The Vietnamese Tug-of-war game and ritual, practiced in Bac Ninh, Vinh Phuc, Ha Noi, Lao Cai, has been recognized by UNESCO as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity since 2015. To preserve and promote the heritage Values, Tug-of-war Communities need to have a more expansive connection as well as engagement. Tug-of-war game and ritual in…
On the 5th of January, the judging session of the ‘Illustrating Temple of Literature’ contest was held at the special national site Temple of Literature. The judging committee consists of Dr. Le Xuan Kieu – Head of the Cultural and Scientific Activity Center Temple of Literature; Mr. Dao Quoc Huy – Vice President of Art…
As the first Vietnamese photographer to have photos published in National Geographic magazine and the collaborator of National Geographic, Tran Tuan Viet always wants to take naturalism but impressive images that can show a beautiful Vietnam to international friends. The photos will be the beautiful pieces of Vietnam that they haven’t ever seen before. Looking…
Sixteen artworks under the project The Red riverside renovation, have transformed the riverside street from a makeshift garbage collection site into a unique and fascinating artspace. The garbage collection site, along the Red River in Hoan Kiem District’s Phuc Tan Ward in Hanoi, has now become an artspace. Sixteen artworks under the project The Red…
The village gate is a type of architecture and culture that was very popular in the delta and Northern midlands in the old day. The village gate appeared very early on that it has associated with the formation and development of the village. In the beginning, they were probably just primitive gates built of bamboo….
As one of two people of Trieu Khuc village (now in Tan Trieu, Thanh Tri district, Hanoi city), folk artist Trieu Dinh Hong knows thoroughly about a trống bồng dance(a charming dance with cylindrical drums). He is passed on his passion for preserving the dance, the thousand years of quintessential culture, on to the next…
