Rural Discovery

Continue to conserve the value of Van Long Wetland Nature Reserve

Van Long (Gia Vien district, Ninh Binh province) straddles seven communes (local Government administrative units) and is in the heartland of the populated centre of north-eastern Vietnam, 85km south of the capitol, Hanoi. All the 45,000 or so people who live in these seven communes in the buffer zone of Van Long are of the

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New-rice celebration 

Khanh Vinh District People’s Committee (Khanh Hoa province) recently organized a festival demonstrating new-rice celebration, a unique cultural form of Raglai people.  A beauty of Raglai people’s culture New-rice celebration is a unique cultural beauty of Raglai people. Through the preservation of this tradition, other cultural characteristics of the Raglai such as music will also

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Preserving centuries-old craftsmanship

Nestled in Nhon Phuc Commune, An Nhon Township, Binh Dinh Province, the An Thai traditional vermicelli noodle and rice paper craft village has been a cornerstone of local culture for generations. With roots that trace back hundreds of years, this time-honored craft is a testament to the enduring spirit of tradition.     In the

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Rice Cake of Cho Village (Bac Ninh province)

Bac Ninh – the countryside of the brothers, the sisters, the “Quan ho” melodies and the traditional specialties keep in people heart. One of the special productions is Cho rice cake, Yen Phong district. With the distinctive aroma, the harmonious combination of rice, meat, onions, crispy, delicious that make anyone who has never tasted the

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New rice ceremony of the Van Kieu (Quang Tri province)

Rice has always been part of the life of the Van Kieu on the Truong Son mountain range in Quang Tri province. Because their life depends on the terraced rice fields they’ve built in difficult mountain terrain, they always pray for a sufficient harvest. Their New Rice ceremony conveys their wish for the deities to bless them with a good harvest and greater prosperity.     The New Rice ceremony is a ritual to thank deities for blessing the villagers with nice weather, good production,

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Benefits in the wood

This season is when herbs are high in medicine and bees make honey. People in the highland of A Luoi (Thua Thien Hue province) then start their hard and dangerous trips looking for vegetables, mushrooms, honey, creek fishes, and so on. Picking medicinal herbs (Homalomena occulta) Sweet honey makes people warm inside The sudden thunderstorm

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Khe Van waterfall

Owing to its pristine natural beauty, Khe Van waterfall in the mountainous district of Binh Lieu (Quang Ninh province) is known as an attractive destination for adventurous tourists. Khe Van waterfall is known as an attractive destination for adventurous tourists Khe Van waterfall is situated in Huc Dong commune in Binh Lieu district, about 12

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