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| Preserving the Nation’s Musical Soul |
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Artist Duc Dau is the proud owner of one of the largest collections of Vietnamese musical instruments in Ho Chi Minh City and a stop at his home to study the collection is included on the itinerary of many tourists to the city. |
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| Comic Book Artist Vinh Khoa
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During 30 years of living and working in Belgium, painter Vinh Khoa often became nostalgic for his homeland, hence he has produced many comic books featuring his beloved country of Vietnam. |
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| Countryside in Tran Lang’s Paintings |
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With urbanization rapidly taking place everywhere, the visual memories of village cultural spaces that are gradually disappearing are becoming more precious and rare, especially for those who love travelling, discovering and learning about Vietnam’s ancient culture. |
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| Unique Paintings Made from Tree Roots
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Khuc Toai villagers in Khuc Xuyen Commune, Bac Ninh City (Bac Ninh Province) have long been famous for their traditional craft of carpentry. In recent years they have also become known for the special fine arts products made from the roots of dead or excavated trees that are much sought after by both domestic and foreign customers. |
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| Kim Son with “Moc” Photo Exhibition
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Vietnam Pictorial (VNP) photojournalist Kim Son opened his first private exhibition titled “Moc”. Containing 60 photographs, “Moc” highlights Son’s well being and sensitive soul. |
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| Colours of Hoi An
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Hanoi native Vu Trong Anh is keen on seeing every centimetre of the ancient, mossy streets of Hoi An, a world cultural heritage site and travelling to the suburbs where rows of coconut palms are reflected in rivers and green vegetable and paddy fields are abundant.. He sometimes finds his source of inspiration for paintings in My Son Sanctuary and the villages in Quang Nam Province. |
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| A Folk Dance of Thang Long Land
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Long before Thang Long, present-day Hanoi, covered such a vast area, its boundaries were surrounded by many villages, such as Trieu Khuc (in Thanh Tri District), Hao Nam (Dong Da) and Nhat Tan (Tay Ho). The people in these villages performed a folk dance, widely known by the local people as Bong. As Hanoi expanded and these villages became part of the city, they maintained the distinctive dance. |
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| Stone carvings of President Ho Chi Minh
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Thirty stone carvings of the late President Ho Chi Minh made by artisan Trieu Hoang Giang in Son Vi Commune, Lam Thao District, Phu Tho Province (north Vietnam) which took over ten years to complete, are not only unique art works, but also valuable documents of historical significance about the beloved President of Vietnam. |
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| Painter Chau Giang - Story of Faces
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Under any theme Chau Giang’s paintings always describe the fate of people with contradictions and complicated innermost feelings; the bright and the dark, the good and the bad in each person. |
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