Tag archive for ‘Va^ng’

Spiritual tourism area to be built in Quang Ninh

VietNamNet Bridge – More than VND2.6 trillion (US$130 million) will be invested in a new Buddhist tourism area in the northern province of Quang Ninh, announced the investor, ATS Real Estate Investment Joint Stock Company and the Management Committee of the Vietnamese Buddhist Sangha on April 10. Yen Tu cultural [...]

February – March festivals in VietNam

Lim Festival (February 21) Time: The 13th day of the first lunar month. Place: Lim Hill, Lim Town, Tien Du District, Bac Ninh Province. Objects of worship: Lady King and Hieu Trung Hau, the two legendary patriarchs of quan ho tunes. Characteristics: Quan ho singing on the hills, boats or at home Boi Khe Pagoda Festival (February 18 – 20) [...]

Cruising through curtains of mist on Ba Na Mountain

VietNamNet Bridge – When we arrived, Ba Na Mountain was sinking into the curtains of mist that was formed by the early winter rain. Although it was just afternoon, the mountain turned into a darker green landscape under the sky shrouded in dark clouds. To some extent, we were not lucky when making [...]

Vietnamese Social Relationships

The desire to achieve harmony between the self and the non-self remains an essential preoccupation of the Vietnamese in interpersonal relations outside the family group. The basic principles underlying family relationships is extended to the relationships between members of wider social groups.

Chè Tân Cương – Tan Cuong Green Tea

Vườn trà “Chè Thái – Gái Tuyên” vốn là câu cửa miệng lưu truyền từ lâu trong cộng đồng “những người thích lang thang”. “Gái Tuyên” thì đành một lẽ. Có không ít hoa hậu, người mẫu, tiếp viên hàng không v.v… vào đời từ thành phố bên sông Lô. Không chỉ sông Lô đẹp mà “Gái [...]