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Tra Vinh: A Charming City with Century-Old Trees The southern province of Tra Vinh is a hidden gem, boasting approximately 800 century-old trees that line its streets, creating a unique and enchanting urban forest. According to a report by IQAir, a leading air quality technology company, Tra Vinh ranked third among the top 15 cities in Southeast Asia for the best air quality in early 2024. This, coupled with its abundant green spaces, makes Tra Vinh an ideal wellness retreat destination. Duong Hoang Sum, director of the Department of Culture, Sports, and Tourism, highlighted the city’s potential as a tourism hotspot, emphasizing its natural charms. Tra Vinh is currently focusing on developing cultural tourism, community-based tourism, and ecotourism. With its unique offerings, the province is set to captivate visitors with its natural beauty and rich cultural heritage. Lai Cam Nhung, a long-time resident of Tra Vinh City, attributes her decision to stay in the city to its ...

Tran Nam Long, a young artist with a unique perspective, was born in 2005 with disabilities. He found his voice through art at the age of three, using his creative talent as a means to express his emotions. Long’s art offers a captivating glimpse into his innocent view of the world, and his paintings of Hanoi are a testament to this. The city, through his eyes, takes on a serene and uncluttered atmosphere, filled with a romantic and graceful allure. Time appears to have stood still in his depictions of old houses and apartment blocks, carefully preserved as cherished memories of the city. Art scholar Tran Hau Yen The beautifully describes the intimate and familiar feeling of Long’s artwork: “As Hanoi becomes more crowded and modern, Tran Nam Long’s paintings offer a space of tranquility and nostalgia, inviting us to linger and evoke a sense of home.” In 2019, Long’s talent was recognized with the inclusion of his ancient house portraits in the book, “Impressions of Hanoi: From the S...

Hanoi is aiming to attract 24 million visitors in 2023, with four million of them being international tourists. With two months remaining in the year, the number of foreign arrivals has already reached 3.6 million. According to the Hanoi Department of Tourism, the total number of tourists visiting Hanoi in the first 10 months of 2023 has reached 20.7 million, a 34.3% increase compared to the same period in 2022. Among these visitors, there were 3.6 million international tourists, a 3.5-fold increase compared to the same period last year. The number of domestic travelers was 17.1 million, a 19.1% increase. The total revenue from tourism activities during this period was estimated at VND76.3 trillion ($3.1 billion), a 66.7% increase compared to last year. In October 2023, Hanoi welcomed 1.81 million visitors, a 17.2% increase compared to the same month last year but a decrease of 11% compared to September 2023. The number of foreign arrivals in October reached 411,300, a 67.7% increas...

An American expat who is well-known for his efforts in cleaning up Hanoi has been collecting second-hand items and selling them to raise funds for environmental protection activities since 2019. The project aims to raise awareness about the importance of fixing, recycling, and reusing old items instead of throwing them away. The shop is located in a three-floor house on Lac Long Quan Street in Tay Ho District, Hanoi, where young people have come up with projects to revitalize the city, reduce waste, and study the reuse of second-hand products to protect the environment. The small shop is filled with a wide range of items that are neatly arranged. “At the beginning, we had more foreign customers visiting the shop, but now we have more local customers,” said Tran Nguyen Ngoc, a part-time employee and teacher at the shop. Every day at 9:00 am, Ngoc classifies and arranges items while receiving donations from residents across the northern region. As the project gained popularity, more...

Many restaurants from Michelin’s prestigious selection will be featured at the 2nd Hanoi Tourism Gift Festival, which will take place from November 3 to 5 on the walking area of Tran Nhan Tong Street, Hai Ba Trung District, Hanoi. This event offers tourists a chance to explore the traditional cuisine, street food, snacks, and signature dishes available in the capital, ranging from local street vendors to high-end restaurants. The Hanoi Tourism Department expects that the activities and attractive displays at the event will stimulate tourism and enhance the image of Hanoi as an appealing and secure tourist destination. One of the highlights of this year’s Hanoi Tourism Gift Festival is the Food Court, where visitors can delve into Hanoi’s rich and distinctive culinary scene, including the offerings from Michelin-starred restaurants. Moreover, artisans, craft villages, souvenir shops, and tour operators will also have the opportunity to showcase and promote their products while seekin...

The city centre welcomes many people in various outfits for the Halloween festival. Ordinarily, a Halloween celebration is held on the last day of October. In Vietnam, it has become common for people to celebrate the event on October 30, with both youngsters and foreigners gathering in groups drawing the attention of passers-by. Young people dress up as devils, scaring passers-by. A large number of youths spend much time creating elaborate costumes. Youngsters become very excited about the Halloween celebration. A creepy atmosphere can be felt of streets in the area, attracting both adults and children. A father is eager to don a witch outfit celebrating Halloween with his daughter. A child is eager to dress up in preparation for the Halloween celebration. Pedestrian streets around Ho Guom are ideal places in which families and friends can gather and enjoy the festive atmosphere. The post Yout...

Among To Ngoc Van’s 59 artworks preserved at the Vietnam National Fine Arts Museum, “Two Maidens and a Little Boy” made many viewers pause for a long time when visiting gallery No.9 on the second floor. Recognized as a national treasure in 2013, the painting is one of the typical works of the early stage of the artist’s career. Praising the beauty of Hanoi women The beauty of Hanoi women depicts in the famous painting “Two Maidens and a Little Boy” by Vietnamese painter To Ngoc Van  Born in 1944, “Two Maidens and a Little Boy” depicts a corner of life in Hanoi in the 1940s. By the porch, where the bamboo blind is rolled up high, and the confederate rose bush is full of pale pink flowers in the garden, two young girls sit next to a little boy and share confidence. The three characters are in a triangular composition within a vertical frame – a classical arrangement of Western painting. One girl in a warm-yellow Vietnamese  ao dai  sits on a bamboo cot hol...

The flight departs from Taipei (China) at 7:35 a.m. before landing in Da Nang at 9:25 a.m. on October 28. The resumption of direct flights from Taipei (China) to Da Nang represents a good signal for the central city’s tourism sector as it strives to increase the number of tourists in the future, according to the Da Nang Tourism Promotion Centre. Moving forward, the route is expected to help boost the number of foreign tourists visiting Da Nang, thereby recovering the tourism industry after two years of being heavily impacted by COVID-19. Representatives of numerous travel agencies and hotels crowd the airport in order to receive foreign tourists. The majority of tourists from Taipei (China) spend one week to fully discover Da Nang. The post Da Nang welcomes first 171 foreign passengers from Taipei appeared first on Vietexplorer.com . View more from VietExplorer: Fansipan mountain covered with frost Delicate chicken pho i...