March 17, 2011
Lu Huu Thi is one of two sole surviving members of the musical entourage – the Hoa Thanh Band – that served Vietnam’s last king Bao Dai from 1926 until the end of the Vietnamese feudal dynasty in 1945 At 101, Lu Huu Thi is the undisputed doyen of nha nhac cung dinh Hue [...]
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March 15, 2011
Khai Doan Pagoda was given a reddish-brown color similar to the basalt soil found in the Central Highlands In the heart of Buon Ma Thuot Town stands the Khai Doan Pagoda that boasts a unique feature: a design that is a combination of the Central Highlands long house and palaces of the Hue Royal Court. [...]
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March 9, 2011
Tran Thi Vui, the sole remaining palace maid from the court of Emperor Bao Dai, Vietnam’s last monarch. Tran Thi Vui’s mother named her “joy” in the hopes that she would have a happy life. The name didn’t stick, she says. Not for most of her life. Today, the 80-year-old woman claims that she can [...]
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October 27, 2009
LookAtVietnam – Three years is a long time to spend filming a documentary on “Vietnamese Costumes” but not when you consider it features 4,000 outfits. Director Nguyen Hai Anh.VietNamNet Bridge – Three years is a long time to spend filming a documentary on “Vietnamese Costumes” but not when you consider it features 4,000 outfits. Here [...]
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September 13, 2009
LookAtVietnam – Banh cay is a legendary and symbolic cake but can this traditional cake survive in the 21st century? LookAtVietnam – Banh cay is a legendary and symbolic cake but can this traditional cake survive in the 21st century? Ancient Vietnamese history is steeped in countless legends and myths. Even stories from Vietnam’s culinary [...]
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August 30, 2009
LookAtVietnam – The art of calligraphy is an important cultural tradition for Vietnamese people. In his acclaimed short story A Prisoner’s Handwriting, the late writer Nguyen Tuan depicted “an unprecedented scene” taking place in a jail cell in 1854. In Tuan’s story the man sitting in the cell is Huan Cao, who has just led [...]
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August 15, 2009
American music lecturer Alexander Cannon performs dan sen He already speaks Vietnamese relatively fluently, but heâs only been here a year. Itâs just one of the many testaments to Alexander Cannonâs love for Vietnam and dedication to his studies. Cannon arrived in Ho Chi Minh City in June 2008 looking to unlock the secrets of [...]
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July 17, 2009
Vietnam has seven natural and cultural world heritages recognised by UNESCO. Preservation and improvement of these heritages is necessary to advertise Vietnam’s image to the world. However, local governments haven’t effectively cooperated to connect these heritages. The Hoi An ancient town. The seven world heritages in Vietnam are Hue ancient capital, Ha Long Bay, Hoi An [...]
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July 16, 2009
A special performance of Vietnamese and Japanese royal music, Nha Nhac and Gagaku, will be held at Thai Hoa Palace in the Hue Imperial Citadel on July 17, said the Hue Relic Preservation Center. A performance of Nha Nhac (Hue royal court music) LookAtVietnam – A special performance of Vietnamese and Japanese royal music, Nha [...]
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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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