 31 world heritage sites that are becoming increasingly vulnerable to the effects of climate change. A UN Habitat vulnerability assessment … [Read more...] about Hoi An completes embankment project to protect UNESCO heritage site
Bản in : Exhibition in Hoi An puts local heritage in spotlight
Performers, artists and craftsmen form 16 provinces will bring their traditional cultures and arts to the ASEAN- Vietnam Heritage Space Programme at the Hoi An Statue Garden form June 18-23. The event will be the biggest heritage exhibition ever organised in the ancient town, according to Deputy Director of the Vietnam Culture and Arts Exhibition Centre Nguyen Thi Hoa. The 16 provinces are all home to UNESCO-recognised world heritage sites as well as tangible and intangible relics, Hoa said. Representatives from the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang will promote the province’s UNESCO-recognised Dong Van Karst Plateau, which was named Vietnam ’s first Global Geopark in 2010. They also plan to introduce traditional foods of the Mong ethnic people like thang co (horse meat soup) and men men (maize powder cake) which are sold in Dong Van’s markets. The northern Bac Kan province will display exhibits on Ba Be National Park. Tangible and intangible relics to … [Read more...] about Bản in : Exhibition in Hoi An puts local heritage in spotlight
Hanoi – Hoi An tour is among world’s most attractive itineraries
The Telegraph has listed the Hanoi – Hoi An tour among the world’s Top 10 adventure holidays for families, with reasonable costs. The 12-day tour from the Vietnam’s capital to the World Heritage city of Hoi An, described with the heading “Riding through the historical land”, costs from GBP1,729 (adult) and GBP1,4399 (child) per person, including flights. The tour is organized by Families Worldwide. This 12-day activity holiday takes visitors to national parks, villages, temples and caves, all by bicycle. The Telegraph said: “Bikes do have their limitations, of course, so you will dismount to enjoy other adventures, including one night on a houseboat among the limestone islands of Ha Long Bay and another in a traditional tribal longhouse.” The trip also includes water puppet shows, raft trips, a train journey and a cookery class – with ingredients fresh from a shopping trip to the local market. The tour is arranged in April, July and … [Read more...] about Hanoi – Hoi An tour is among world’s most attractive itineraries
Hoi An presents a March 20 birthday gift DTiNews
The town’s Culture and Sports Centre said the free ticket offer marks the International Happiness Day (March 20). A series of cultural performances and photo exhibitions will be held from March 19- 20 on the banks of the Hoai River. Local photographers are presenting their photos of landscapes and people in Hoi An in an exhibition titled, Love and Share, that opened on March 15 and will run until March 20. Hoi An often offers free tickets for tourists on the occasion of Heritage Day, the anniversary of the city’s recognition as a world heritage site by UNESCO. The town hosted more than 2.6 million tourists last year, 1.3 million of them foreigners. A 2014 survey found 11.2 per cent of all international tourists returned to the city on their second visit. Hoi An was chosen for the 2013 Townscape Award by the UN-Habitat Regional Office in Asia, and it featured in the list of 10 most-famous canals in the world compiled by the US-based travel website www.touropia.com in 2014. … [Read more...] about Hoi An presents a March 20 birthday gift DTiNews