Hoa Ly District in the northern province of Ninh Binh held the ancient capital of Hoa Lu (first capital of Vietnam’s feudal era from 968 to 1010) festival on Tuesday, attracting many locals and tourists, the Vietnam News Agency reports. From early morning, people flocked to Truong Yen Commune to worship the historical relics of [...]
The “Ancient Topographic Map of Hanoi and Surroundings” exhibition opened yesterday in Hanoi on the occasion of upcoming 1000th Anniversary of the Thang Long – Hanoi Foundation. The exhibition, jointly held by the National Library of Vietnam and the Embassy of France in Vietnam, is a part of a project titled “Recovery of Writing [...]
115 paintings of the resort city of Da Lat by painter Vi Quoc Hiep, including 95 paintings of the city’s ancient French-style villas, will be displayed at an exhibition in November. As most of the paintings depict Da Lat’s old villas, the exhibition is named “Impressions from Da Lat’s old villas”. This will be the [...]
An ancient wooden boat retrieved from the Huong River in May has been sent to Thua Thien-Hue Province’s Museum of Revolutionary History. The boat, which is 8.5m long and 0.5m wide, is believed to be used during the reign of King Gia Long more than 100 years ago, said researcher Ho Vinh. Researcher Ho Tan [...]
Sapa Ancient Rock Field is between the terraced rice paddies of ethnic minority groups. The first exploration research, in 1925, recorded that there were 200 stones of various dimensions concentrated in the area. Hon Bo, which is 15m long and 6m high, is the biggest of theses rocks. The engravings on the surfaces of the [...]
The remains there show that the citadel has a rectangular shape, the length from the east to the west is about 600m, the width from the north to the south about 450m. The whole area is about 27ha. The walls are made from earth. It has 4 forts at four corners, and wide ditches. Its [...]