VietNamNet Bridge – On Monday morning, many people in Hanoi went to lakes, ponds and the Red River to throw carp on the Day of the Kitchen Gods. People also threw ash, plastic bags and garbage into the lakes. Zing/VNN … [Read more...] about Photos: People release carps and rubbish in lakes
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Vietnamese see the Kitchen God off
Vietnamese families offered feasts, burnt votive paper and released carps to see the Kitchen God off to the heaven in the morning of January 23. Purchasing votive products for the Kitchen God. Votive products are indispensable. People also purchase chicken for the feast. This family, in Long Bien district, Hanoi, is preparing the feast for the Kitchen God. People release carps to lakes and rivers. Volunteers collect plastic bags discharged by those who release carps. Carps in the Red River, Hanoi. Burning paper-made clothes for the Kitchen God. Lakes and rivers are polluted by plastic bags after the Kitchen God Day: Many families in Saigon use a new service, which appears this year: hiring men who disguise as the good fortune deities to perform worshipping rituals to the Kitchen God. Burning votive paper for the Kitchen God. PV … [Read more...] about Vietnamese see the Kitchen God off
Rival gods create tourist haven
It’s almost impossible to believe the geographic elements that carved the waterfalls, streams and pools into the mountains in Ba Vi District, Ha Noi, were just an accident of nature. In fact, local legend has quite a different explanation as to why the Ao Vua tourist site is so breathtakingly beautiful. Stretching across an area of 128ha, Ao Vua attracts 10,000 visitors each day, says director Chu Van Tuan. "It only takes an hour and a half to get here from the centre of Ha Noi," he says. "So it’s a popular weekend getaway for many people in the city." The area is famous for its five waterfalls that tumble down the mountainside, 300m above sea level. As well as having a paddle in the fresh, cool water, visitors also head to Mountain God Temple on Pine Hill, to find out more about Ao Vua’s enchanting beginnings. Legend has it that centuries ago, the 18th Hung King had a beautiful daughter. The Mountain God and the Water God both fell in love with her and vowed to … [Read more...] about Rival gods create tourist haven
Salanganes’ nests are gifts from the God, but it’s not easy to pick
The high profitability of salanganes breeding and trading has prompted people to follow this kind of business. However, it is not easy to make profit with it. Trading salanganes' nests has been considered one of the most profitable kinds of business. Therefore, a lot of salanganes' nest shops have been established in big cities. In HCM City alone, there are about 100 shops. Besides some famous brands such as Khanh Hoa salanganes, Yen Viet, Hoang Yen, Thien Hoang or Bao Ngoc, a lot of new brands have appeared on the market. A lot of new houses for salanganes have arisen, and a lot of new brands have been introduced to customers. Salaganes' nests have also been available at big wholesale markets such as Ben Thanh, An Dong or Binh Tay. However, the products here do not bear any brands. The prices of salanganes' nests vary, from several million dong per 100 grams to tens of millions of dong. In general, salanganes' nests have been divided into two groups, white nests and blood … [Read more...] about Salanganes’ nests are gifts from the God, but it’s not easy to pick
Goods owners entreating God as goods get stuck at ports
The operation of the ports and import-export companies in HCM City have been upset because of the serious congestion of goods at the port, caused by the decision to restrict trucks on some routes to the inner city. Tran Khanh Lam, Deputy Director of the Tan Thuan 2 Port, said that 20,000 tons of goods have got stuck at the port, while workers have been sitting idle for the last two weeks. Due to the deadlock, a lot of big ships have to choose to dock at other ports, which has forced the Tan Thuan 2 port development company to lay off workers and cut down the production shifts. “We have spent 50 billion dong to buy new equipment and cranes, but the equipments may be left idle because of no job, while we still have to pay debts and pay for the amortization, about 100 million dong a day,” Lam said. Facing the same problem, the Bien Dong port nearby has been working at a moderate level. Nguyen Bay, Director of the Bien Dong port, said that 3000 tons of rice still have not … [Read more...] about Goods owners entreating God as goods get stuck at ports