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Monthly Archives: February 2012
Food Lover’s Lane
Photo: The Word There have been verbal rumblings recently about a great seafood spot called Oc Dao nestled somewhere between “that alley over there” and District 1. So, with these vague directions in mind, we apprehensively headed over. We started … Continue reading
‘Bai Choi’ folk game proposed for UNESCO recognition
Vietnam Institute of Culture and Arts is preparing documents to submit ‘Bai Choi’ folksongs to UNESCO, for recognition as an intangible cultural heritage in the world in need of urgent protection. Artist Luong Dang, one of the most famous … Continue reading
Posted in Mekong News
Tagged ‘Bai Choi’ folk game, hoi an, Vietnam Institute of Culture and Arts
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Famous Ca Na fish sauce of Ninh Thuan Province
Vietnam’s central province of Ninh Thuan not only attracts tourists with its beautiful beaches but also with its high quality fish sauce called Ca Na. The place where fish sauce is made is called nha thung (house of barrels) … Continue reading
Posted in Food & Dinks
Tagged Ca Na beach, Famous Ca Na fish sauce, Ninh Thuan Province
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Artisan Le Ton Muu, famous for creating ‘Bamboo Dragons’
Artisan Le Ton Muu has been known as “Mr. Bamboo Dragon” for 28 years, by local people of Son Binh Commune in the mountainous district of Huong Son in Ha Tinh Province. Artisan Le Ton Muu with one of … Continue reading
Old village patriarch’s love for traditional music instruments
During spring each year, an old village patriarch Vo Lang from Hong Kim Commune of A Luoi District in Thua Thien-Hue Province can be seen repairing or making a khen be, a traditional music instrument of the Ta Oi ethnic minority … Continue reading
Ho Chi Minh City in the top 10 of street food destinations
‘Banh my kep pate’ (sandwich with pate), a popular street food in Ho Chi Minh City Ho Chi Minh City has been listed in the top 10 of world’s best street food destinations. The list was created by … Continue reading
Da Nang to sparkle with fireworks displays
The fifth Da Nang International Fireworks Competition, themed ‘The Colour of Da Nang’ will take place on April 29-30 with the participation of five teams. The teams are Canada, China, France, Italy, which all won the championship in the … Continue reading
Chau Ro gongs connect the living and the dead
People in the Central Highlands believe that when the gongs are played, there is an encounter between the human and spirit worlds, between the worlds of the living and the dead. Gongs are closely associated with each stage of life. … Continue reading
Buffalo killing festival of the Cham
(VOV) – The buffalo killing festival is very popular among ethnic minority people in the Central Highlands, and also regarded as a unique custom of the Cham in Lac Tanh district, in the southern province of Binh Thuan. The festival takes … Continue reading
Posted in Ethnic Minorities
Tagged Buffalo killing festival, The Central Highlands, the Cham people
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The Brâu ethnic minority group
A buffalo killing ceremony of the Brâu ethnic group (VOV) – Dak Me village of the Brâu ethnic minority people now looks like a small street in the green forest, with hunger, poverty and backwardness almost non-existent. I was … Continue reading
Lecochinchine Cruises 