Danang International Fireworks Festival this year is scheduled to take place from June 1 to July 6 with the participation of seven teams from abroad. According to the organising board, the teams from Italy, Russia, Brazil, Belgium, Finland, the UK and China are expected to join the event. Danang International Fireworks Festival this year is scheduled to take place from June 1 to July 6 With story-telling rivers as the theme, fireworks display this year will feature cultural and historical stories of participating countries through the metaphor of rivers. The competition will last five nights and the two most outstanding teams will compete in the final on July 6. A music show will be held featuring famous Vietnamese singers such as Thanh Lam, Hong Nhung, Ho Ngoc Ha and Tung Duong on the night of the final. While a national Flashmob competition will also take place right before the final round of Danang International Fireworks Festival. Last year, the festival was attended by … [Read more...] about Seven foreign teams to join Danang fireworks festival
Beautiful Vietnam
Crowds rush to pagoda which is still under construction
People have flocked to Tam Chuc Pagoda in the northern province of Ha Nam which is expected to be biggest in the world once being completed. Tam Chuc Pagoda complex is now still under construction, but thousands of people since the first days of the Lunar New Year. It would take the investor around 30 years to fully complete the complex and at that time it would become the biggest pagoda in the world with a total area of 5,000 hectares. The pagoda has a lake of 1,000ha, mountain and forest of 3,000ha, and the valley of 1,000ha. It is home to 1,200 statues made from lava and also owns many treasures in the world. In 2013, the complex was recognised as a national tourist site. The pagoda, which is around 1,000 years old, has been rebuilt with the participation from Indian experts. The Tam The Hall can accommodate 5,000 people. The pagoda has been selected as the place to hold the 16th United Nations Day of Vesak celebrations and international Buddhist conference … [Read more...] about Crowds rush to pagoda which is still under construction
Peach and plum blossoming in Ha Giang
This time of the year is the best time to see peach and plum blossoms in the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang. Visitors can enjoy an impressive pink and white blanket of peach and plum blossoms covering many of the roads, sprawling from Quan Ba to Yen Minh. Peach and plum flowers in Ha Giang often blossom in early spring. It is easy to see peach and plum trees usually grown at houses. Rape flowers are also blossoming in Ha Giang, welcoming spring. Young people from local ethnic minorities take photos with the flowers … [Read more...] about Peach and plum blossoming in Ha Giang
Hoang Lien Son mountains among Nat Geo’s best destinations
Vietnam’s Hoang Lien Son mountain range has been selected on a list of the world’s 28 most exciting destinations in 2019 by the renowned National Geographic magazine, based on votes from its travel editors and explorers. Hoang Lien Son is located in the northwest mountains around Sapa and remains rugged, rural, and a world away from hectic Hanoi, which is about 313 km to the southeast. Thanks to a cable car that opened in 2016, visitors can now more easily take in the view at the range’s peak, Mt. Fansipan, which stands 3,143 meters above sea level and is known as the “Roof of Indochina”. National Geographic also recommended visitors take hikes in and around Hoang Lien Son National Park and the adjacent Muong Hoa Valley, then rest up at homestays among Hmong, Red Dao, Tay, Giay, and other ethnic minority groups. Sapa Sisters, a sustainable tourism venture owned by local Hmong women and which offers custom trekking adventures, and Topas … [Read more...] about Hoang Lien Son mountains among Nat Geo’s best destinations
Hanoi’s spring moments
Hanoi is in the nicest time of spring when trees are budding, creating stunning moments for the capital city. Sesame trees on Dinh Tien Hoang Street The street around Hoan Kiem Lake Leaves turning colour in Hanoi Old Quarter Trees on Ton Duc Thang Street By the West Lake Banaba trees on Kim Ma Street … [Read more...] about Hanoi’s spring moments