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Colao ethnic group

Lables: Colao ethnic group, Ethnic Groups, Kadai Group Proper name: Colao. Other names: Tu Du, Ho Ki and Voa De. Local groups: Colao Xanh (or green Colao), Colao Trang (white Colao) and Colao Do (red Colao). Population: 1,473 people.(1999 census). Hi... Read >

Chut ethnic group

Lables: Chut ethnic group, Ethnic Groups, Viet-Muong Group Proper name: Chut. Other names: Rue, Arem and Sach. Local groups: May, Rue, Sach, Arem and Ma Lieng. Population: 2427 people. Language: Chut language belongs to the Viet-Muong group (of the A... Read >

Churu ethnic group

Lables: Austro-Polynenisian Group, Churu ethnic group, Ethnic Groups Other names: Cho Ru, Kru, and Thuong. Population: 10,746 people (1999 census). Language: The Churu language belongs to the Malayo- Polynesian group (of the Austronesia language family... Read >

Bahnar Ethnic Group

Pop: 135,000 Origin: China Area: Kon Turn, Binh Dinh, Phu Yen Economy: rice, corn Belief system: animism Cultural characteristics: The Bahnar are believed to have migrated long ago to The Central Highlands from the coast. They are animists and worshi... Read >

Bai Dinh Pagoda Festival

Bai Dinh Pagoda Festival starts from January 6th. Formerly, the festival only lasts for a week. Recently, with the attention and investment of the State, the complex has been upgraded into a larger cultural site which is famous not only for Vietnamese but... Read >

What Vietnamese foods should you try in Vietnam for New Year

Vietnamese people have a very good habit of saving, which are reflected by the regular meals – rice with main dishes (meat or fish/shrimp), a vegetable food and a bowl of soup. Vietnam food is thus often jokingly labeled "food for peasants". However, this... Read >

Top Six Vietnam destinations to celebrate Tet, New Year

Hanoi Hanoi, one of the most beautiful of the colonial Indochinese cities, is often the start or end point of a trip to Vietnam, and what a great welcome or farewell it is. Oozing with charm, Hanoi has gone through wholesale changes since Vietnam swung o... Read >

Top 8 things Vietnamese families always do for Tet, New Year

1. Clean and decorate the home Homes are often cleaned and decorated before New Year's Eve. Children are in charge of sweeping and scrubbing the floor. The kitchen needs to be cleaned before the 23rd night of the last month. Usually, the head of the hous... Read >

The Three Kitchen Gods in Vietnamese New Year

There is a popular belief in Vietnam that Tao Quan, the Three Kitchen Gods, is present in the kitchen of every home. These gods observe everything that takes place there. At the end of the lunar year, on the twenty-third day of the twelfth month, they dep... Read >

2012, the year of Dragon, what you need to know about dragon in

Vietnam In Asian myths, no creature is as impressive as the dragon. For Vietnamese peasants, the dragon was a vivid symbol of the fourfold deity-clouds, rain, thunder and lighting. Represented by an S shape, dragons are depicted on artifacts dating back ... Read >

What are four sacred animals of Vietnam?

The traditional Coat of Arms consisted of a shield or banner or varied forms, having the stylistic representation of a dragon, a legendary and totemic animal of multiple symbolic significance. Also included on the Coat of Arms were the unicorn, tortoise a... Read >

Halong bay Destinations

CatBa Island Cat Ba Island belongs to Cat Hai District – 50 kilometers southeast from Hai Phong City and 150 kilometers from Ha Noi Capital. The area occupies for 200 square kilometers and consists of 366 small and big islands of which Cat Ba is the bigg... Read >

Top 5 Vietnam places to see before you die

Fansipan Moutain Fansipan Mountain is located 9km south-west of Sapa Town let in the Hoang Lien Mountain Range. It has been branded as "the Roof of Indochina" at the height of 3,143m. Mount Fansipan has been approved as one of the very few eco-tourist sp... Read >

Top 5 dishes in Hue

Com hen Song Huong “Com Hen Song Huong” is a dish served at room temperature, made with mussels and leftover rice. It is a complicated recipe that includes sweet, buttery, salty, sour, bitter and spicy flavors. Com Hen Song Huong (or Com hen in short)... Read >

Top 5 dishes in Hanoi

Xoi Xeo Chances are you will encounter this dish in almost every outdoors market. There are even two restaurants dedicated fully this dish in the Old Quarters. Xoi xeo is sticky rice topped with ground de-hulled mung bean and fried onion. Sometimes it ca... Read >