Posts Tagged ‘ Imperial City ’

Royal art form fuels interest in handicraft

September 27, 2009
Royal art form fuels interest in handicraft

LookAtVietnam – The Hue traditional enamelling industry has a great potential to develop. Its recovery would help restore royal relics and develop local fine arts and tourism. LookAtVietnam – The Hue traditional enamelling industry has a great potential to develop. Its recovery would help restore royal relics and develop local fine arts and tourism.Standing tall [...]

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Hue’s gracefulness seen through the traditional Ao dai

August 2, 2009
Hue’s gracefulness seen through the traditional Ao dai

LookAtVietnam – Many people say that residents of Hue are always decent in their speaking and gestures. Wearing an old Ao dai torn out with time, or made with luxurious velvet or silk, Hue women always retain their gracefulness and gentleness. LookAtVietnam – Many people say that residents of Hue (the old imperial city of Vietnam [...]

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Leaky imperial roof threatens VN’s oldest and biggest fresco

July 23, 2009
Leaky imperial roof threatens VN’s oldest and biggest fresco

LookAtVietnam – A sophisticated fresco featuring five dragons looming in a cloud burst, which is recognised by the Viet Nam Guinness Book as the “oldest and biggest fresco in Viet Nam”, is being threatened by mould and dampness. Mouldy oldy: The oldest and biggest fresco in Viet Nam, Dragons Unite with Clouds, is being threatened [...]

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Legacy of Huong River

July 19, 2009
Legacy of Huong River

If the French are proud of the resplendent Seine River, the Hungarians of the romantic blue Danube River and the Russians of the gentle Don River, then people of Hue in Central Vietnam have full right to be proud of the romantic and poetic Huong River. The river is not only a perfect example of nature’s [...]

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SOCIAL IN BRIEF 25/4

April 25, 2009
SOCIAL IN BRIEF 25/4

Secret Ho Chi Minh Trail archives get first showing; Medical workers discuss nutrition; 18 tonnes of poisonous puffer fish confiscated; Anti-lightning system installed in Hue; Regional Red Cross Societies meet; Kien Giang catches 10kg loc fish The National Archive Centre II opened a document showroom on the Ho Chi Minh Trail. The display relates the [...]

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Operetta ‘Ms. Sita’

April 11, 2009
Operetta ‘Ms. Sita’

LookAtVietnam – The operetta ‘Ms. Sita’, which has received nationwide acclaim since 1983, was recently renewed and developed it to become a project for artistic value preservation of Vietnam by the Hanoi Operetta Theatre. Sita and Po Liem.LookAtVietnam – The operetta ‘Ms. Sita’ choreographed by director Doan Hoang Giang and based on the scenario by scriptwriter [...]

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Vietnam, Cuba foreign ministries to bolster ties

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Vietnam’s top diplomat has affirmed that the Foreign Ministry will closely cooperate with its Cuban counterpart to implement the agreements reached by the two...