The Vietnam Museum of Ethnology

The Vietnam Museum of Ethnology is a surprisingly interesting place to get the real feel of Viet Nam .Well worth seeing to learn alot about Vietnam as a nation and of its people, ethnics and minorities under one roof

The museum has over 15,000 artefacts including photographs and other multi-media such as audiotapes.The museum is packed full of information detailing traditional Vietnamese ways of life, from religious events to the symbolic rituals of all the Vietnamese ethnic groups, providing a rich tapestry of the culture melting pot existing in Vietnam. The exhibition hall features everyday objects representing each group, a research centre, library and auditorium.

The facility consists of two parts:indoor display;outdoor display( South East Asia display)

About indoor exhibition space can be viewed via a virtual tour which includes the Viet, Muong, Tho, Chut, Tav, Thai, Ka Dai, H’Mong-Dao, Tang, San Dui, Ngai, Mon-Khmer, Nam-Dao, Cham, Hoa and Khmer ethnic groups. There are priceless antiques on display alongside everyday objects such as pipes, baskets and knives.You can also watch videos if you wish

Expecting to see a wide range of interesting items on display at the museum with clothes, jewellery and items relating to weddings, funeral ceremonies and other spiritual rituals also exhibited across the 54 communities offering an incomparable glimpse of their history, heritage and cultural identity.

The outdoor area presents a range of traditional homes including a Tay stilt house, Yao House on half stilts and half earth, the Ha Nhi house made out of beaten walls, Gia Rai Tomb, Se Dang Communal house to name a few. The interiors of the house feature the living and dining areas. And a Viet house complete with indigenous foliage, each separated by a small stream and reached via little bridges. One of the main features of the museum is to present the artefacts in a simple manner so that visitors can enjoy them without being overwhelmed by detail. The museum is suitable for children and all documents and display signs throughout have been translated into intelligent Vietnamese , French and English.

Certaintly the museum is really especially a great choice for those who cannot find time to visit all remote areas where live the majority of Vietnam ethnic minorities.So dont miss it

You can get there 2 ways: best to go via taxi to the museum which will take about 20 minutes or alternatively take the number 14 minibus from Dinh Tien Hoang Street (just north of Hoan Kiem Lake) to the Nghia Tan stop and walk two blocks

Address: Nguyen Van Huyen, Hanoi

Opening hours: Everyday except for Monday, 8:30-17:30

Website: http://www.vme.org.vn

Thang Long water puppet theatre

 Thang Long Water puppet theater is a familiar place for all most tourists  love  and want to discover the traditional art .This is kind of unique art and just have only in Viet Nam.Dont miss it and let make your trip more perfect with amazing experience when you enjoy the water puppet show.

Located at 57B, Dinh Tien Hoang street, nearby Hoan Kiem Lake, Thang Long Water Puppet Theater was established in 1969 and since 1990 many water puppet shows have been performed by Thang Long theater artists.Every year, about 500 shows are offered to approximately 150,000 audiences. Moreover, the theater has brought water puppetry art to more then 40 foreign countries like Japan, France, America, Australia, Spain… through performance tours, or international cultural exchange program or puppetry festivals.

The content of water puppet performance is very variety.They describle Viet Namese 's life such as  daily life of Vietnamese farmers (cultivating, tending buffalo, catching fishes…), communal entertainment (swimming contest, dragon dancing…), or historical legends (Le Loi returns precious sword…), with modest performance way have appealed audiences for centuries. However, the artists of Thang Long Water Puppet Theater want to renew the old puppet shows with effect of light, music and combination between people and puppets.

That's an awsome thing here that there is a coffee lounge which is right in front of the theater, you can sip a cup of coffee and see both people on the road and  beautiful view of Hoan Kiem lake,maybe that can make your mood feel cooler after or before enjoying a lovely water puppet show.

There are puppet show every day at 15:30 - 17:00 - 18:30 - 20:00 - 21:15 and Sunday at 9:30

Ticket costs between 60.000 - 100.000 VND  depend on your seat is close or far the stage and can be purchased at doors or by contacting the theatre:

Tel: (84-04) 3 824 9494, 3 825 5450 

Fax: (84-04) 3 824 5117

Email: thanglongwpt@fpt.vn

Website: www.thanglongwaterpuppet.org

The simple beauty of flowers triangular circuit in Ha Giang

Ha Giang is a province located in the far north of Vietnam, and contains Vietnam’s northernmost point. It is definitely a great destination for the sightseeing of grandiose mountainous landscapes and purple circuit triangular flower garden glowing in hillsides, foothills.

