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The Great Divine Temple of Caodaism, one of the destinations in Tay Ninh province. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) - Unique performing arts of ethnic minority people in the southwestern province of Tay Ninh started the Tay Ninh Day in Hanoi. The opening ceremony took place on September 27 at Ly Thai To flower garden near Hoan Kiem Lake. The performance highlighted various intangible cultural heritages of the province such as ‘don ca tai tu’ (Southern instrumental music and singing), Chhay-dam drum dance and Cham dance. With the theme Beauty of Tay Ninh, the three-day festival helps promote Tay Ninh’s unique culture, trade and tourism potential, as well as attracting investment to the province. The event is co-organised by the People Committees of Hanoi and Tay Ninh, and the national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines as part of activities to celebrate the 65th anniversary of the capital’s Liberation Day (October 10). A photo exhibition on provincial socio-economic and … [Read more...] about Tay Ninh province promotes culture, trade, tourism in Hanoi

An aerial view of the Ca Mau Cape National Park in Ca Mau province (Photo: VNA) Ca Mau (VNA) – Ca Mau province will organise a culture and tourism week this December in an effort to attract more tourists to the southernmost land of Vietnam. Director of the provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism Tran Hieu Hung said the Ca Mau Cape Culture – Tourism Week 2019 is scheduled to take place from December 10 to 15. It will feature a trade and tourism fair; a cuisine festival; the inauguration of a flag tower resembling the one in Hanoi, a temple dedicated to Lac Long Quan – the father of the legendary founders of Vietnam Hung Kings, and other important facilities in the Ca Mau Cape tourism area; an arts festival; a cai luong (a form of modern folk opera) competition; and a tourism seminar. Hung highlighted the event aims to popularise the economic, cultural and tourism potential and advantages of Ca Mau, helping to turn the province into a destination for … [Read more...] about Ca Mau’s culture, tourism week slated for December

"Mua xoe", a traditional dance of Thai ethnic people (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – As many as 600 artisans and artists from Thai ethnic groups of Son La, Lai chau, Yen Bai, Thanh Hoa and Dien Bien provinces are expected to join the second Thai ethnic cultural festival in Dien Bien from October 18 to 20. The information was revealed by Director of the Department of Ethnic Culture under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Thi Hai Nhung at a press conference in Hanoi on October 8. The event aims to preserve and promote the Thai unique culture in the period of national integration and development. Various cultural, sport and tourism events will be held such as performing Thai ethnic traditional costumes, introducing cultural activities of Thai ethnic groups, and promoting local tourism products. Visitors can also learn about Thai ethnic groups’ brocade weaving skills and take part in folk games such as walking on stilts, crossbow shooting, and tug of war. … [Read more...] about 600 artisans to join second Thai ethnic cultural festival

Features of ethnic Thai culture will be presented through various activities held in the northern province of Dien Bien on October 18 to 20. Xoe, a traditional dance of Thai ethnic people will be highlighted at the festival featuring Thai ethnic culture. Photo vietnamnet.vn The second Thai cultural festival will be held with the participation of 600 artisans and artists from Thai groups of Son La, Lai Chau, Yen Bai, Thanh Hoa and Dien Bien. A troupe from Luang Namtha Province, Laos, will also perform at the festival. The event aims to preserve and promote Thai people’s unique culture in the process of national integration and development, according to Nguyen Thi Hai Nhung, director of the Department of Ethnic Culture under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. “The festival will help enhance mutual understanding between Thai and other ethnic groups, strengthening national solidarity,” she said. “It’s also a chance to introduce the cultural … [Read more...] about Festival to highlight Thai ethnic culture

At the opening ceremony (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The International Circus Festival 2019 opened in Hanoi on October 15. Co-organised by the Department of Performing Arts and the Hanoi Department of Culture and Sports, the six-day event has attracted the participation of eight foreign teams from Australia, Cambodia, China, Cuba, Egypt, Hungary, Laos and Singapore, together with five teams from host Vietnam. Their performances, which are required to last between 7 and 12 minutes each, include magic shows, juggling and clown acts. The five-member judge panel consists of two Vietnamese and three foreigners. Participating performers will spend October 18 and 19 serving audiences at the Vietnam Circus and Vaudeville School in Cau Giay district. The festival is a cultural event to foster cooperation between Vietnam and other nations in the field and a chance for the country to promote its circus art and learn from international friends, said Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and … [Read more...] about Int’l circus festival underway in Hanoi