Water puppetry and Dong Ho paintings are just two amongst Viet Nam''s
many traditional arts ed to entertain locals and tourists alike
during the Lunar New Year holiday season in Ha Noi''s Old Quarter.
Do (poonah) paper, used to make the famous folk
painting Dong Ho, has been given new vitality thanks to an art project
d by a young NGO employee, Tran Hong Nhung.
Eight young graduates from the London College for
Fashion Studies will showcase their first collections at a fashion show
and exhibition titled Still Believing.
When did Ha Noi become the capital of Viet Nam? What are Dong Ho paintings? What pagoda is the oldest in Viet Nam? What pagodas have unique structures or Buddhist treasures?
A high-ranking leader has said that local artisans should be honoured and encouraged to promote traditional Dong Ho folk painting preservation and development.
The Viet Nam Culture Festival, held in New York last
week, introduced several facets of the country and its cultural
identity to American and international friends in the lead up to the
Lunar New Year.
A French painter based in Hoi An is showcasing his
paintings on Vietnamese themes made on rhamnoneuron paper, which is used
for the traditional Dong Ho paintings, at an exhibition in Hue.
