Tet fun minority style at Ethnology Museum

A swing game which will be played at the Ethnology Museum in Hanoi Photo: The organizers

Discover Vietnam’s minority tribes in person at the Ethnology Museum at Nguyen Van Huyen Street in Hanoi during Tet from February 6 to 8.

For the first time, Raglai people from Ninh Thuan Province, Dao and Na Mieo from Lang Son Province will all come to introduce their colorful culture, music, dances and indigenous festivals to Hanoi. Visitors will be able to see Lion dances of Nung people, gong performances of Raglai and the bamboo dance of Thai people on the same stage.

Other attractions include water puppet shows, calligraphy demonstrations and artists from Dong Ho painting village who will show you how to paint the folk characters that have made their village famous.

Many ethnic folk games will be played. Kids can have fun with traditional toys such as pin wheel, to he (figurines fashioned from colored rice dough), flowers and fruits made of dough, 12 animal designations made of clay. Guests can enjoy many kinds of food.

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Museum at the home of a hero

A tourist takes pictures of the statue of King Nguyen Hue at the museum’s main gate. The building in the background has exhibits about the Tay Son Movement and Emperor Quang Trung. There are also two other buildings with displays about Nguyen Hue’s family, martial arts and music.

About 45 kilometers north-west of Quy Nhon City of Binh Dinh Province there is a museum full of information and exhibits about Emperor Quang Trung and the Tay Son Dynasty in the late 18th century. The Tay Son Dynasty refers to the period of united Vietnam ruled by three brothers from the village of Tay Son (Tay Son brothers).
Nguyen Hue was one of the brothers and he took on the reign name, Quang Trung, when he became emperor.

During a four hour visit to the museum we learned about the history of the famous king and Binh Dinh Province, which is the cradle of Vietnamese martial arts. Here some pictures of our trip to the museum.

The well that Nguyen Hue’s family used. The museum is set on the site of Tay Son Village where the national hero, Nguyen Hue, grew up with his two brothers Nguyen Nhac and Nguyen Lu. While we were there, a woman drank and washed her face in the water believing that it has healing properties.

The Tay Son Martial Arts show has 12 drums with three phases of military engagement: going into battle, battle engagement and triumph. After the drum performance instructors perform Tay Son martial arts. - Photos: Minh Duy

A young girl views the gongs and weapons from Tay Son Dynasty. The museum holds tens of thousand objects and historical documents from the period.

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Hanoi sets twenty Vietnam records

Vietnam Records Book, Vietkings on Sunday announced twenty Vietnam records for the capital city of Hanoi, reports VietnamPlus.

1. The place where three Vietnam’s declarations of independence were written. They are Nam quoc son ha by General Ly Thuong Kiet in the 11th century, Binh Ngo dai cao by politician/diplomat/ high-ranking mandarin under Hau Le dynasty, Nguyen Trai, in early 15th century and “Tuyen ngon Doc lap” by President Ho Chi Minh in 1945.

2. The city that has the most ponds and lagoons.

There are more than 40 ponds and lagoons of all sizes inside and outside Hanoi.

3. The biggest city. Hanoi covers an area of around 3.3 thousand square kilometers and is ranked as one of the 17 largest capitals in the world by area.

4. The city that has the most historical sites and tourist attractions.

Hanoi has more than 4,000 historical sites and tourist attractions, in which are more than 1,000 nationally-ranked and/or classified as intangible cultural heritages and over 1,200 unique craft villages.

5. The city that has the most museums, including the Ho Chi Minh Museum, Revolution Museum,  Historical Museum, Military Museum, Museum of the B-52 victory, Vietnam Women’s Museum, Vietnam Museum of Ethnology, Fine Arts Museum and Hanoi Museum among others.

6. The city that has the most streets and alleys named Hang.

The old Thang Long-Hanoi had more than 50 streets and alleys with the first word Hang while the second words were popular daily items including Co, Chuoi, Chinh, Chieu, Chi , Che, Chao and Chai.

The other records include the city with the first high-level school in Vietnam - Quoc Tu Giam (1076); the city with the most epitaphs of doctorates - Van Mieu (Temple of Literature); the city with first epitaph of doctorates from the examination in 1442; the city with the most ancient citadel - Co Loa Citadel which was built in the year 225 BC; the city with a tower in the shape of inkstone and brush (Dai Nghien and Thap But) (1865); the city with first old village that was ranked as a national historical relic, Duong Lam Village; the city with the most ancient street gate – Thuy Khue Street; the city with the largest excavation site, Thang Long Royal Citadel.

Hanoi also has the first fine arts school, the Indochine Fine Arts School (1924); the first medicine school (1902); the first scientific research institute - Vien Dong Bac Co Institute (École française d’Extrême-Orient) (1901); the unique garden that has fruits of three regions – the garden of Uncle Ho, the most ancient bridge – Long Bien Bridge (1902); and the most ancient photography village - Lai Xa Village in Kim Chung Commune, Hoai Duc District (1900-1910).

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Hanoi sets twenty Vietnam records

Vietnam Records Book, Vietkings on Sunday announced twenty Vietnam records for the capital city of Hanoi, reports VietnamPlus.

