August 6, 2011
Vietnamese show their respect to mothers in the Vu Lan festival by wearing roses and going vegetarian The Vu Lan festival allegedly dates back to an Indian sutra which was translated into Chinese in the Third Century. The sutra told the story of a pair of Buddhist disciples who enlisted the help of Buddhist [...]
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December 19, 2009
The banyan treee at Xuan O Village, Bac Ninh Province, where the Yin Yang Market brings together the living and the deadLookAtVietnam – A defunct market where the living and the dead mingled in silence 2,000 years ago will be revived in the northern province of Bac Ninh next year. Mystery cloaked the night market effortlessly, [...]
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December 13, 2009
The banyan treee at Xuan O Village, Bac Ninh Province, where the Yin Yang Market brings together the living and the dead A defunct market where the living and the dead mingled in silence 2,000 years ago will be revived in the northern province of Bac Ninh next year. Mystery cloaked the night market effortlessly, [...]
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November 14, 2009
A quan ho singer performs at Lim Festival, which is held on the 12th-14th days of the first Lunar Calendar month annually Traditional performances are hard to come by, but singers of centuries-old quan ho songs are more than happy to sing for fans over their cell phones. As I spoke with quan ho singer [...]
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October 3, 2009
Nearly three centuries after his death, a king of the Le Dynasty prepares to return home for reburial. Bags and other objects found in the coffin of the 22nd king of the Le DynastyDescendants of Le’s family are speeding up preparations to move the mortal remains of King Le Du Tong (1679-1731) from the National [...]
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October 3, 2009
Nearly three centuries after his death, a king of the Le Dynasty prepares to return home for reburial. The depiction of a Le Dynasty funeral in the 17th century by a Western artistThe mortal remains of King Le Du Tong (1679-1731) of the Le Dynasty at the National History Museum in Hanoi. Under a proposal [...]
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September 7, 2009
LookAtVietnam – It is easy to find vegetarian food shops or restaurants in HCM City since they boomed in the area over recent years. Herbivore’s hangout: Van Canh Restaurant in District 1 serves a wide selection of different vegetarian dishes.Previously, vegetarian food shops only were opened near pagodas and most of the main cooks were [...]
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March 1, 2009
Trung Hieu joins throngs of people, two boats on wheels and a couple of wooden elephants, for a unique festival in Tan Hoi Commune, near Ha Noi, held only once every five years. Singers perform traditional folk songs at the festival. LookAtVietnam – Trung Hieu joins throngs of people, two boats on wheels and a [...]
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