Opening the exhibition with the theme as "Garden Spring Colors" in Can Tho

Situated in a series of activities in the spring, on the morning of Jan, 30th, 2013, the Museum in Can Tho City opened a exhibition about the theme as "Garden Spring Colors".

Program has performed nearly 30 art forms, including folk games, foods and the typical traditional crafts of three ethnics as Vietnamese, Chinese origin and Khmer in the areas of Can Tho City. Visitors not only look at the products to remind the beauty in the traditional New Year, they also meet to exchange with the artists. The goal is to learn more how to make the traditional cake, which is made from rice, radish, ginger, etc.

Guide the method to make the "In" cake

Singging in the exhibition

There are activities such as guidance on methods to be able to display a tray of five fruits (5 main kinds of fruits), begging and giving the custom texts and letters in New Year... This is the Museum's efforts to preserve and promote the values of the intangible cultural heritage.

Begging and giving the custom texts and letters in New Year

The program takes place from now until February 1, 2013 (meaning as the ending date is on 21 December, 2012 based on the lunar calendar) in Can Tho Museum. The address is at 6, Phan Dinh Phung Street, Ninh Kieu District.

Cao Bang is the charm in Northeast Vietnam

Cao Bang Province is a famous land for its natural beauties, which are wild and beautiful. This place has always been viewed as a special mark in the journeys of exploring the North East.

The beauty and road to Cao Bang

Cao Bang in the last days of the year, the cold weather of the northernmost land in this country does not diminish our passion for discovery with people are the tourists from southern warmth. Driving a car from Hanoi to Cao Bang, we have to go through about 300 kms of the roads, mountains and passes, which are up and down. Before our eyes, there is the opening of the scene very interesting. There are the rivers, which is clear and there is no trace of pollution. The terraces appear with a blue color. There is a mix of the farm improvements, which are the bright and yellow colors to withstand the cold.

Going to Cao Bang, everyone likes setting foot once at the Ban Gioc waterfall in the Dam Thuy commune, the Trung Khanh district. The sound of the waterfall rings vast to forest-mountains with a space filled with steam, which mattes to cover a large area. When rafting out of the Quay Son river, we see the blue-clear water. Watching the Ban Gioc waterfall is one of the pleasures of tourists, who come to this place, because this waterfall is ranked the nicest in Vietnam.

Ban Gioc Waterfall

Leaving the Ban Gioc waterfall about three kilometers, we came to Nguom Ngao. This is the name of a cave, which is located in the Gum village. It is also regarded as a wonder of the borderland region. Nguom Ngao made a big surprise to people, who are for the first time to set foot here, because the presence of a maze of the strange shapes, which are formed by stalagmites and stalactites.

The Tay ethnic girls inside Nguom Ngao Cave

Mentioning to Cao Bang, we cannot ignore the historical Pac Bo relic, which is familiar with names such as Coc Bo cave, Lenin Stream, the souvenir about Ho President. People who love the pristine beauty, want more to go to the Thang Hen lake. It has an altitude of 1000 meters based on the sea-surface’s landmark. The lake is surrounded by the vast forests and mountains.

Inside Coc Bo Cave

Cac Mac Mountain

Lenin Stream

Pac Bo Exhibition House

Cao Bang is the remotest provinces in the exploration of the North East with our group, which was organized by the consultant on Vietnam Airlines. Mr. Cong Nguyen, a tour guider of RDT said: The northeast tour is a new, unique and attracting the attention of visitors.
The northeast land will surely leave the unforgettable memories for guesses, who like the charm of the unspoiled natural beauty.

Visit Dai Nam in Binh Duong

This is one of the leading locations and particularly attractive in the traditional snake spring. On each occasion like this and the spring comes; the atmosphere of the festivals is noisy everywhere. You temporarily try to leave once the urban smog to integrate with thousands of tourists from everywhere to go to the Dai Nam Van Hien Park in Binh Duong Province.

The Dai Nam tourism area

Welcoming the strange Tet with an interest with family and friends, it will surely be an unforgettable deep memory.

Gaming and entertainment in Dai Nam

The Snake spring is really great to go on a spiritual area with the cultural and religious architecture, which are the huge between the mountains and exotic plant species. You will enjoy many magnificent paintings brilliantly as the golden statues, the magnificent temples and the sanctuary worship. Then, you can enjoy deeply inside a dozen of the mountains and river-lakes, which are the largest in Vietnam.

Mountains and lakes in Dai Nam

Going to Dai Nam, if you are Vietnamese tourists, you also get to offer the incenses to post a little heart to the ancestors and family in the Kim temple section. This is a unique great sacred temple in Vietnam, which is worship for all the Vietnamese families’ ancestors. However, if you are a foreign tourist, you should also do this to honor and pray for happiness.

Kim Temple Section

Traveling to the Great South at the beginning of New Year, you will also see the statues of the gods, which named as: Phuc, Loc and Tho (meaning as happiness, riches and the long life). You will enjoy a close and peaceful space. It welcomes all visitors a respect for the ideal form of the professional service system of foods and rest, which associate with a system includes 500 rooms and the luxury villas.