1. The place where three Vietnam’s declarations of independence were written. They are Nam quoc son ha by General Ly Thuong Kiet in the 11th century, Binh Ngo dai cao by politician/diplomat/ high-ranking mandarin under Hau Le dynasty, Nguyen Trai, in early 15th century and “Tuyen ngon Doc lap” by President Ho Chi Minh in 1945.

2. The city that has the most ponds and lagoons.

There are more than 40 ponds and lagoons of all sizes inside and outside Hanoi.

3. The biggest city. Hanoi covers an area of around 3.3 thousand square kilometers and is ranked as one of the 17 largest capitals in the world by area.

4. The city that has the most historical sites and tourist attractions.

Hanoi has more than 4,000 historical sites and tourist attractions, in which are more than 1,000 nationally-ranked and/or classified as intangible cultural heritages and over 1,200 unique craft villages.

5. The city that has the most museums, including the Ho Chi Minh Museum, Revolution Museum,  Historical Museum, Military Museum, Museum of the B-52 victory, Vietnam Women’s Museum, Vietnam Museum of Ethnology, Fine Arts Museum and Hanoi Museum among others.

6. The city that has the most streets and alleys named Hang.

The old Thang Long-Hanoi had more than 50 streets and alleys with the first word Hang while the second words were popular daily items including Co, Chuoi, Chinh, Chieu, Chi , Che, Chao and Chai.

The other records include the city with the first high-level school in Vietnam - Quoc Tu Giam (1076); the city with the most epitaphs of doctorates - Van Mieu (Temple of Literature); the city with first epitaph of doctorates from the examination in 1442; the city with the most ancient citadel - Co Loa Citadel which was built in the year 225 BC; the city with a tower in the shape of inkstone and brush (Dai Nghien and Thap But) (1865); the city with first old village that was ranked as a national historical relic, Duong Lam Village; the city with the most ancient street gate – Thuy Khue Street; the city with the largest excavation site, Thang Long Royal Citadel.

Hanoi also has the first fine arts school, the Indochine Fine Arts School (1924); the first medicine school (1902); the first scientific research institute - Vien Dong Bac Co Institute (École française d’Extrême-Orient) (1901); the unique garden that has fruits of three regions – the garden of Uncle Ho, the most ancient bridge – Long Bien Bridge (1902); and the most ancient photography village - Lai Xa Village in Kim Chung Commune, Hoai Duc District (1900-1910).

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Hanoi sets twenty Vietnam records

Vietnam Records Book, Vietkings on Sunday announced twenty Vietnam records for the capital city of Hanoi, reports VietnamPlus.

1. The place where three Vietnam’s declarations of independence were written. They are Nam quoc son ha by General Ly Thuong Kiet in the 11th century, Binh Ngo dai cao by politician/diplomat/ high-ranking mandarin under Hau Le dynasty, Nguyen Trai, in early 15th century and “Tuyen ngon Doc lap” by President Ho Chi Minh in 1945.

2. The city that has the most ponds and lagoons.

There are more than 40 ponds and lagoons of all sizes inside and outside Hanoi.

3. The biggest city. Hanoi covers an area of around 3.3 thousand square kilometers and is ranked as one of the 17 largest capitals in the world by area.

4. The city that has the most historical sites and tourist attractions.

Hanoi has more than 4,000 historical sites and tourist attractions, in which are more than 1,000 nationally-ranked and/or classified as intangible cultural heritages and over 1,200 unique craft villages.

5. The city that has the most museums, including the Ho Chi Minh Museum, Revolution Museum,  Historical Museum, Military Museum, Museum of the B-52 victory, Vietnam Women’s Museum, Vietnam Museum of Ethnology, Fine Arts Museum and Hanoi Museum among others.

6. The city that has the most streets and alleys named Hang.

The old Thang Long-Hanoi had more than 50 streets and alleys with the first word Hang while the second words were popular daily items including Co, Chuoi, Chinh, Chieu, Chi , Che, Chao and Chai.

The other records include the city with the first high-level school in Vietnam - Quoc Tu Giam (1076); the city with the most epitaphs of doctorates - Van Mieu (Temple of Literature); the city with first epitaph of doctorates from the examination in 1442; the city with the most ancient citadel - Co Loa Citadel which was built in the year 225 BC; the city with a tower in the shape of inkstone and brush (Dai Nghien and Thap But) (1865); the city with first old village that was ranked as a national historical relic, Duong Lam Village; the city with the most ancient street gate – Thuy Khue Street; the city with the largest excavation site, Thang Long Royal Citadel.

Hanoi also has the first fine arts school, the Indochine Fine Arts School (1924); the first medicine school (1902); the first scientific research institute - Vien Dong Bac Co Institute (École française d’Extrême-Orient) (1901); the unique garden that has fruits of three regions – the garden of Uncle Ho, the most ancient bridge – Long Bien Bridge (1902); and the most ancient photography village - Lai Xa Village in Kim Chung Commune, Hoai Duc District (1900-1910).

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