(VOVworld)- Cai Luong or Reformed Opera is a typical kind of theater genre from southern Vietnam. But, to entertain everyone, especially young audiences, it requires artists to revise the way they play and the content of their playing. Over the past year, the Dong Au Bach Long Classical Reformed Opera group has managed to entertain numerous audiences.
(VOVworld)- Nearly 30 paintings on lacquer and do (poonah) papers by Mai Dac Linh are on display at an exhibition in France. The exhibition, titled “Faith and Time” gives viewers a good impression of Vietnam’s contemporary arts. Linh uses Western art idioms to depict Vietnamese values in his paintings.
(VOVworld)- In March, Dien Bien province is full of white banhinia or locally known as Ban flowers, which are considered the symbol of culture and the soul of Dien Bien people. Dien Bien province with the glorious Dien Bien Phu victory has become a historical and cultural destination for tourists. The Ban Flower Festival, held on March 13, the launch day of the Dien Bien Phu campaign 60 years ago, is the first activity of the victory’s celebration.
(VOVworld)- Located 30 km southeast of Hai Duong city beside the peaceful Luoc river, Ninh Giang is famous for its rich cultural and historical tradition. The region is also well-known for local specialties. In today’s Culture segment, we we’ll talk about some cultural features of Ninh Giang district.
(VOVworld) - Duong Lam ancient village has been presented with the award of merit of the UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation. This is the fifth time Vietnam has received this award since it was created in 2000.
(VOVworld) – Human chess, where people take the place of chess pieces, is a lively war of nerves. Human chess takes place at spring festivals In Binh Dinh province.
(VOVworld) - Royal dance or Bát Dật dance is usually performed in spring in An Khe commune, Thai Binh province. The ancient dance was revived by local farmers nearly 10 years ago.
(VOVworld) – There are about 8,000 folk festivals in Vietnam, most of them taking place in spring from the first to the fourth lunar month. Almost all the villages hold festivals. Typical festivities include the Hung Kings Temple festivals, Lim festival, Yen Tu festival, and Huong (Perfurme) pagoda festival. Vietnamese folk festivals are associated with villages and regions and an essential cultural factor in a community’s life.
(VOVworld) – It is customary for Vietnamese people to decorate their houses with Dong Ho folk paintings during the Lunar New Year festival (Tet). The woodprint pictures, produced by the villagers of Thuan Thanh district, Bac Ninh province, convey philosophic fables and moral messages. The colorful pictures symbolize a wish for a new year of happiness and prosperity.
(VOVworld) - ‘Dù kê’ is a style of musical theater created by Khmer people in southern Vietnam in the early 19th century, reflecting a cultural interaction of different ethnic communities inhabiting the Mekong River Delta region. It’s a cultural heritage embodying the region’s rich history.