Worshiping three statues mean as happiness, riches and the long life

It's even more amazing with the exciting activities for tourists by a population of these rare animals, which is extremely copious and diverse. Guests will also be in an adventure in the kingdom of fun and entertainment, which is the most modern in Vietnam.

Bears in Dai Nam

Rhinoceros in Dai Nam

The rare white lion in Dai Nam

Tigers in Dai Nam

In particular, the continuity of the New Year, There will be the performances dancing with Unicorn, Lion and Dragon by the professional lion teams. There are the entertainment programs of music, which are spectacular and unique. They will give you a spring breeze with full of confidence and hope in New Year.

It's fun and attractive in this spring; that is the participation of tourists in the program as "Spring Fun to get luck with Dai Nam ". Here, everyone will be engaged to random for one of the prizes of Dai Nam in the period from January 14, 2012 until February 17, 2013 (meaning on Jan 8 in Lunar New Year). Total prizes’ value is up to more than one billion and 300 million VND.

The first prize: Newer Cars - Toyota Camry 2.5
The second: Honda SH 150
The third prize: Vespa's moto LX 125
The fouth price: Samsung 55-inch LCD TV
The fifth award: Mobile Iphone 5, 16 gb

In order to meet better for travelers, who visit this place, Chairman of the Board holds CEO of Dai Nam Joint-Stock Company, Mr. Huynh Uy Dung noticed: From the full moon (the 15th) in January 2013 based on the Lunar Calendar of Spring, Dai Nam will be free for coming in the Dai Nam Temple and tourism area on the 1st and 15th in each month (based on the lunar calendar). As from May 5, 2013 based on the lunar calendar and the time after that, Dai Nam will officially open free for tourists to visit the Dai Nam temple.

Bac Ninh Quan Ho Folk was established a theatre

According to Mr. Nguyen Van - Director of Department of Culture, Sports & Tourism in the Bac Ninh province said: Quan Ho Bac Ninh Folk’s Theatre was established on the basis of the upgrade the Quan Ho Bac Ninh Folk’s team with the 1196/QD decision of the provincial people's Committee president.

The Quan ho Folk theater is a unit under Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism in Bac Ninh province.

The theater is performing arts function to serve the needs of the folk enjoy of people, who are interested in it in the world. The theatre’s tasks are such as collecting, research, experimentation, training, teaching, conservation and promotion of the value of Bac Ninh Folk.

The establishment of Bac Ninh Quan Ho Fork Theatre

Its organizational structure consists of three office about the professional works and two offices related to the performing arts.

After 44 years of operation, there were many artists have got many achievements in the professional exams and perform in Vietnam.

Up to nowadays, there are 10 artists of the theater, which has been conferred the title of the elite artists. And an artist was awarded the title of People's Artist.

The establishment of Theatre Quan Ho Bac Ninh Folk is one of the many activities of the province in order to preserve and promote the unique artistic value of the Quan Ho folk songs, which have been recognized as the intangible culture heritage of humanity by UNESCO.

The P & I Pulchra resort in Da Nang opened to welcome guests

On the evening of 19-Jan-2013, P & I Enterprise of Japan held inaugurated and put into operation the P & I Pulchca resort at 22 Truong Sa, Hoa Hai ward, Ngu Hanh Son District, Da Nang city.

The project’s investment is $15 million on an area of 10 hectares. There are 31 villas in this resort, which are designed in the Champa style with a business idea is finding the nature of the mind. The P & I Pulchca resort is not integrated the entertainment facilities and modern communication to give visitors with the feeling as comfort, tranquility and privacy. The P & I Pulchca project is the second project of the company in foreign.
This resort still identifies the main source of visitors from Japan. And in the near future, the businesses will invest more restaurants to serve both Vietnamese and international customers, who love the style and quality of Japanese food.

Discover the flower villages: Sa Dec (Dong Thap) and Cho Lach (Ben Tre)

In every spring, in the Mekong Delta region, there are the bright colors with red and yellow flowers. It is typical in the wetland like: the apricot blossom, rose, chrysanthemum... but the most notable area is Sa Dec (in the Dong Thap province) and Lach Market (in the Ben Tre province).

A flower garden in Sa Dec

The Sa Dec flower village was originated in the history more than 100 years ago. Flowers are vibrant flavor, here; especially, that is in the middle of the spring weather. The flower village area is about 160ha with more than 1200 families. They mainly grow the flowers in the Tan Quy Dong village (it was formed the Tan Quy Dong flower village). This is considered as the largest center of the flower in Mekong Delta region. Going to the Sa Dec flower village at any time of the year, visitors also enjoy the floral delight. However, as mentioned, spring is the best here. The picturesque flowers are always competitive the blooming together to create the specific scents of them.

A flower garden in the Lach market

If visitors arrive at the Cho Lach flower village (Lach Market), visitors are fascinated by the space of a beautiful countryside with many flowers and fruits. Although, The Lach market flower village is not as large as the Sa Dec flower village, but there is no shortage of any flowers. More specifically, you'll like it when visiting the tree garden for harvesting the fruit crops in the Cai Mon land(in the Vinh Thanh commune, the Lach Market District, Ben Tre province). This place is known as the kingdom of fruits in the Mekong River Delta with many specialty fruits. And they are very tasty as mangosteen, Bon Bon, durian, rambutan... Guests can try to eat and feel about the wonderful flavor; then, visitors can purchase as a gift for the loved ones.

