Vietnam is a country with long and rich cultures. Festivals are important facts of the year which vary from different ethnic groups. Among thousands of them‚ Lunar New Year (or Tet) stands the first in the list - it is a sacred festival of every Vietnamese. Extracts below are major events which we have gathered and edited notably. Lunar New Year (Tet Nguyen Dan) Tet falls on a time when the old year is over and the New Year comes by lunar calendar. This is also the time when the cycle of the universe
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tunnels were used as a hiding place during the Vietnam War and visitors crawl in the safe parts of the tunnel. Cu Chi Tunnel Map of the Cu Chi Tunnels. Happy visitors on the mekong Delta. Mekong Delta Visitors at the Thien Mu Pagoda. Monks inside the Thien Mu Pagoda. consists of the President‚ who is the head of
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Buddhist temples come in many shapes. Perhaps the best known are the pagodas of China and Japan. Another typical Buddhist building is the Stupa‚ which is a stone structure built over what are thought to be relics of the Buddha‚ or over copies of the Buddha’s teachings. Buddhist temples are designed to symbolise the five elements: * Fire * Air * Earth‚ symbolised by the square base * Water * Wisdom‚ symbolised by the pinnacle at the top All Buddhist temples contain an image
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HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURE 3 Module 3 (Part One) FEATURES CHINESE ARCHITECTURE Chinese architecture refers to a style of architecture that has taken shape in East Asia over many centuries. The structural principles of Chinese architecture have remained largely unchanged‚ the main changes being only the decorative details. Since the Tang Dynasty‚ Chinese architecture has had a major influence on the architectural styles of Korea‚ Vietnam‚ and Japan. The architecture of China is as old as Chinese civilization
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Hay Mann Zaw (540415501) National Artifact Assignment (Part 1) Human Geography‚ Chiang Mai University Submitted to Professor Elizabeth Lunstrum 29th January‚ 2013 My Hometown‚ Mandalay as a National Artifact My name is Hay Mann Zaw. I’m a second year student majoring in Social Science at Chiang Mai University. I am a Myanmar who has been living in Mandalay‚ Myanmar my whole life until I came to study in Chaing Mai. I am very proud of my hometown and it makes me a nationalist in some ways
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WONDERS OF THE WORLD Many lists of wonders of the world are said to have existed during the Middle Ages‚ although it is unlikely that these lists originated at that time because the word medieval was not even invented until the Enlightenment-era‚ and the concept of a Middle Age did not become popular until the 16th century. Brewer’s refers to them as "later list[s]" suggesting the lists were created after the Middle Ages. Many of the structures on these lists were built much earlier than the
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THUA THIEN HUE AND HUE CITY 1. Basic information Area: lt has the natural area of 5‚053.9 square meters spread in the long and narrow land‚ with the average width of 60 km and the length of 127 km. It is along the direction of North West - South East parallel with the coast‚ with various terrains of mountains‚ hills‚ coastal plains and lagoons. 2. Location a.Geography location Locates in the North Central Coast of Vietnam‚ approximately in the center of the country at latitude of
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driver at Noi Bai airport. Transfer to hotel. O/N in Ha Noi DAY 2: Hanoi ( Breakfast‚ Lunch ‚ Dinner ) Breakfast at hotel. 08:00AM meet with your Tourguide at hotel lobby. Full day Hanoi city tour AM visit: Ethnological museum ‚ One pilared pagoda‚ Litteratury temple . Have VN Buffet lunch at Sen restaurant PM visit : Hoan Kiem lake and excursion by cyclo around 36 ancient quarters‚ stop by vestige of Hilton prison ‚ St. Joseph cathedral‚ Dong Xuan market‚ West lake . Have Dinner with speciality
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the Pagoda. According to Philippine CountryFiest/Festival is bundle of Filipino culture and each City and Barrio have atleast one festival of their own. Therefore most of the people who celebrating the festival is the local people or a resident in a place. Most of them adapt the tradition of the family who is a devotee of their patron saints. That’s why most of the people who attend the festival is 41 yrs old above. Also the organizers set an age limit to the people allowed to ride the Pagoda Boat
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Time flies and my first semester at the university has already finished at the end of January‚ leading to my most wanted and longest holiday each year - Tet. It is also known as Lunar New Year Eve in many Eastern countries. On the way back to my hometown‚ I could not help being so excited for this special vacation after a long time of studying in Hanoi. Tet was such an interesting and memorable holiday to me. To get ready for this celebration‚ a number of items must be bought and prepared. It
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