According to magazine Travel + Leisure, 5 places in Vietnam have been chosen as top 10 in South East Asia. Top 3 cities are Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh city, and Danang city. Islands Con Dao and Phu Quoc are recognized as top attractive islands in the region.
The ranking event is not only bringing the proud for Vietnam but promoting country's tourism also.
The event of Cai Rang floating market festival will be taken place on 9 Jul 2022 in Can tho province Vietnam. The event activities include introduce of tropical fruits and flowers, dragon boat racing, collecting rubbish on river.
The event help promote tourism not only in Can tho city but also in the vast area of Mekong Delta in Vietnam.
Do you know the best beaches in Tuy Hoa city, Phu Yen, Vietnam. There are attractive beaches in South central Vietnam. Phu Yen is considered as the charming girl sleeping by the edge of Vietnam's Eastern Sea.
If you choose beach holiday in summer you should mark Tuy Hoa, Phu Yen where has soft sand beach with gentle sea waves.
One of very nice resorts is Sao Mai resort that is closed to Tuy Hoa city where has it's owned clean beach. Come and experience Sao Mai resort for lovely beach holiday in Vietnam. It is complex of villas and outdoor pool with green palm garden.
Trang An is 100 km from Hanoi city, where is lovely landscape of limestone mountains, caves, and river. Tourists come here for 2 -3 hour boat trip. You will find the peaceful of mind when moving along the river, and be amazed by underground caves.
Besides cruising tours in Halong Bay - the World Wonder of Nature, you can experience thousands of limestone islands from sky with sea plane or helicopter. It is so amazing to see the panoramic Halong Bay from sky.
When coming to Vietnam for holiday in Halong you can do both cruise 2 days and fly Halong Bay for 30 - 45 minutes.
Thanh Luong pagoda is in Tuy An district, Phu Yen province. The famous pagoda is 10 km away from Tuy Hoa city. In 2004, the local discovered an wooden statute of Goddess of Mercy drifting on the sea nearby. They picked up and arranged a solemn procession to worship her in the pagoda.
The pagoda is built of brick, coco shells, snail shells. It is consisted of 3 part: main pagoda, Goddess of Mercy temple, Water Dragon Lake
Vietindo Travel choose one of the best hotel in Danang city center for viewing famous Dragon Bridge and Han River. The hotel is Pariat River Front situated by Han River, where is closed to local market, restaurants and few minutes away from the bridge.
It is 65 room hotel equipped as 4 star standards that will make your holiday memorable in Danang city in particular and in Vietnam in general. The staff there is so friendly and professional. Come to Danang and stay Pariat River front Hotel.
Thien Cam beach is one of best famous beaches in central part of Vietnam. It is about 20 km South east Ha Tinh city, or 450 km from Hanoi capital city. Thien Cam means sky God's Music instrument, for the wind blends with sea waves that create music sounds.
The beach consists of 3 parts, of which the main best one is 3 km. The blue sea with white soft sand stretching 10 km is nice place for family holiday. Travel to Thien Cam beach by bus from North as well as South.
Nhan brick tower is situated by northern bank of Da Rang river, Tuy Hoa city, Phu Yen province - 1200 km from Hanoi. This mystery tower was name Nhan, for it's place is gathered by lots of Nhan (swallow)
The brick tower was built in the late 11th century, restored during 1960s. It is 25 m high, and can be seen from distance for it stay on a mountain. Nhan tower is not only place for Champa's spiritual activities but also important events in Tuy Hoa city.
Tuy Hoa beach is soft golden sand beach stretching over 10 km long in the front of Tuy Hoa city, Phu Yen province. Nice to seat and swim by the beach in morning to watch sunrise. You can take flight from Hanoi/ Saigon to Tuy Hoa city - Phu Yen.
Monochord or Dan Bau, or single stringed instrument, has long history of thousand years, and unique in the world. Dan Bau is national heritage. The instrument is performed at small party or amusement to royal events in the past. The sound of Dan Bau include long sweet smooth to high and low sad sound, for it's owned structure.
Vietnamese culture is mix of local beliefs and the interference of religions and philosophies from foreign counties like Buddhism, Catholicism, Confucianism, Taoism, and Islam. But ancestor worship is very dominant in culture practice in Vietnam.
In every household in Vietnam there is ancestor altar that is set in the most solemn place like in the mid-compartment or top floor of the building. Vietnamese people believe that when a person passes away the dead body is destroyed but the soul still exists so that the souls of our ancestors are still alive.
Hue Court Music has been popular in Vietnam for a long time, since early 19th century, under Nguyen Dynasty. It is a treasure of Vietnamese Culture. On November 7, 2003 Hue Court Music was recognized as World intangible Heritage. Hue Court Music is called Nha Nhac in Vietnamese.
UNESCO appraised Hue Court Music in the following terms: It represents an elegant and refined music. It deals with the music performed in the imperial courts and on different anniversaries, religious festivals, and also on such particular occasions.
Pork and egg are common food daily in Vietnam. There are several tens ways of cooking food from pork meat. In this article we are glad to introduce Stew pork with eggs. You can do it at home or order from local Vietnamese restaurant.
Hat Xam or Xam Songs has a long history, since XIV century, under Tran Dynasty. It is said that the founder of this art is a royal prince who wish to express his tough life and admire beautiful ways of living and tradition. We take the day of 22 Feb Lunar Calendar as Hat Xam day.
In the old day Hat Xam was normally performed by the blind who join in group of 2 - 5 persons gathering by local market, boat wharf, festival places, or crowded residential areas . People are fond of Hat Xam, for it has an emotional tunes that are in harmony with joyful rhythm of the percussion instruments and sweet sounds of string instruments like Bau and Nhi in Vietnamese.
In the past people sang Hat Xam for making their living, like troubadours. Since XIV century to the mid of 20th century. Today professional artists, Hat Xam lovers, and clubs practice Hat Xam for their passion and preserve traditional Folk art of Vietnam.
Vietindo Travel can arange tour with Hat Xam show and holiday in Vietnam.
Water puppet show is a Vietnamese folk art which has a long history of over one thousand years from the Red River Delta . It reflects wet rice civilization because it gives out the rural activities and folk tails concerning rural life also. It must - see show when traveling in Vietnam.
The art of water puppet was born under Ly Dynasty (1010 - 1025) in Northern Vietnam. It is also called drama on water of which puppets are characters that are made of jack fruit timber. The artists who control puppets stand half-deep - body in water behind bamboo curtains. They use bamboo poles and strings to manage the puppet games. The games includes cultivating rices, harvesting rice, flooding rice field, fairy dance, phoenix dance, fox catch ducks, Le Loi King's story and holy tortoise...
The most outstanding puppet is Chu Teu, which has round face and funny smile giving humorous saying to audience. The waster puppet art is performed in the theaters, on the villages ponds and lakes at special occasions like village holidays or New year festival.
Travel to Vietnam you can enjoy water puppet art in big cities like Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh city, Halong, Danang, or villages in countryside performed by artists or farmers. The ticket price is from 5$ - 10$ depending on class ranges.
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