Exciting at the Yang Bay resort in the Khanh Hoa province

If anyone had been to the Yang Bay resort and have the opportunity to go back to Yang Bay in recent times, they would certainly be very surprised at the change of this mountain eco-tourism.

The Yang Bay resort for discovering

The Yang Bay resort is in the Khanh Phu commune (in Khanh Vinh district, Khanh Hoa Province). It is far from Nha Trang city about 50km to the west. It has an altitude is about 100m based on the sea level and located entirely within a valley, which has an area of over 570 hectares. Around, it is surrounded by forest, so Yang Bay is still very wild with the mysterious mountain in the presence of the primary forest and the majestic Yang Bay waterfall. But if visitors go to Yang Bay today, they not only admire the natural beauty which is bestowed by nature, but they also have the opportunity to enjoy the unique tourism products; and all are only in this private resort. There are some activities like the pig race, the crocodile fishing, visiting the bear’s house, trying to ride ostriches once…

Crocodile Fishing

Yang Bay is more interesting in the bath area with the hot water of the exposed source. There are the outdoor catering services with specialties: the ostrich meat, the crocodile meat... or other special dishes made from these materials, which has created a brand famous for the tourism in this place.

Having a bath in waterfall with warm water

The foreign tourists like coming to Yang Bay to know about the customs and culture of the people here. It shows through things like the musical instruments and fancy items. There are other performances of traditional music of the Raglai ethnic people to make the space for tourists.

Discover Tam Coc (Three Caves) in Ninh Binh

Tam Coc is also called Xuyen Thuy Dong (meaning as the caves through water) is located in Ninh Hai Commune (in Hoa Lu District - Ninh Binh Province). A long time ago, this area is the sea; the surf over the centuries has worn cliffs to create the strange shapes. Tourists visit Tam Coc required at a single waterway. The time for visitors going in and out is about 3 hours. Here, it is common to use boats, which are rowed by hand with the low speed. And it's enough good for the visitors are immersed in the green of the rice fields spread along the sides of Ngo Dong River to the high mountains.

The water way to Tam Coc with the sides are the fields

The water-way to Tam Coc Cave

The Big Cave (the first cave) is the largest and also the most beautiful cave in Xuyen Thuy Dong (the cave system). It has a length is 127m and located under a big mountain, which is across other two mountains on both sides of Ngo Dong River. When the boats come into the cave, visitors will feel cool and very amazed at the range of stone falls... The boats will take visitors out of the cave and continue the journey across the water visited the second and third cave. It is nearly the same as in the first cave, but these two caves are short and lower. When the first boat comes here, and the water has been the oars brandishing, visitors look down the river, the water will reflect the images as the beautiful ice clouds. Guests have the feeling that there are only completely water and clouds in the cave.

The boat in the first cave

For tourists love adventure, they can lead the boats to continue moving on the river more than 2km to visit Fairy Stream. This stream has the clear water, which can be seen the shoals of fish are swimming in the moss layer at the bottom. According to legend, a very long time ago, there are many beautiful fairies usually swam in this place, so it is called Fairy Spring.

On the out-way, the boat will take travelers to Saint Ferry. Visitors must walk about 50m to reach Thien Huong Cave, which has a height is 60m. Behind this cave, there is a straight path up to top of the mountain. It is often referred to as the way to heaven. If visitors walk more 50m, this is Thai Vy Temple, which was built in the 13th century. This is the place to worship the Tran Thai Tong king (the first king of Tran Dynasty). Thai Vy Temple was built by an ancient architectural style. In front of the temples, there is a Gieng Ngoc (meaning is Pearl Well), which was built by the blue stones. Behind the temple, that is Cam Son Mountain with almost the stones. Thai Vy Temple is considered to be a human’s art with the integration with the masterpiece of nature.

Bich Dong Pagoda

After that, visitors leave the Dinh Cac ferry nearly three kilometers further, Bich Dong Pagoda will appear. This is one of the famous landmarks, which is known as "Nam Thien II". Bich Dong Pagoda is an ancient structure with the roof shape is curves. It is built on the high slopes and shapes based on the mountain. Guests will be guided to visit the dark cave, but it is very solemn and quiet. Nature has gone through many centuries to create a lot of stone statues. Far from Bich Dong Pagoda, that is Fairy Cave, which is beautiful and located on the side of a grandeur mountain. It continues to surprise for guests. There are the images as the mountains, caves and pagodas here have created a harmony; it makes the strange attraction to each visitor. Bich Dong is really a perfect and eternal beauty.

Will Tay Giang be an attractive destination in the future?

Some days ago, I had the opportunity to go on Tay Giang mountainous district, which is considered the most secluded province of Quang Nam. I suddenly realize that beauty really attractive.
I've heard from the people said about this place is similar the Da Lat's Central; it is not really wrong.

Tay Giang District in Quang Nam Province

Morning in Tay Giang, dense clouds concentrated peaks; hand even if someone is able to reach. We depart from Tay Giang Town and started a journey to go back to the southern border. At this time, the sky to the east and the sun began to surprise; clouds still flying slowly above the mountain. The village hidden in the morning dew; and terraced rice fields here are green to create a strong attraction for the tourists.

