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The annual Lim festival falls on the 12th and 13th days of the first lunar month, or February 2 and February 3 this year. The festival mainly takes place in the Hong Van Mountain, or Lim Mountain area which attracts the most visitors. Diverse activities are held throughout the festival, including folk games, love duet singing, and calligraphy. A performance of love duet songs put on by children in Hoan Son commune of Tien Du district receives plenty of enthusiastic applause from locals and tourists. Female singers make trầu (betel and areca nut), an ancient snack, for visitors to enjoy at the festival. Some visitors ask for calligraphy works from scholars, a tradition in the new lunar year. Artisans perform a love duet while on a dragon boat. The post Thousands attend Lim festival in Bac Ninh appeared first on Vietexplorer.com . View more from VietExplorer: Bamboo Airways licensed to fly directly to...

On inner-city roads, many vehicles were forced to keep their lights turned on until 8:30 a.m. High-rise buildings in Ha Dong and Thanh Xuan districts are left covered by drizzle and fog, with their roofs invisible amid the fog. At the same time, residents must suffer from the high humidity levels following the Tet holiday. Locals are forced to don raincoats as they travel on roads in the capital. Fog limits the visibility of drivers as they travel in Hanoi. The weather condition is forecast to last until mid-February, with temperatures hovering at around 18 to 22 degrees Celsius. The post Hanoi engulfed in spell of drizzle and fog appeared first on Vietexplorer.com . View more from VietExplorer: On the rooftop of Indochina Lotus season in town Vietnamese culinary culture introduced in Laos Well-known musical “L’Histoire du soldat” to debut on the Vietnamese stage Young Photography Festiv...

Photo: zingnews.vn On the days adjacent to the Lunar New Year, locals and tourists in many provinces and cities are flocking to Mang Den town, KonPlong district (Kon Tum) to immerse themselves in the “cherry blossom festival.” These flowers are blooming all over the mountains. Y Trang, the owner of Soc Mang Den Homestay, said that the forest cherry blossom trees here have been around for a long time. In 2008, Nguyen Thi Phuong’s family (living in Ho Chi Minh City) brought cherry blossoms from Da Lat to plant them all over her family’s hill in the Konplong district. Photo: zingnews.vn “Over the years, her family has nursed and propagated cherry blossoms and donated them to the local community for trial planting in gardens and along the street. Currently, many families in Mang Den have their own cherry blossom gardens. This attracts tourists to visit and take pictures every New Year’s Eve and Spring,” shared Trang. Visitors can see cherry blossoms at Dak Ke lake...

The Vietnamese contestant brought with him five pieces of luggage full of costumes specifically for the final round, along with all of the other sideline activities which are happening at the event. Among them is an outfit weighing over 20 kg which he will wear during the national costume segment of the competition. Thinh said prior to his departure he would try his best to perform as a professional model at the contest and at the same time to introduce Vietnam to his friends from around the world. The Ho Chi Minh City native stands at 1.80 metres tall, weighs 72 kg, and measures 105-77-102 cm. He is fond of travelling and discovering new cultures from different countries around the world. The 27-year-old man is the founder and operator of The Next Journey Travel & Events travel agency in Ho Chi Minh City. First held in 2016, Mister Tourism World has developed into one of the most famous male pageants in the globe, alongside Manhunt International, Mister World, Mister...

According to the Management Board of Huong Pagoda, roughly 4,500 boats were prepared to serve visitors to the festival, one of the biggest in Vietnam, especially for Buddhists. This year saw guests to purchase digital tickets and scan QR codes at the entrance gate as opposed to using paper tickets like in previous years. The management board said that 80,000 visitors have flocked to the pagoda since January 21. Situated about 60 km from downtown Hanoi, the Perfume pagoda is a vast and striking complex featuring pagodas and Buddhist shrines built into the karst cliffs of Huong Tich Mountain, also known as the Mountain of the Fragrant Traces. Last year saw the three-month long Perfume pagoda festival draw 1.5 million visitors. The post Traditional Huong Pagoda Festival officially opens in Hanoi appeared first on Vietexplorer.com . View more from VietExplorer: Ha Long Bay listed among world’s 50 most beautiful natural wonders Ly Son garlic receives certificate of geogr...

37 – year – old Nguyen Thanh Tuan, who was born in Tra Vinh, was a freelance photographer. Every year, he trips to some of the most famous flower villages such as Sa Dec – Dong Thap town, Cho Lach – Ben Tre, and Long Duc – Tra Vinh villages. The photographer said that he often has plans to travel during the Tet holiday, and one of his favorite destinations is the beautiful flower village. Each time he passed one, he would stop to ask the owners for permission to take gorgeous photoshoots with his camera lenses. Traditional flower villages always amaze him with the ingenuity, meticulousness, and hard work of the farmers. On the occasion of the New Year holiday, Tuan returned to his hometown, and on the way back cited Long Duc flower village (Tra Vinh) and Cho Lach paper flower village (Ben Tre). He shared, “This year, the farmers plant a lot of marigold flowers, but this flower has a very specific fragrance, and we can only see them during the springtime and the Tet holiday. When I...