A ceremony was held at the Hue Imperial Relic Site in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue’s Hue City on January 28 (the seventh day of the first lunar month) to take down the Neu pole (a tall bamboo pole with red garment strips used to ward off evil spirits during the lunar New Year) and open the New Year seal.
A pair of stone lion statues at Ba Tam pagoda-temple complex is a symbol of the pinnacle of stone carving technique during the Ly Dynasty, showing the skillfulness and high aesthetic sense of artisans.
The Lunar New Year 2023 is the Year of the Cat. It is believed that if feng shui cat figurines are placed appropriately, they will bring about good fortune, prosperity, and good luck to owners.
Two national treasures – a wooden burial jar with a bronze drum as a lid and an animal figure dating back thousands years ago – are among about 1,300 artifacts and 500 scientific documents on display at the Binh Duong Museum in Thu Dau Mot City, the capital of southern Binh Duong province.
Archaelogists have found new architectural vestiges in an excavation area to the northeast of the Kinh Thien Palace relic in the Central Sector of the Imperial Citadel of Thang Long, Hanoi.
Thang Tran Phenh's paintings "Choi Bai" (The Card Game) and "Xem Boi" (The Wizard) sold for 780,000 euros (US$773,700) and 715,000 euros at an auction Tuesday by Lynda Trouve.
(BGO) – Soong
hao folk singing is an indispensable practice in the life of the Nung ethnic
minority people in Dai Son commune, Son Dong district (Bac Giang province). For
more than 7 years of preservation, Soong hao folk singing club (Club) in Dai
Son commune has helped preserve and promote the signature cultural identity in
the local area.