Eco-village

Tay Giang is compared as the second Da Lat because the climate is cool annual; and space is always in the fog. The village is very clean in the middle halfway up to the mountain; there is a romantic scene to open as you travel up and towards the southern border between Vietnam and Laos.

The Tay Giang’s way up is nice, but it's quite dangerous. It is a challenge for the patience and courage of adventurous tourists as they pass through the high slopes with impressive names like: Doc stooping Mom ... Maybe that's a reason that many young people in Quang Nam and Da Nang choose where to test, to conquer and explore.

On the old days, people were used to say to this region is reminiscent of the poor and needy. However, today, the mountain’s picture in Tay Giang is "painted" by the village, which has not been considered to be spacious, but it is very decent and clean. They are located in the middle halfway up to the sky. The district has set a target for this place, which will be the destination of the tour community.

The traditional house in A Vuong Commune

Go here, you will hear strange stories. They look like the Aur village (belongs to A Vuong commune). It is known as a village in Singapore. It's very clean in most of the districts. Now, this border region has dozens of villages clean. An overall planning from the village in Tay Giang border communes, which are deployed along with the investment to pave the way for cars run into the village.


The great ginseng garden

Due to the suitable climate, good soil here is also planning one of the precious ginseng cultivation. If you visit the Ngoc Linh ginseng gardens in ancient forests in Zo Ruot Hamlet (in Ch'om commune), you will be surprised with 5,000 ginseng plants, which are active Tay Giang District brought from Tra Linh (Vietnam Tra My) in 2004. Sam you acclimatized success rate of 80%; ginseng quality stays the same.

The ginseng garden in Ch'Om Commune

The garden slug is more than seven years old. It has a very high value. In the future, the dark you will be handed over to the authorities of the commune to continue to expand; and it will become the main crop along with the cucumbers and other fruits. We will help more people here thrive economically.

Ch Om Commune is also known as a place, which is keeping the ancient culture of the Co Tu people. Atu is maintained by the village long house, but according to the traditional style. Every year, the festival is organized as traditional Lunar New rice, buffalo and gongs. We still attract many tourists to attend. If tourists come here, you'll be alive and living with the locals. Guests will enjoy unique dishes such as: rice, cassava and meat (all of them are very special); the guests will enjoy wine alcohol named as Ta Vac and To Din; they are the specialties of the mountains of Tay Giang.

If you go to a little further, Cha Noc Hamlet (in Ch'om Commune) appears as a fairy hiding in the morning dew. At the rear of the grill cassava is lined with houses close together as to avoid the cold of winter, which is trying to weave through each wall. This is a peaceful space that is in a dark green of the forest. The Co Tu girls are shame at the door on the floor. Mr. Ngo Dinh Son - a border soldier said: Officer and the team come up here; while they bring money and rice, but people do not agree. However, when they brought plants and animals to feed, people here feel very happy. Therefore, there are the fruits and meats to eat annual.

Cha Noc Hamlet

This story is a surprise to visitors from all areas without the end point. Although, it very far from other centers, but Cha Noc known as a hamlet, which has the number of people got with the most qualified and highly professional in Tay Giang District. Even, there are some people go abroad to study and research.

At night, in Cha Noc Hamlet, the space is in the dense fog; it is very cold. There is the sound of the gongs rang in the mountain-forest. In this remote and secluded place, in recent decades, the gongs still rang out every night to keep pace in the teaching where this frontier.

Muong Lay (Dien Bien) - The tourist attractions

Muong Lay is the same as the port in the northern Dien Bien province, which connects to the Lai Chau province. This is a piece of land, which has gone through many ups and downs of history. Although, in Muong Lay, today, there are still signs of the devastation, which was created by the accident of nature, but it is changing every day with the resettlement of the people when there is the appearance Son La Hydropower.

In recent years, Muong Lay is growing strong in construction. It develops and gave the appearance of an urban river. Muong Lay is on both sides of the river was connected to the long bridge. At the bottom, there is a large hydroelectric reservoir, which has created a painting as paint-hydro-being. In the future, Muong Lay will deserve to become a tourist center in the northern province of Dien Bien. It is also an ideal stopover of cruise tourism, which arc in the northwest of Vietnam.

Muong Lay in Dien Bien Province

Eco-tourism attractions

When the project of Son La Hydropower was completed, the reservoir’s water level rises about 213m and area square is about 100 hectares, it has created to Muong Lay become a landscape eco-tourism extremely attractive: Mountains is high; and the lake is low.

The climates here are very cool and fresh northwestern mountains; Muong Lay is a place like the interface between some things as the earth, sky, mountain and river in the past and present. The river was very "aggressive" in the past, but now, it has become more gentle, flat and vast green. All were created for people to have an appreciation of feeling comfortable and gentle.

If visitors go to Muong Lay, visitors should not miss an opportunity for boat trips on the lake’s surface. People are embedded with nature and the vast river. On this journey, visitors can visit the Lai Chau lands to learn about the palace Deo Van Long, or visit the model fish cage culture of the indigenous people. In particular, it is always attractive for tourists interested in exploring and adventurous activities like fishing on the Da River, hiking to explore the Northern village cave, or walk through the forest to get into the villages nestled inside sides of the mountain.

