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Culture Dispatches
Stories of craft, ceremony, and everyday life across the region.
11/10/2020
Uniquely traditional Hong Ly silk-reeling village in Thai Binh
Thai Binh is not a prominent name on the tourist map of Vietnam, but there are many interesting places that you can explore. including the silk reeling village in Hong Ly, Thai Binh.
12/29/2020
Learn about traditional culture through 4 special year-end markets in Hanoi
At the end of the year, there are many special markets held in the heart of the capital, bringing the beauty of both the countryside, the familiar and the delicate, bustling. Going to the market next to Tet holiday is also one of the elegant pleasures of the people of Ha Thanh. These days, no matter how busy you are, do not forget to visit the year-end markets in Hanoi to feel the exciting atmosphere filling the streets.
2/7/2022
Differences in Vietnamese, Chinese and Korean New Year
If given a place to celebrate the traditional New Year in three countries, Westerners prefer to go to Beijing, Seoul and Ho Chi Minh City.
10/29/2020
Ho Chi Minh city: Performing Ao Dai show on the streets
Ao Dai performance activities which Ho Chi Minh opened the series of events under the campaign "Hello Ho Chi Minh City - Hello Ho Chi Minh City" deployed by the city's tourism industry.
12/20/2021
5 Strange American Traditions on Christmas Eve
Wearing Santa Claus clothes and getting drunk on the street during the SantaCon festival, hanging popcorn on the tree... are the Christmas customs of Americans.
4/18/2020
Exploring Vietnam’s vibrant crafts
The handmade is part of Vietnam’s soul. From craft villages to the capital’s core, the country’s crafts will take you to fascinating places. Hanoi ’s 36 guild streets, also known as the Old Quarter , have a long history of craftsmanship reflected in street names such as Hàng Bạc (Silver Street) and Hàng Quạt (Fan Street). Entire craft villages continue to thrive on centuries-old traditions by exporting their goods worldwide. Here’s your guide to exploring Vietnam’s time-honoured crafts.
7/17/2021
Vaccination starts for 6,800 tourism workers in Quang Ninh province
As part of the 5th phase of Covid-19 immunization plan in Quang Ninh province, 500 tourism workers was jabbed with the first Covid-19 vaccine shots at the Quang Ninh Obstetrics and Pediatrics Hospital on July 14.
4/4/2021
Top 6 Hanoi relics must not be missed when visiting the thousand-year-old cultural capital
Vietnamese people surely want to go to Hanoi once to travel and visit for peace and beauty. Strange ancient attraction. More especially, those who love to learn the culture - history of the nation, do not forget to visit 5 Hanoi relics that still retain many imprints over time.
10/25/2017
Love Hanoi by “specialties” of Autumn- Highlight of Hanoi tours
In late of September or early of October, around streets, when leaves yellow roads, weather gets colder it is also moment people recognize the autumn is coming. Hanoi autumn gets into poems, songs by its charm and gets into tourists’ memory by “specialties”- some of them tourists can experience if their visiting takes place in Autumn only.
1/13/2018
Indochina Tipping Guide
When to tip - and how much should we tip? - are among the most common travel etiquette questions. Scroll through this Indochina Tipping Guide to know the expectations for tipping etiquette in Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and Thailand, to save your money and perhaps avoid any possible embarrassment.
7/10/2021
Hanoi cuisine: From the villages to the streets
For generations, traditional villages in the northern rural parts of Vietnam have introduced many delicious dishes that became popular and helped form one significant part of the Vietnamese culinary ecosystem. Going from villages to the streets and then reach out further, Hanoi cuisine continues to win over the hearts of tourists from all over the world.
12/11/2020
Celebrating the festive season with 6 unique Christmas customs in Asia
No Santa riding reindeer, no snowman or long-nosed snowman or biscuits and candy sticks, Asian countries have their own unique Christmas custom much more than that.
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