Beauties with conical hats, glasses and fashion

Conical hats is one of the most famous traditional clothes in Vietnam. The 30 contestants of Miss Vietnam 2008 pageant practiced on a big stage at the Hoai River Square, Hoi An on August 28, to prepare for the final night this Sunday (August 31). captured the rehearsal.

Photo: S.Ha – Phuc Chu

My Quang (Quang soft noodle soup)

Source:  Vietnamese Food

Similar to rice noodle (Pho) and chicken or pork soup (Hu tieu), My Quang is a variety of Pho (rice noodle soup), because the noodles are made from rice and soused with soup as serving. The soup sauce, which is added, comes from a mixture of flavor from beef or pork bone, shrimps, [...]

The Quan ho singing tradition

Source: Vietnam Traditional Music

For the Bac Ninh people, festivals not only allow them to highlight their own village’s specialties, such as ceramics, folk painting, wrestling, kite parades, or bird contest, among a great many other things, but also their common prized heritage, the quan ho singing tradition.

From the past till now…

Ca quan ho, also called [...]

Ao Dai, the Vietnamese long dress

The beauty of women dressed in “Ao Dai”always leaves a deep impression on foreign visitors to Vietnam. It is considered the most beautiful, famous traditional clothes in Vietnam.

The beauty of women dressed in “Ao Dai”always leaves a deep impression on foreign visitors to Vietnam. Girl students dressed in white long robes take to streets on [...]

Fish Sauce – a famous Vietnamese condiment

Source: Vietnamese Food
When having most Vietnamese food, “nuoc mam” or Fish Sauce is the indespensable spice of much deliciousness.

Whoever coming to Vietnam and most Southest Asian countries (such as Thailand, Laos, Cambodia) is much fond of a special condiment – Fish sauce (or nuoc mam in Vietnamese). It is a staple ingredient of [...]

Buddhism in Vietnam

Source: Vietnamese Religion

In theory there are three main religions in Vietnam: Taoism, Confucianism and Buddhism; but in fact there is “tripple religion”, which is an amalgamation of these three doctrines, each of which represents a particular aspect of the whole. And now Buddhism still is main religion in Vietnam.
Buddhism spread first from China to [...]

Reformed Theatre- Cai luong

Cai Luong (roughly translated as “renovated theatre”) is a form of modern folk opera, particularly famous in Southern Vietnam. It is the convergence of southern Vietnamese folk songs, classical music, tuong (a Chinese-based classical theatre form) and modern spoken drama. It took origin in Southern Vietnam in the early 20th century and blossomed in the [...]

Vietnam Festival – Co Loa Festival

Annually held after Tet Holiday, Co Loa Festival pays homage to King An Duong Vuong who built the Au Lac Kingdom and the Co Loa Citadel to fight the battle against enemies in III B.C.
Co Loa Festival
Taking place from the 6th to the 16th day of the Lunar New Year at An Duong Vuong temple [...]

Vietnam Traditional Festival – Keo Pagoda Festival

Description of the festival
The annual Keo Pagoda Festival lasts three days during which lots of religious and traditional rituals and customs are held in celebration of the Buddhist monk who rendered great merits to the people and the country. The festival contributes to abandon Vietnam Culture. The festival also hosts different traditional cultural activities, reflecting [...]

Christianity – one of the Vietnamese Religions.

Christianity is a monotheistic religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as presented in the New Testament. Its followers, known as Christians, believe that Jesus is the begotten Son of God and the Messiah (Christ) prophesied in the Old Testament (the part of scripture common to Christianity and Judaism). To Christians, [...]