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Welcomes Cham culture fest
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VietNamNet Bridge – A special sports, culture and tourism festival featuring members of the Cham ethnic group was kicked off last night in the central province of Ninh Thuan.
The three-day festival is held at the same time as the group's traditional Kate festival.
Various cultural activities like art shows, traditional costume shows, brocade weaving contests, a culinary fair and sports competitions will be organised in four venues: Tourism Site at Poklong Garai Waterfall, the stadium of Huu Duc Village, My Nghiep Brocade Weaving Handicraft Village, and Bau Truc Ceramic Handicraft Village.
A conference on preserving and developing Cham ethnic culture in parallel with promoting tourism will be the key activity at the event, which will gather both scientists and cultural workers.
The event is expected to attract Cham people from nine localities including Binh Thuan, Phu Yen, An Giang, Tay Ninh, HCM City and Dong Nai.
The localities will take turns hosting the event, which will be held every three years.
According to statistics from 2008, the Cham group was ranked 14th in population size when compared to all 54 ethnic groups in the country, with 145,000 members.
Ninh Thuan Province is home to many old monuments of the Cham people, particularly Cham towers.
Currently, two ancient Cham towers in the province were restored at a total cost of more than VND27 million (US$1,300) from the State budget.
The Poklong Garai Tower, built by the Champa kingdom between the last half of the 13th century and early 14th century, is considered as a symbol of Phan Rang City. It's an important relic and tourist attraction and also features three smaller towers, including the Cong, Lua and Chinh towers which range from 8.5m to 21.5m in height.
Chinh Tower was where Cham King Poklong Garai was worshipped. The restoration work on this site included building a new floor and stairs leading up the towers, along with installation of lighting and water supply systems and contraction of a reception house.
The towers are considered as valuable architectural works. Each floor and side is decorated with ceramics and stones in different shapes, some showing humans, dragons and leaf designs that provide insights into the artistic and religious lives of the Cham people.
The second major tower to be restored was the Porome Tower, one of the biggest Cham towers in the region. It was built in the 17th century on a high hill in Ninh Phuoc District.
A leader of the provincial Department of Culture, Sport and Tourism said the two towers had degraded during the past several years and the restoration work was expected to protect and conserve the towers' value as examples of national cultural heritage.
Lo Phu Luong, an ethnic Cham who works as a guard at the Porome Tower, said the tower's restoration was necessary as it was seriously degraded.
"We Cham people are really happy about this work," said Luong. "Thanks to support from the State and Government, we now have a place of worship."
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Oct
18
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One pillar pagoda with high ranks in Asia
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The One Pillar Pagoda, a historic Buddhist temple in Hanoi, has been recognised by the Asian Records Organisation as having the most unique architecture on the continent, the Vietnam Records Organisation said on October 17.
Originally dubbed Dien Huu, which means long-lasting happiness and good luck, the pagoda was built in 1049 on the orders of King Ly Thai Tong.
During the Ly Dynasty, to mark Vesak or Buddha’s birthday, it was the site where an annual royal ceremony to celebrate the event was held.
Legend has it that Ly Thai Tong, who had no children, used to go to pagodas to pray to Buddha for a son. One night, he dreamt that he met Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara, the Goddess of Mercy, sitting on a great lotus flower in a square-shaped pond and handed him a baby boy.
Months later, when the Queen gave birth to a boy, the King was advised by a monk to erect a pillar in the middle of a lotus pond, similar to the one he had seen in his dream, in honour of the Goddess of Mercy.
It was built of wood on a single stone pillar 1.25m in diameter, 4m high and resembled a lotus blossom, the Buddhist symbol of purity.
With all its architectural and historical values, the pagoda was classified as a national historic site in 1962. On May 4, 2006, it was recorded in Vietnam ’s Guinness Book of Records as the pagoda with the most unique architecture in Vietnam .
During its long history, the complex has undergone a number of renovations and has become one of the most interesting architectural complexes in Hanoi, attracting large numbers of domestic and overseas tourists alike./.
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Oct
18
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Welcomes 2012 dairy cow beauty contest
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(CPV) – After two days of competition, Mr Duong Van Long’s cow number 52754 was crowned Miss dairy cow 2012 with a cup and a prize of VND55 million in cash.
This 725 kilogram - winning contest cow produces around 40-50 liters of milk per day.
The final round of the 8th beauty contest took place in forest farm Moc Chau district of northwestern Son La province, involving 110 best cows.
The annual event is held on October 15 in response to the dairy cows program launched by Moc Chau Dairy Cattle Breeding Joint-Stock Company (Moc Chau milk).
The first runner - up went to cow number 67125 from the female Vu Thi Dang family, while the second runner –up belonged to milk number 70127 from the male Nguyen Duc Thuy family. Besides, Mr Duong Van Noi’s milk cow number 1714 won the best body voted by fans.
Organizers said that it was a really good opportunity for farmers to meet and exchange experiences in raising milk cows as standards used in Europe and America.
Furthermore, it also aims to promote the brand name of Moc Chau milk as well as to attract more visitors to Moc Chau Plateau - one of the most pristine beautiful plateaus in the North mountainous region that brings the amazing attraction for even hard-to-pleasure tourists./.
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Making plan for cultural day of Vietnamese ethnic groups 2013
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18/10/2012 08:23:44
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40th anniversary of Vietnam-India diplomatic ties more and more is concentrated
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18/10/2012 08:21:43
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HCMC Television 2012 MC contest will be opened
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18/10/2012 08:20:06
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Vice chairwoman of Mrs World in Asia impresses with the image of Vietnamese women
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18/10/2012 08:18:39
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Vietnam Museum of Ethnology with high appreciation by Tripadvisor
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18/10/2012 08:15:46
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Blitz in Hanoi is reminded by photoes
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17/10/2012 08:50:13
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A meet between Italian writer and Vietnamese fans
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17/10/2012 08:47:39
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FIAP gold medal is rewarded Vietnamese photographer
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17/10/2012 08:45:48
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Get a free music show
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17/10/2012 08:42:09
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