A Thai ethnic girl is sewing

Cultural diversity and unique

Muong Lay not only attracts tourists because of the romantic landscapes, it also attracted the heart because the very diverse and unique culture of nine ethnics. Every ethnic here is carrying a separate cultural identity. It makes up a picture of the very rich and diverse culture with the values of tangible and intangible characteristics. Array of cultural highlights in Muong Lay is the activities of the white Thai people. Muong Lay is considered the central of the White Thai people in Dien Bien, which is one of the cradles of dance as dance wear, dancing bottle, graceful fan dance; they went into the human subconscious and poetry.

To understand better about the cultures and lives among the people here, the guests can visit the traditional villages such as weaving, manipulated musical instruments (in Na Ward Lay), and manufacturing wood furniture (in Ward Song Da) and craft wicker furniture (in Lay Nua Commune). In the evening, if you stop in the traditional stilt house, you can enjoy special dishes. The attractions are as such as bitter bamboo shoots, flower mixing foods, dish makes of raw fish, Lang’s fish, fried fish and shrimp in Da River... They are embedded with the corn alcohol flavor, but they are sweet with the drunk wine’s ecstatic. The tourists and locals seem fascinated by the rotation of the dance to feel the same sweet voice of the Thai girls. Guests can also live in the Thai’s family to learn the customs of the people here. It will help visitors experience the feeling of a lump sum like Thai people.

In the early days of spring, after the time of the Chinese New Year, if tourists come here, you'll also see and learn about the Pang Kin Then festival. This is a traditional form of the White Thai ethnic in Muong Lay, which appeared a very long time. The festival is an opportunity for everyone here can meet and socialize. Besides, it is also a chance for people to celebrate mass to thank Heaven and Earth; everyone prays for peace and happiness to the village with much hope for the good things. After a year of hard work, this is an opportunity for people to forget about all your worries, anxieties to enjoy a life of joy and perfect happiness. More specifically, the festival is an opportunity for the young couple to meet; they confess and move forward in order to marry.

Going to Muong Lay is being the ancient lands. There are many things here like rivers, mountains, villages, streams... are associated with legends or stories compelling. With the emotional experience and explore, visitors will certainly really please you arrived this land.

"The beauty of Vietnam traditional culture" is the theme of Huong Pagoda Festival 2013

"Huong" is a name in Vietnamese, which means as Perfume, so we usually call "Huong Pagoda" is Perfume Pagoda. 

This year's festival is with the topic to make the highlight about the cultural - spiritual traditions of Vietnamese. Mr. Nguyen Van Hau, Vice Chairman of My Duc District (Hanoi) said: Huong Pagoda Festival 2013 will be held with the largest scale; and it is also the first event in response Nation Tourism Year of Red River Plain in Hanoi’s Areas.

With the theme as the beauty of Vietnam traditional culture, Huong Pagoda Festival this year will appear with a many activities to honor and introduce to visitors about the festival's traditional values, which have emerged since a long time in the past. It also contributes to the diversity of culture and religion in Vietnam.

This year, the opening of the festival will not be only formally held on 6-January at the Thien Tru ground, but the festival also has many other activities such as: rite about making freely for the life on Yen Stream, the photo exhibition about Vietnamese ancient pagodas and the combination with other excellent culture-art activities.

A photo about Huong Pagoda Festival 2012

To serve the organization of the festival better, as from many months up to the present, My Duc District was active in works such as renovating a number of items, improve infrastructure and ensure security. The district has invested to repair and maintenance for the road systems and including the signposts from Ha Dong festival area to create the favorable conditions for tourists go to this place.

The works which related to ensuring for the environmental hygiene in the festival are especially focused as: Cleaning Yen Streams, doing construction of the public toilets at criteria, creating the layout for trashes in areas and maintaining the force to do garbage collection in multiple locations.

The holders also train about the traffic safety knowledge for the waterways and attitudes to serve the tourists get on the boats (when coming to the Huong pagoda festival, the tourists must go to some special places by using the boat). Many security forces are strengthened to the points of the monument and the key on the tourist focus areas... All are formed to treat any un-wished situation immediately and preserve order for the festival.

In this festive season, My Duc District’s determination is clear to prohibit some activities as the business, advertising and organizing catering services, which are not under the rule. At the present, the basic preparing works are completed; all are ready for holding the festival, which is operated with the longest time annual.

The experiences for traveling in winter

The winter vacation will bring the opportunity to experience a new perspective on the landscape and the beauty of life. The following advice will help you have a more perfect trip in Vietnam.

The necessary equipment

If you're traveling to the northern mountains in Vietnam, you should bring a thick sweater; the best choice is a stuffed coat; it is very warm when you wear and have the ability to regulate the body temperature. These items may carry as the thick socks, gloves, scarf and beanie (you also should bring a hat, which covers your ears is the best). It will be indispensable for your trip; because if you do not keep warm, you will be very susceptible to cold.

