More than 2,000 youngsters grouped up at Nghinh Luong Dinh yard in the ancient citadel of Hue – the center of the Earth Hour 2011 in Vietnam - on March 26 evening to join the Green Planet. In Hanoi, HCM City and many cities in Vietnam, the light was also turned off to call for environment protection. The Earth Hour in Hue City Van Mai Huong, the first runner-up of the Vietnam Idol 2010, performs “Green Planet”. The Earth Hour in HCM City Another group light up candles, featuring the symbol of the Earth Hour – 60+, meaning the Earth Hour is not only turning off lights for one hour. … [Read more...] about Hanoi – Hue – HCM City shine in the Earth Hour
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Hue: Boat racing in Perfume River
Thousands of locals and tourists gathered on the banks of the Huong (Perfume) River in the ancient capital city of Hue in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue on May 3, to see traditional boat racing. The race attracted 16 teams, totaling 192 rowers, including eight men’s and eight women’s teams from districts where they have a boat-racing tradition in their province. Each team included 11 rowers and a driver, who competed for nine prizes. The race took place in the river section in front of the Nghinh Luong Dinh, a floating pavilion which was built for Nguyen Kings to take fresh air on the northern bank of the Huong River. The boat racing was the last activity of the Hue Traditional Craft Festival 2011, which closed on May 3 evening. The Hue Traditional Craft Festival 2011, themed “Vietnamese Cuisine in Hue Ornamental Garden,” was held from April 30 – May 3. The biennial festival honors the traditional cuisine and ornamental plants of Vietnam-- … [Read more...] about Hue: Boat racing in Perfume River
Hue hosts photo exhibition
The Faces of Asian Ethnic Groups is the theme of a photo exhibition of a French photographer, which has opened in Hue. The photos portray the life and culture of people in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue, as well as Cambodia's Angkor Wat and Luang Prabang in Laos. Laval Sebatien's treatment of floating houses, flickering cooking fires, the innocent smiles of kids, the austere expression on the face of an ethnic man, or a tobacco pipe between a woman's lips, captures the enigma that endures in this region. The photos include portraits and depict both traditional customs and changes in people's lives. Images in opposition, such as traditional clothes and satellite dishes, old roofs and asphalt roads, reflect the changes in the lives of the ethnic people. The images have no titles, allowing the viewer to freely think, feel and discover the characters, to "try to meet them, talk to them, look at them and understand them," Sebatien said. "The way I take … [Read more...] about Hue hosts photo exhibition
Regenerating forests in Thua Thien-Hue chopped down completely
Nearly 100 hectares of the artificial forests in A Luoi district have been chopped down by local residents for timber and farming, while local authorities have been powerless. The deforestation has made drinking water of hundreds of households severely polluted. Forest devastated One of the “hottest points” of the deforestation in A Luoi district is the 321 ward, somewhere between Huong Nguyen and Hong Tien communes. The red earth road linking the 49A highway to the ward 321 has been ploughed up by the trucks which carry timber on the road every day. What Lao dong’s reporters could see in the ward 321 after one hour of walking on a track through the forest, was the wild land plots. Big timber boards had been carried away before the reporters arrived. The forest did not have trees. It only had burnt tree roots and the piles of small timber planks which were put on the ground, waiting to be carried away. Tien, a local resident, who was seen collecting the … [Read more...] about Regenerating forests in Thua Thien-Hue chopped down completely
Tourist arrivals in Ha Noi, Thua Thien-Hue up during New Year holiday
Up to 228,900 visitors arrived in Ha Noi during the New Year holiday 2018 from December 30 - January 1, up 11 percent annually, according to the municipal Department of Tourism. Of them, 68,900 were foreigners, marking a 29 percent increase. The number of foreign tourists staying overnight in Ha Noi was estimated at 53,000, up 39 percent year-on-year. The total revenue from tourism rose by 17 percent to 755 billion VND (33.5 million USD). Major tourist attractions include Van Mieu – Quoc Tu Giam, Imperial Citadel of Thang Long, Hoan Kiem walking street, and Huong Son relic site. Meanwhile in the central province of Thua Thien – Hue, more than 30,000 visited Hue heritage sites, including over 24,000 foreigners, said Director of the Hue Monuments Conservation Centre Phan Thanh Hai. On January 1, the US native Allicock Stephangary aboard the Vietnam Airlines flight from Hanoi to Hue was welcomed in Phu Bai international airport as the first visitor in the … [Read more...] about Tourist arrivals in Ha Noi, Thua Thien-Hue up during New Year holiday