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Vietnam Information Vietnam Information – Vietnam’s narrow borders bulge against the ceaseless bustle of Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi, two modern metropolises tempered by colonial architecture and tree-lined boulevards. Tranquility rests by the crumbling temples, wood-paneled pagodas and verdant valleys of rural Vietnam; divers at Nha Trang plunge the glistening green of the South […]
It is most likely that Sa Pa was first inhabited by highland minorities of the Hmong and Yao groups, as well as by smaller numbers of Tày and Giay, these being the four main minority groups still present in SaPa district today. The Kinh (lowland Vietnamese) never originally colonised this highest of Việt Nam’s valleys, […]
Snack food in Hanoi: less is more
With the fast approach of winter in town, most Hanoi lovers are seeking new places for snack food and their most iconic wintry dishes are nem chua ran (fried fermented pork), banh mi thit xien (grilled pork with toast), or banh chuoi (fried banana cake). The best food shops in Hanoi are tucked away in […]
Sapa opens ‘Festival in the Clouds 2012’
The “Festival in the Clouds 2012” will open the Sapa Culture-Tourism Week 2012 from April 27 – May 4 with many new features since the previous year. This event, under the travel program “On the origin 2012”, is held by the 3 provinces of Lao Cai, Phu Tho and Yen Bai. As planned, the opening […]
Street Festival 2011 to be held in Ha Giang
On the occasion of the 66th anniversary of the August Revolution and National Day (September 2), together with the 120th anniversary of the foundation of Ha Giang Province, the Street Festival 2011 will be held in Ha Giang from September 10-12 in the centre of Ha Giang City.
Sapa tourist destinations attract a lot of visitors
In contrast to predictions of Sa Pa District People’s Committee, on holiday September 2th, there are many tourists visiting this romantic place.
“From the evening of September 1th so far, almost all hotels, guest houses in Sa Pa are booked by the travel and by the self-organizing delegations from a few weeks ago, so room rates are higher than before holiday September 2th. Price of guest rooms is quickly rising, from 250,000 VND to 400,000 to 500,000 VND / room … “
Sa Pa preparing to hold hoa dang festival 2011
The festival of hoa dang 2011 (flower garlands and colored lanterns), with its thirty-five intricately decorated clusters of hoa dang illustrating popular Vietnamese and Chinese legends, has begun in Sa Pa on Saturday night (10 / 9). In order to organize successful hoa dang festival, the People’s Committee of Sa Pa town had met and deployed content, assigning tasks to departments, union’s town, and the population groups and schools.
Tam Hoa plum is the taste of Bac Ha
Coming to Bac Ha District in Lao Cai Province this season, tourists will be impressed with the colorful costumes of H’Mong ethnic people, the horses’ neighs and screams of mountainous pigs intermingled with the sounds of hammers on the fire of blacksmiths. But, more importantly they will have a chance to enjoy Tam Hoa plums a tasty specialty of the district.
Mong people’s panpipes go to festival
The Mong ethnic minority people in the north will hold their first ever panpipe festival in the mountainous province of Ha Giang on Aug. 21 and 22.
About 300 local people and artists are expected to perform at the event, which is among a series of activities to mark the 120 th founding anniversary of Ha Giang province.