The girl in Lao Cai should wear more gloves and hat to become perfect

In addition, you should prepare yourself for clothes, which are elastic, thin and tight. Then, you should even were outside with a sweater and a leather jacket, or the coat is mixed with the nylon material to avoid the rain. With this, it is warmer than wearing a lot of clothes outside.

If you are the girls, you should not wear skirts. The dark clothes are the best to avoid a feeling for dirty; and it helps to absorb more heat for the body.

About the shoes for your trip, you should were the soft shoes to create relevance to walk a lot. You should not wear the high heels; it is easy to make the leg pain and slippery. You should bring two pairs of shoes. A pair is waterproof and thick to go in the rain; and a pair is normal to walk on sunny days.

Skills you need to know.

Winter in the north, the weather is usually dry. So when staying in the evening, you should have a glass of water or a bowl of water to increase the humidity in the room and prevent nosebleeds when waking up due to heating systems make the air to become dry.

Even, preferably before going in bed, you should soak your feet in hot water with a little salt and crushed ginger. Here's a tip to balance the body temperature effectively. It helps you to recover health quickly after a day of activities.

If you are cold, you can massage the special oil (in medicine) to keep warm. However, you absolutely should not massage while standing in the outdoor wind because even when exposed to wind, it will cool quickly. In addition, the current market, there are many kinds of medical tape to keep the heat to bring more efficiency. You can use for winter travel.

When standing outside in the cold conditions, you should not drink the cold water, this will balance the body temperature with the outside temperature.

During your trip, you bring a pot of water, which insulates the heat for travel; it will help you be able to enjoy a little tea or coffee at a certain stop.

Medicines and medical equipment

The cold climate will be easier to make the skin cracked and dry lips; therefore, the girls should wear lotion and lip moisturizer to use before you go out. And of course, do not forget to bring a small medical bag with some essential drugs such as: Drugs headache, fever, abdominal pain, medical oil, wind, own medication for your personal, medical bandages...

I hope that, with these suggestions, all will help you experience the destinations on the winter days in Vietnam.

Hanoi Spring-flowers Exhibition 2013: Honoring the village culture

As from January 30, 2013 to February 5, 2013, an exhibition of spring-flowers in Hanoi with the title as "Flower’s festival – Tet’s market is honoring for the village culture and high-quality agricultural products" will be held at the center of Vietnam Exhibition of Art and Culture, which is at No 2 Hoa Lu Street, Hai Ba Trung District - Hanoi).

Hanoi Spring-flower Exhibition

In addition to the exhibition of flowers and pets, the Hanoi Spring 2013 also has a wealth of activities such as: Exchanging about culture and art, exhibiting to showcase the culinary booths, displaying the high-quality agricultural products and handicrafts.

The activities are organized to honor the cultural beauty of the traditional villages of Thang Long (Hanoi today) and the Red River Plain provinces. The exhibition also welcomes National Tourism’s year of Red River Plain and Hai Phong Province 2013.

This is also an opportunity for members such as village artisans, farmers and business are related not only to meet to exchange experiences, but it also introduces initiatives in the field of the agriculture and rural area industry.

A photo of Hanoi Spring-flower Exhibition 2012

Since then, Hanoi Spring-flower Exhibition this year will aim to contribute to the promotion of activities to develop the trade in the village and farmer organize; it promotes the consumption of the agricultural productions in Hanoi.

This Exhibition will be held each other by Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism in collaboration with Hanoi People's Committee and a number of organizations such as the Association of Farmers in Hanoi, Vietnam Folk Arts Association and Vietnam Village Association jointly.

Hon Dat district is ready for Ms. Su Festival 2013

If visitors travel to Hon Dat (in Kien Giang Province - Vietnam) on ​​these days, you'll find a formal space, including banners, posters, the gorgeous flags and flowers... on the route to the ruins of Hon Dat. Everyone is eagerly waiting for a major local event. It was the 51-year anniversary festival of the sacrifice of a popular girl, which has a nickname as Chi Su (Ms. Su) (She has the real name is Phan Thi Rang and was promoted as a Hero of the Armed Forces of Vietnam). The festival will take place from 08th to 09th-Jan-2013 in Hon Dat historical district.

A program of the Chi Su festival

 At present, the preparatory work for the festival is urgently carried out for opening day: Theater, program, stage, sound system, lighting... All have been carefully designed. All the preparations for the festival are being implemented expeditiously. With the size and scale of a district-level festival, the opening ceremony will bring to the audience and visitors about the repertoires of art, which is unique, attractive and impressive.

A part of the festivities will take place on 08th-Jan-2013, with many activities such as: The movie, the slide show for the features in Hon Dat, folk games, culinary programs, make the photo galleries about the new countryside and sea... At the night on 8th -Jan-2013, the program will be announced the opening of the festival with the theme as "the Ba Hon’s epic song" made by Cultural Center of the province. The program will be projected by Kien Giang Television to serve the people.

The worship was programmed last year for 50-year Chi Su anniversary

Mr. To Duy Chiem, Director of Cultural Center of Kien Giang province – at the same time as the director of the festival, which is programmed this year, said: The opening program consists of two parts. The first part is the epic song of Ba Hon area (program by 78 people). The second part is a program about the Hon Dat area associates with the country to promote. This is a traditional ceremony, which will be taken place in the morning on 9th-Jan-2013 (As the worship with the participations of many groups in different localities in the Kien Giang province).

