Vietnam Handicrafts Vietnam Handicrafts. In Vietnam, there are traditional handicrafts: ceramic, bamboo products, lacquerware, mother-of-pearl inlaying… Ceramics There are many villages throughout the country that produce ceramics. Some of these villages include Phu Lang in Bac Ninh Province, Huong Canh in Vinh Phuc Province, Lo Chum in Thanh Hoa Province, Thanh Ha in Hoi An (Quang Nam Province), and Bien Hoa in Dong Nai Province. Bat Trang Ceramic (more…)
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VIETNAM GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES In Hanoi, IDD code: 84 – 4 Government Committee on Organization & Personnel Ministry of Education and Training Add: 37 A Nguyen Binh Khiem Str. Tel: 976 2914, 976 0370 Fax: 978 1005 Add: 49 Dai Co Viet Str. Tel: 869 2394, 869 4904 Fax: 869 4085 Ministry of Transport & Communications Ministry of Science, Technology & Environment Add: 80 Tran Hung Dao Str. Tel: 825 4012, 825 2925, 825 2309 Fax: 826 7291, (more…)
Vietnam History From the 1st to the 6th centuries, the south of what is now Vietnam was part of the Indianised kingdom of Funan. The Hindu kingdom of Champa appeared around present-day Danang in the late 2nd century and had spread south to what is now Nha Trang by the 8th century. The Chinese conquered the Red River Delta in the 2nd century and their 1000-year rule, marked (more…)
Vietnam Geography Located in South East Asia, Vietnam starts to emerge as a major tourist attraction. Vietnam has two main cities, the political capital Hanoi and the economic capital Ho Chi Minh City (also known as Saigon). Square Miles : 125,138 square miles (325,359 sq. km) Borders : 2,386 miles (3,841km) total, bordering the countries of Cambodia (west), Laos (west) and China (north). Coastline : 2,153 miles (3,466km) (more…)
Vietnam Festivals Festivals have long been considered the traditional cultural activity of the Vietnamese people. They are attractive to all social classes and have become a necessary part of people’s lives for many centuries. Festivals are the crystallization of cultural, spiritual, and physical activities that have been chosen, maintained, and improved over many generations. Festivals are the living cultural museums of the way people live. Festivals are a (more…)
Vietnam Climate In the north, the rainy season is from August until November. Typhoons are frequent, but not too much of a problem. The north can be quite chilly in winter (Dec. – Feb.). The climate in the Delta is sub-equatorial with two main seasons. The wet season lasts from May to October with short downpours occurring almost every day. The dry season lasts from November to April (more…)
Sapa Area: 678.6 sq. km Population: 52.5 thousand habitants(2007) Administrative division: Townlet:Sapa Communes: Ban Khoang, Ta Giang Phinh, Trung Chai, Ta Phin, Sa Pa, San Sa Ho, Ban Phung, Lao Chai, Hau Thao, Thanh Kim, Ta Van, Su Pan, Suoi Thau, Ban Ho, Thanh Phu, Nam Sai, Nam Cang. Located 38km from Lao Cai City, Sapa is a mountainous district of Lao Cai Province. Sapa District is very (more…)
Vietnamese Architecture Vietnamese Architecture. Vietnamese architecture arises from the Kings Hung dynasty. Before the 10th century, villages and hamlets appeared in this period according to several tales of Linh Nam. The ancient Vietnamese used wood to build houses to protect themselves from tigers and wolves. Two kinds of houses were depicted on the bronze drums; one in the shape of a boat and the other in a shape (more…)
Vietnam Wedding Ceremony Wedding is very important to Vietnamese, not only to the couple involved, but also for both families. Thus, it is usually including quite a few formal ritual observances. The Wedding day is usually chosen well in advance by the groom and the bride’s parents (in the old time, it is not necessarily Saturday or Sunday, as well as they believe it is good based on (more…)
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