In Pictures

14/03/2016

Russian Sun Festival “Maslenitsa” 2016 in Hanoi

(VOVworld) - Maslenitsa is the traditional Sun Festival of Russia. People celebrate Maslenista to say good-bye to the cold winter and welcome the warm spring’s return. The Maslenitsa Festival 2016 in Hanoi, held by the Russian Centre of Science & Culture last Saturday, wowed attendants with games, art performances, and delicious Russian food.

Russian Sun Festival “Maslenitsa” 2016 in Hanoi
10/03/2016

Vietnam highlands: rustic charm

(VOVworld) - Vietnam’s highland regions such as Sapa, Cao Bang, Dien Bien and Yen Bai, look very picturesque with their rustic charm.

Vietnam highlands: rustic charm
25/02/2016

Scaling the Great Wall of Vietnam

(VOVworld) - One of central Vietnam’s most interesting tourist destinations – The Great Wall of Vietnam – was discovered by archaeologists in 2011 in the remote countryside of the central part of the country.

Scaling the Great Wall of Vietnam
19/02/2016

Truc Lam Tay Thien Zen Monastery- a beautiful monastery

(VOVworld)- Set atop Tay Thien mountain in Vinh Phuc province, 85 km west of Hanoi, the Truc Lam Tay Thien Zen Monastery, which together with a Zen Monastery in Da Lat and one at Quang Ninh Provinces’s Yen Tu Mountain, is one of the three largest monasteries in Vietnam.

Truc Lam Tay Thien Zen Monastery- a beautiful monastery
10/02/2016

Quang Ba night flower market

(VOVworld) - The Quang Ba flower market becomes more crowded and busier than ever on the yearly Tet Holiday.

Quang Ba night flower market
04/02/2016

Hang Luoc Flower Market in Hanoi's Old Quarter

(VOVworld) - Buying a peach blossom branch and a kumquat tree to decorate for Tet is a long-time tradition of the Vietnamese people, especially in the North. A week or two before Tet, seasonal flower markets open in multiple locations around Hanoi, of which the flower market in Hang Luoc Street in the Old Quarter seems to be the most exciting and crowded.

Hang Luoc Flower Market in Hanoi's Old Quarter