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Nearly 200 antiques selected from collections by members of the HCM City Antique Association are exhibited at the HCM City Museum, 65 Ly Tu Trong Street, District 1, HCM City. The exhibition will last until December 27, 2012. Glazed vase of the Qing dynasty of the 18th-19th centuries. Bodhisattva Kuan-yin statue [...]
An exhibition entitled Vietnam’s Maritime Cultural Heritage, aims at introducing facets of the country’s seas and islands and aspects of trade between East and West, opened today, May 19, at the National Museum of History, 25 Tong Dan Street, Hanoi. The display is arranged into categories ranging from prehistoric times to the 10th century, from the [...]
An exhibition to reflect the special relationship between the old capital city of Thang Long and the Thien Truong area in northern Nam Dinh province under the Tran Dynasty from the 18th -19th Century, opened in the Thang Long Imperial Citadel in Hanoi on April 27. Jointly organised by the Thang Long – Hanoi Heritage [...]
The Dien Bien provincial People’s Committee, in co-ordination with the Hanoi Housing Development and Investment Corporation (HANDICO), on April 25 inaugurated a protective roofs over the outdoor exhibitions at the Dien Bien Phu historical site, in the presence of State President Truong Tan Sang. Construction of the structures began on February 25 under the [...]
More than 300 ancient artifacts from Southeast Asian nations are being displayed at the Vietnam History Museum in Ho Chi Minh City. On show are a Buddhist wood painting from Laos, silver bowls from Cambodia, jewellery and swords from Malaysia, and ceramics dating back hundreds of years. The exhibition, which opened on April 24 and [...]
Several traditional Eastern style medical services became available to tourists visiting Binh An Duong, one of relics within the Hue Ancient Imperial Citadel on March 20. The medical exams and treatments are being offered by the Hue Relics Preservation Center in cooperation with the Thua Thien Hue Pharmaceutical Company. Located in the northeast corner of [...]
Thot Not is not only the most populous and wealthiest district in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho, but it is endowed with a number of cultural relics, craft villages, splendid islets and many ancient houses. The best of it is located along Hau River, namely Ba Ca Old House. To reach the house, [...]
Long An Palace in the Hue royal citadel reopened to tourists Sunday after being closed for the last four years while it underwent a US$1.2-million restoration, Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper reported. The tiled wooden structure, which the kings used to rest after ceremonies, includes seven compartments and two annexes standing on rare timber pillars. It [...]
A three-month exhibition titled Con duong to lua tren bien Dong, or Silk Road on East Sea, will be held at the Vietnam National Museum of History in Hanoi. Dr. Nguyen Van Doan, head of the museum’s exhibition department, said the exhibition would showcase Vietnam’s role in and dominion over the East Sea as part of [...]
Travelers without enough time to visit the majestic Phu Quoc Island, should instead go to Coi Nguon Museum for an overview of the island. Located on a small hill on Tran Hung Dao Street in Duong Dong Town, the museum was established in 2009 by Huynh Phuoc Hue who has spent over 15 years collecting [...]