The festival is also an opportunity for Hon Dat district can promote the tourism potential to the visitors to know about the history and landscape of this particular district.

Phia Oac Pass - A wild place in Cao Bang

Many beautiful natural scenes are at Phia Oac because at this place, it is a very unique climate. In some years in the past, even, there is no place in Vietnam happened with snow down, but this phenomenon occurs in Phia Oac. The ice has killed many plants, but it also made many other species became more sustainable with such harsh conditions.

Pass belongs to the territory of the three communes (Thanh Cong, Quang Thanh, Phan Thanh) and the Tinh Tuc town (Nguyen Binh District - Cao Bang Province). Forest in Phia Oac is very special; and it is the high valuable heritage inventory of Northeast. With altitude is 1931m in comparison with the sea level, it higher than some travel destinations as Sa Pa and Tam Dao towns is 450m; and it is higher than Ba Vi nearly 1000m. Thus, it is enough to become the most prominent place in the Cao Bang province in particular, and in Northeastern Vietnam in general.

Phia Oac attracts visitors because it has a lyrical landscape of the forests of this type with places such as the conservation areas, the national parks; it includes of an area is more than 300000ha. Besides, there is a large-scale salmon farming here. Phia Oac is the source of 5 major rivers in the area, including the Bang and Hien rivers.

Water flow from the rivers and mountains of the Phia Oac forest is plentiful. That is the source of the endless energy for the Ta Sa hydro. There is a path, which is longer than ten kilometers from the Phia Den destination up to the top of the Phia Oac pass (the highest) is known; it is twisting all around; many bends are very protruding and seem to want to throw everything down the deep chasms. However, if we go up higher, the landscape is spectacular and spread out. It is immense to make sense of the people seemed lost in a place like "fairy on the road". And then, everyone breathes to make the tight chest. There are the old trees, which stand among the blue-violet bamboo forests in the light of slight afternoon sun; it is still cold. There are the vertical special green casuarina-forests, which are very large; they extend from the valley to the top of the pass. Actually, it collects on the eyes with special features of these forests.

Phia Oac in the past was wild with the horror stories of a poisonous sacred forest area . Nearly a century ago, the French came here to explore and create the value of this place. With the French, which participate in building the pass, Colia is called to demonstrate the presence of many people have paved the way through the mountainous wilderness. The reason which is called as above because here, there is a female engineer, who involved in designing the pass, had died in the attack of a lion. Since then, they call this mountain pass in the name of the woman engineer with Colia to commemorate and remember the land is beautiful but wild.

After completion of the road through the land of "the little fairy", The French also built the resorts; the villas were built with the stones; and there the pit system was used for mining tin throughout the mountains. It stretched for several kilometers. The villas here have been abandoned for many years, but they still conserve the shapes. These forms are for people can imagine the old French architecture of the past.

Binh Tien sights in Ninh Thuan

Binh Tien which is located in the commune of Hai (Thuan Bac Ninh Thuan province), is the favorite tourism ranked as one of the most beautiful beaches in Vietnam Central. Here, the rolling white sands, which form the graceful romantic curves. The green trees cover the cool down the shore beach is very attractive for tourists stop to watch. The waves are very gentle pat on the coast created a landscape non Binh Tien peace.

Same message mountain populations are close to Cam Ranh Bay to create a unique look painted the Binh Tien marine. Here, the Chua mountain (meaning the God mountain) is over 1000 meters high with many plant and animal species are living to create a compelling ecological environment. If, guests sat leaning against the rock garden close to the sea and let questions, you'll hear any birdsong on green mountainside dreams. The coastal road follows the beach of Binh Tien - Ca Na is over 105 km prepares to be completed; it will connect string Ninh Thuan travel to other places of Vietnam's most like Ca Na, Mui Dinh Binh Son , Ninh Chu Hy and Binh Tien. Located in Phan Rang-Thap Cham is about 45 kilometers, it is a very convenient traffic system. Visitors to Binh Tien will follow the coastal road and can often open a new route is winding and winding mountain of God.

The residence in Binh Tien has 63 families with over 250 people. Here, the village is really gentle, hospitable and friendly; they often invite friends to visit Binh Tien and stop to enjoy the seafood is very bold with a flavor of the sea, which are processed by the indigenous people.

Visit the traditional lacquer villages in Binh Duong

Binh Duong is a province, which is in the process of development of a region carry a characteristic culture of the traditional craft villages. The lacquer is one of the famous carriers, which has been located in the area for over 300 years. From a way of manipulating based on the direction of hereditary, the artisan classes always want to send the dedication to improve gradually about the lacquer products. It is a well-known art with a deep stunning beauty.

Tuong Binh Hiep village is a center of the Binh Duong craft lacquer. The traditional crafts are such as lacquer ware, carvings, furniture… which appeared very early and develop prime in “Thu” land - Binh Duong. This area is shaped and got the career development mainly concentrated in Thu Dau Mot Town (and a number of places as Chanh Nghia, Phu Cuong, Tuong Binh Hiep, Tan An, Dinh Hoa). However, the origin of lacquer in Binh Duong is Tuong Binh Hiep Village.

