Cat Tien National Park

Cat Tien National Park

I came to the national park of Cat Tien in Tan Phu district, Dong Nai province. About 150 km from Ho Chi Minh City, after coming to the ferryboat, it is almost at night and the dark cloud has come even it was only 3 p.m. We intended to wash until 4 p.m to come … Read more

Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park

Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park

Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park is in Bo Trach district and Minh Hoa, Quang Binh province. About 50km to the northwest of Dong Hoi city and about 500km to the south of Hanoi capital, the park borders the nature reserve of Hin Namno in Khammouan province of Laos to the west, and it … Read more

Vietnam Attraction – Halong Bay

Vietnam Attraction - Halong Bay

Halong Bay, Vietnam is one of world’s natural wonders and is one of the top tourist attractions in Vietnam. The literal meaning of “Halong” is “Bay of Descending Dragons”. A local legend says that a family of dragons was sent to defend the land long ago when the Vietnamese were fighting the Chinese invaders. These … Read more

Worship of Ancestor Custom in Vietnam

Worship of Ancestor Custom in Vietnam

A very popular belief among Vietnamese is the custom of the ancestor cult. In every household, an ancestor altar is installed in the most solemn location. Vietnamese believe that the soul of a dead person, even if dead for many generations, still rests along with their descendants on earth. The dead and living persons still … Read more

Vietnam Culture – Funeral Ceremony

Vietnam Culture - Funeral Ceremony

“The sense of the dead is that of the final” says a Vietnamese proverb, meaning that funeral ceremonies must be solemnly organized. Formerly funeral ceremonies went as following: the body was washed and dressed; then a le ngam ham, or chopstick, was laid between the teeth and a pinch of rice and three coins were … Read more

Vietnam Culture – Wedding Ceremony

Vietnam Culture - Wedding Ceremony

Getting married is an important event in the lives of Lake Ranau Lampung people. The procedures for ancient wedding ceremonies were very complicated. The current wedding ceremony procedure includes the following stages: finding a husband or wife, proposal, registration, and finally the wedding. Depending on habits of specific ethnic groups, marriage includes various steps and … Read more

Vietnam Culture – Rice Cooking Competition

Vietnam Culture - Rice Cooking Competition

One of the meaningful acitivity in Vietnamese Tet festivals is rice cooking competition. A rice cooking competition is held to encourage women to take more responsibility in their traditional work. During Tet holiday, a number of villages in northern and central Vietnam hold rice cooking contests that may sound simple, but follow strict and complex … Read more

Vietnam City – Hanoi Capital

Vietnam City - Hanoi Capital

Area: 3,324.92 sq. km Population: 6,448.900 thousand habitants (April 2009). Administrative divisions: 10 urban districts: Hoan Kiem, Ba Dinh, Dong Da, Hai Ba Trung, Tay Ho, Thanh Xuan, Cau Giay, Long Bien, Hoang Mai, Ha Dong. 1 town: Son Tay. 18 rural districts: Dong Anh, Soc Son, Thanh Tri, Tu Liem, Gia Lam (Hanoi); Ba … Read more