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The exhibition, titled “50 years – 50 images, celebrating the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the bilateral relations between Argentina and Vietnam (1973-2023), will be presented at Complex 01 art space from May 6-15. The opening reception is scheduled to take place at 10:30 am on May 6. When thinking about Argentina, the first ideas that come to someone’s mind are football and the passion of its fans, Diego Maradona and Lionel Messi, the highly fertile soil of the Pampas where grains and cattle grow, the legendary Malbec wine and delicious beef. Argentina is also world-renowned for its stunning and unique natural landscapes, from the Perito Moreno Glacier, the Iguazú Falls to the infinite Patagonia and the Andes mountain range. Argentina is also famous for the cosmopolitan city of Buenos Aires, Tango, polo, its infusion beverage mate and its theaters. But Argentina is much more than that. Argentina is diversity. Ochoa’s fishing line on the Limay R...

This marked the opening activity in a series of rituals leading up to the death anniversary of the Hung Kings believed to be the founders of the Vietnamese nation, on the 10th day of the third lunar month, which falls on April 29 this year. At the Temple of Father Lac Long Quan and Mother Au Co, rituals were performed in a dignified and respectful manner in accordance to traditional rites. Delegates offered incense, flowers, and gifts in order to express gratitude and memory of the ancestors’ merits. The participants also prayed for national peace, prosperity, and strong development. The event is part of the Hung Kings Temple Festival and the Culture and Tourism Week of Ancestral Land 2023 which opened in Viet Tri city of Phu Tho province on the evening of April 21. The 10-day festival consists of a wide range of activities, including performances of intangible cultural heritages of Vietnam honoured by UNESCO; an international conference on Vietnamese tourism, cu...

The event will draw the participation of leading domestic troupes, including the Vietnam National Puppetry Theatre, Thang Long Puppetry Theatre, Ninh Binh Puppetry Theatre, Quang Ninh Puppetry Theatre, and the hosts Hai Phong puppetry troupe. Puppeteers will put on a variety of different puppet performances such as water puppets, stick puppets, hand puppets, and string puppets. The event offers an opportunity for water puppet troupes to exchange their experience in traditional art performances, while also helping to promote the art to international friends during the upcoming holiday. The event will kick start the summer tourism season, as well as celebrating National Reunification Day on April 30, International Labour Day on May 1, Hai Phong Liberation Day on May 13, and the 2023 Hai Phong Hoa Phuong Do (flamboyant red) Festival. The post Hai Phong water puppetry festival to take place in May appeared first on Vietexplorer.com .

The Center for Culture, Information and Sports of Vung Tau city is making a proposal to the Vietnam Records Organization (VietKings) in order to recognise DELTA as the largest kite in the country. The kite flying festival is due to take place in Bai Sau area of Vung Tau city to celebrate the Hung Kings Commemoration Day which occurs on the 10th day of the third lunar month, National Reunification Day on April 30, and International Labour Day on May 1. A wide range of activities will also be held during the festival, including an exhibition of ornamental creatures, exhibitions on feng shui stone, calligraphy, and literature. Along with a circus performance, street music, modern dancing, a Don Ca Tai Tu music performance, and lion dances are expected to excite visitors at the festival. The post Largest Vietnamese kite to fly high in Vung Tau appeared first on Vietexplorer.com .

The maiden event aimed to increase exchanges and cooperation between ASEAN member states and China in the protection, inheritance, utilisation and development of intangible cultural heritage in the region and the world. In addition to special art performance acts, including “Crickets” and “Five variables”, which won the applause of audiences, Vietnamese artists also introduced the diversity in types of performance such as “mua sap” dance (Cheraw dance), Xoan singing and trumpet dancing, among others,  Besides art performance shows, the delegations also took part in ASEAN-China Intangible Culture Fair where traditional handicrafts, brocade products and folk sculpture products of nations were showcased. The post Vietnam attends ASEAN- China Intangible Cultural Heritage Week appeared first on Vietexplorer.com .