Tag: cultural heritage
Gold laminating and gilding in Kieu Ky village recognised as national heritage
Kieu Ky gold laminating craft village in Gia Lam district, Hanoi, has a history of about 300 years.
A trip to Tra Co communal house in Quang Ninh province
VOV.VN - With the typical architecture of a Vietnamese communal house, the 600-year old Tra Co communal house in Tra Co ward, Mong Cai city, Quang Ninh province, has become a popular religious and tourism site for visitors.
Red River delta, the land of tugging games
VOV.VN - The tugging rituals and folk games were honored by UNESCO in 2015 as an intangible cultural heritage of humanity, a multi-national project of Vietnam, the Republic of Korea, Cambodia, and the Philippines, the first multi-national project ever recognized by UNESCO.
UNESCO-recognised Hue relic site attracts visitors on Lunar New Year’s Day
VOV.VN - As an exceptional UNESCO World Cultural Heritage site located in the nation’s former imperial capital, the Hue relic complex attracted a large number of tourists on February 13, the second day of the Lunar New Year.
Quan The Am festival in Da Nang listed as national intangible cultural heritage
The Quan The Am (Goddess of Mercy) festival at Ngu Hanh Son (Marble Mountain) in the central city of Da Nang has been recognised as a national intangible cultural heritage, Deputy Director of the municipal Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Thi Hoi An announced on February 4.
Thua Thien Hue aims to receive up to 3.5 million visitors this year
VOV.VN - The tourism sector of Thua Thien Hue province aims to welcome between 3 million and 3.5 million visitors during the course of the year, with the locality designing fresh tourism products to attract visitors and ensure prevention measures in tourism activities amid complicated developments relating to COVID-19.
Initiatives to promote tug-of-war in Vietnam
VOV.VN - Tug-of-war rituals and folk games were honored by UNESCO in 2015 as an intangible cultural heritage of humanity, a multi-national project of Vietnam, the Republic of Korea, Cambodia, and the Philippines.
Seven more relics recognised as special national ones
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has approved the recognition of seven special national relics, including the architectural relic of Ha Hiep communal house in Hanoi capital city’s Phuc Tho district.
Turning cultural heritage into strength for national development: Deputy PM
Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has urged the National Council for Cultural Heritage to focus more on the preservation and promotion of relics to make them a source of strength for national development.
Cultural imprints during Vietnamese year as ASEAN Chair
VOV.VN - Vietnam has performed well its role taking on the position of ASEAN Chair 2020 with the culture industry greatly contributing to overall success. Here are some of the cultural imprints that the country has made this year.