The pink flowery fields created a large attraction to the young for the last few years.

This autumn from 12th to 15th of November, Ha Giang’s government will organize the first circuit triangle flower to attract people who love amazing landscape of limestone and granite outcrops and the endless pink flowery fields.

The festival aims to promote, introduce signature image, traditional culture of local people living in the region people to Dong Van Plateau – Worldwide geography parks with numerous tourists and domestic and international friends.

The flowery fields spread continually in Lung Cu. Flowers triangular circuit often open in the end of the autumn from the middle of October to November and December. When just opening flower will have while, after changing to pink and when faded flower is ruby red.

The small flowers with petals bunch each other creating pyramid. It have three side triangle, in the middle is flower bud, the leaves also have pyramid that’s why people living here call flowers triangular circuit.

Local people often get flour of kernel triangular circuit to make cakes or mix this fruit with corn kernel to brew wine creating a special flavor.

This flower has the large attraction with tourists,so creating rush travel in Ha Giang in recent days, this year Ha Giang gave to replicate this flower in many places to meet the travelers’ needs.

.The places which have the most flowers still are Sung La, Dong Van, Pho Cao, Ma Le, Lung Cu, Xin Man.

Sometimes only being the small flowery fields located on the mountain pass or the radiant flowery field middle the majestic space. The flowery triangular circuit field in Xin Tran, far 10 km from Coc Pai town.

The flowery triangular circuit hill in Xin Tran. This place has a few large flowery fields but the street to go up a hill quite difficult and often is wrapped in mist.

In addition to exploring the colorful circuit triangular season landscape, you also have opportunities to explore the lives of indigenous people each region you pass.

Children in Ha Giang always have the wild beauty of mountain and forest, so it always creates many emotions for people who once came here.

This place always makes the young eager feeling because beside of watching flowers, visitors also can visit many other interesting destinations like Happy street, Ma Pi Leng mountain pass, King Cat,…

So dont waste time anymore, come here and enjoy the myserious of nature and amazing human in Ha Giang

SOME PLACES MEET HALLOWEEN IN HANOI

SOME PLACES MEET HALLOWEEN IN HANOI

You can go to The Garden,Nguyen Trai university or West Lake (Hanoi) to meet Halloween and disguise yourself as characters just existing in the fairy tales.

Halloween takes place in October 31st, usually starting in the afternoon and ending at 12:00 PM. Halloween has origin the ancient and now it’s still the sacred festival of Wicca people – A ancient religion. People believe this day, the Gods can visit the earth or the spirits of dead people will find out the way home and leave a message in the dream.

Famous symbol of Halloween is pumpkins looking like person’s face.
Nowadays, Halloween is considered as a international festival. All adults and children disguise oneself as characters in the fairy tales. Thereby, the young will be trained the courage, winning the fear about demons and darkness, helping them live better.

More than a decade ago, this festival entered Vietnam, specially being the big cities. Many schools, commercial centers, restaurants and families organize Halloween with the different form.

Here are the places where you can come to join Halloween in Ha Noi:

1.Cosplay festival in The Garden
The Garden is the most attractive place for young peple at Halloween in Ha Noi.2015 is the fifth year The Garden Shopping Center organizes Halloween including Cosplay for young people.
This year,Cosplay Halloween & Best Coser of the year 2015 in The Garden will take place on 2 days from 24th to 25th October with many amazing experience.
2.Hang Ma
Hang Ma is one of popular Halloween place in Ha Noi.Going there to see and buy some costumes to disguise yourself as characters just existing in the fairy tales.
3.The Wave- musical festival in Eden Garden
Halloween this year will be becomed one of the most expecting Halloween places in Ha Noi.The first time,The Wave the biggest musical festival in Ho Chi Minh city will organize in Ha Noi on 31th/10.If you love music,come here to enjoy.

4.Halloween Monster Festival in Nguyen Trai University.
On 31th /10 Nguyen Trai University will also have activities to welcome Halloween. That is Halloween Monster Festival.Maybe ,it is the biggest festival approximately 6000 people take part in
5.West Lake Park
West Lake Park will organize Halloween on 31st October , play area will be decorated with scene as the afterlife.
6.Dich Vong urban area
Program called “Tracing the mysterious incantation”, taking place in Dich Vong urban area on the first of November around 19pm to 21pm. Children coming here will be disguise as combatants to rescue the city,…