Vietnam beauty

As cable cars to Fansipan Peak are available now, tourists—especially those who love mountain climbing—have recently shifted from trekking Fansipan mountain range stretching along Lao Cai and Lai Chau provinces to trekking Ta Lien and Putaleng mountains in Tam Duong District, Lai Chau Province. … [Read more...] about Maple forests in Vietnam

Ava realized this tough material, with its peculiar patterns, was the jewel she was looking for and began rushing to Co Tu textile villages in Dong Giang, Tay Giang and Nam Giang Districts in Quang Nam Province to source products which might otherwise never have been accessible to tourists visiting Hoi An. … [Read more...] about Belgium woman elevates Vietnam’s ethnic fabric tradition

Jan 20 and 21, 6pm Hanoi Opera House, 1 Trang Tien Street, Hoan Kiem District, A delicate merge of tradition and innovation, where the poetic beauty of Northern Vietnam’s village life is presented through a new cirque approach. Farming, building activities, traditional games, and the lifestyle of the Northern villagers are recreated through ancestral bamboo props, breath-taking cirque and acrobatics performances, as well as rhythmic dancing, performed with distinct folk music from more than 20 musical instruments. Ticket prices: VND 700,000- VND 1,050,000 … [Read more...] about What’s on January 20-26 (Daily updated)

Bonsai trees are gracing sidewalks of major streets in Ho Chi Minh City, attracting admiring looks from passersby. Most of the trees are not for sale, only for rent. "I’ve brought around 100 ochna trees here," says Ngo Minh Phong says as he waters a large tree on Thanh Thai Street in District 10. The tree is  five meters high, has a canopy of over one meter and is now in its 80s. … [Read more...] about Spectacular bonsai creations fetch handsome sums as Tet symbols

Delegates cutting the ribbon to open the festival A calligrapher working on a Chinese word A beautiful calligraphy work Materials on examinations under Vietnam’s feudal dynasties on display A Tet space in a typical Hanoian family relived Translated by Song Anh … [Read more...] about Charming calligraphy festival in Hanoi