December 19, 2011
Le Van Thuong, head of the family that owns the garden with five newly anointed National Heritage trees, poses in front of the hollowed trunks of one of them He was offered US$300,000 and more for his garden with old trees, but the owner was not tempted. Le Van Thuong is now the owner [...]
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August 30, 2011
Pagodas offer a final resting place as well as an opportunity to commune with the departed  A woman worships her dead relatives on a death anniversary at Khanh Van Nam Pagoda in District 11 At the Khanh Van Nam Pagoda in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 11, a middle-aged woman sits on the floor [...]
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August 30, 2009
LookAtVietnam – Lu ethnic minority communities live a quiet and traditional life in Vietnam’s northwest. LookAtVietnam – Lu ethnic minority communities live a quiet and traditional life in Vietnam’s northwest. In Vietnam, the Lu ethnic minority is one of the lesser known hill tribes. With a population of just over 4,000, Lu communities are found mainly [...]
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August 30, 2009
Every year, when mat moc (sweet) bananas come into season, thousands of traders carry their bananas to markets along National Road 9. LookAtVietnam – Every year, when mat moc (sweet) bananas come into season, thousands of traders carry their bananas to markets along National Road 9. Most sellers are Pa Co and Van Kieu ethnic [...]
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July 22, 2009
The cost of entrance to the Citadel in Hue, a world cultural heritage site, is still more than many Vietnamese can afford. The Hue ancient citadel. Cao Xuan Dung and his daughter, Cao Thi Nga, from Nghe An province a few hundred kilometers to the north, stood regretfully at the imposing gate of the royal citadel [...]
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June 14, 2009
Representatives of the Nguyen Tat Thanh family line of 1730’s descendants plant a tree at the Do Temple, which worships their ancestor. LookAtVietnam – Four times a year, the two-storey house at 8 O Cach Street in Ha Noi’s Long Bien District gets crowded with up to 200 descendants of the Nguyen Tat Thanh family [...]
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June 13, 2009
The owners of beautiful old southern houses are finding it extremely expensive to maintain the relics. Thien Ly outlines their problems. The Duong Family Temple in Binh Thuy District is an old house. In better condition than many of its peers, it attracts hundreds of foreign and domestic visitors.LookAtVietnam – The owners of beautiful old [...]
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May 16, 2009
From Sapa town in Lai Chau province I drive over the Hoang Lien Son pass to Tam Duong district in search of a community of Black Dao, who are also known as Dao Dau Bang (Plain headed Dao). LookAtVietnam – From Sapa town in Lai Chau province I drive over the Hoang Lien Son pass [...]
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May 5, 2009
VNS talked with Historian Nguyen Nha, who has dedicated his life to historical research proving Vietnam’s sovereignty over the Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagos in the East Sea. LookAtVietnam – VNS talked with Historian Nguyen Nha, who has dedicated his life to historical research proving Vietnam’s sovereignty over the Hoang Sa (Paracel) [...]
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April 30, 2009
LookAtVietnam – Some Vietnamese families traditionally kept meticulous annals that recorded ancestor’s achievements and maps of ancestral tombs. LookAtVietnam – Some Vietnamese families traditionally kept meticulous annals that recorded ancestor’s achievements and maps of ancestral tombs. Retracing your family’s roots would be far easier, if your ancestors had managed to maintain the family annals through [...]
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