The Binh Duong lacquer which is very popular and favored by customers as a process from the raw material to the final stage of the products undergoes 25 stages. Each stage requires a separate art; it is very meticulous and elaborate. A paint process for a product must spend through 3 to 6 months to ensure about the requirements for the quality.

As from 1975 to the present, spending many transformations, the lacquer sector still operates based on the stability and development. However, the classical lacquer is still popular. In addition, there is a series of modern designs; they are in accordance with the requirements of the new market situation.

Over many generations, this carrier in Binh Duong preserves the traditional beauty. It is a sophisticated, gentle and serene. It's very the bold and revolutionary Eastern Asia. Today, the lacquer workshops in the Tuong Binh Hiep village have the ability to produce the diversified products. There are many types of art such as paintings, all kinds of furniture... not calculate to the paintings, there are many the lacquer products to use for the decoration as jars, jugs, plates, bracelets, boxes... In the products in general, there are a lot of the form methods such as painting, thin painting, hollow carving, knob doing... they make a variety of products. And the other hand, there is the combination with other materials such as ceramic, bamboo... and there are many producing workshops for export as Thanh Le, Dong Tam, Hung Huong...

With the long tradition and development history of a land more than 300 years, the craft lacquer in Binh Duong still holds strong with the national identity. Today, with the development of science and technology, this industry is the successor of tradition and combines with modern. It has contributed to the diversity of models, which show the richness of the material... This carrier has been a source of inspiration for the aesthetic of generations of the talented artists. It is the art voice to bring humanity to friends in Vietnam and the world. So that people can understand more about the unique identity of Vietnam Folklore.

The Tuong Binh Hiep lacquer village is not only the pride of the generations here, but it is also a characteristic traditional culture of a region's respectable. These village styles have gotten the attention of many people, which include of the local government levels and branches. There is a consensus of the groups as artisans, workers, the involved businesses. On 29st – Aug - 2006, Binh Duong Lacquer & Sculpture Association was established in the decision No. 3838/QD-UBND of Binh Duong Province People's Committee. The association will be an important bridge, which contribute to preserving and promoting the strengths of a traditional lacquer craft in a Southern Vietnam’s province.

Hanoi is an attractive destination for the international tourists

To form the statistical systems about international visitors who travel to Hanoi, Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism in Hanoi has implemented the project "Research to complete the statistical methods about the international visitors go to Hanoi." This will help to plan the strategic development of the tourism products.

One of the activities of this project is surveying and exploring from 1420 international visitors here. The results showed that there is a number of 93.64% visitors have felt Ha Noi is a very attractive destination. On the other hand, the major international visitors go to Hanoi by air (rate 90.13%) with many different purposes. In particular, the purpose of travel and vacation accounting for 67.24%; the commercial services and accounting for 14.94%; the rest is other purposes.

Van Mieu - Quoc Tu Giam in Ha Noi is the first university

The elements which make up the charm of Hanoi, are appreciated highly by the tourists. In particular, it is the factors such as human, food, tourism, landscape... Hanoi’s people are friendly, enthusiastic and hospitable. The cuisine here also received 82.29 percent of the vote for the rich, the delicious and typical dishes. The travel services are from 57% to 71% of visitors rated as reasonable (the price corresponds to the quality); if calculation is only for the tourist information service, there are a number of 7.1% of the visitor’s replies about information is very good, 48.76% good reviews and 36.04% average rating.

There are other factors make the international tourists choose Hanoi as an attractive destination includes of the cultural heritage (with 25.13% of the vote), the landscape (at the rate of 17.14% of the vote). The promotion is worked in various forms to promote the attraction. It includes of promoting through the internet accounting for 25.61%; the guideline book accounting for 45.02%; the travel business units accounting for 16.99%; and advice from friends or relatives accounting for 12.38%.

Guom Lake in Hanoi is a central of Culture and History in Vietnam

Besides the positive side, Hanoi still exists some limitations that need to be overcome to create a favorable civilized environment about tourism to serve like: The facilities at Noi Bai international airport, the public services, the transport systems...

Based on the results of the survey and exploration activities, many solutions have been proposed to create a sense of peace of mind, safety and trust for the tourists when coming to Hanoi. There are many actions such as: Planning the parking to make way for pedestrians; enhancing the cultural knowledge for the teams of the taxi drivers and street vendors; building the codes of for the intelligent travel ...

In addition, to build Hanoi to become a truly sustainable and attractive destination and worthy of the tourist center of country and the region, in the future, Hanoi will continue to invest in a retain other travel products. Specifically, they are Soc Son eco-tourism, the eco-resort in Ba Vi Mountain, the tourism-culture village of the people in Vietnam, the cultural and historical park at Thang Long Imperial Citadel, the tourism section of Huong Son festivals and attractions, the Red River belt, the Day river with the main product is eco-tourism along, building more recreational activities at night...

And more, to develop the tourism associated with the preservation and promotion of the human-cultural values at the same time with the ecology environmental protection, Hanoi has taken element is "the environmentally friendly" into the development goals of the tourist city until 2020.