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Cham Kate festival has been opened
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VietNamNet Bridge – The Kate Festival celebration of the Cham people will take place at Po Sah Inu Tower in Phan Thiet City on October 15-16 with a series of traditional rituals and festivities.
A procession of palanquins head to the Po Sah Inu Tower
in Phan Thiet City last year. (Photo: SGT)
The festival is directed and run by the Cham people’s religious leaders in Ham Thuan Bac District and it will include a procession of palanquins and costumes of Po Sah Inu Goddess, a ceremony to open the tower’s gate, washing the altar for linga and yoni ceremony.
Moreover, the festival, which aims to preserve traditional culture of Cham people and to promote the image of the local tourism sector, will also feature traditional music performances, goods fair, weaving brocade contests, pottery, baking cakes and folk games. Especially, the festival will have a contest on making and arranging offerings for Cham people’s Goddess and a fashion show on Cham people’ s costumes.
Tourists will be instructed on how to play musical instruments like Ginang and Baranung drums and the Saranai horn, and enjoy folk music performances by artists from neighboring districts of Ham Phu, Ham Tri and Ma Lam Town.
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Oct
10
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Finding substitute for Tourism Ambassador Ly Nha Ky
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VietNamNet Bridge – Her one-year term as the Tourism Ambassador of Vietnam has ended but actress Ly Nha Ky still has to finish the remaining tasks because relevant bodies did not find a substitute yet.
Mr Nguyen Van Tinh, Director of International Cooperation Department of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, told VietNamNet: "The appointment of the new Ambassador of Tourism is assigned to the Department of International Cooperation and the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism. The new Tourism Ambassador will be appointed in early 2013. After Ly Nha Ky’s one-year term ends, there will have no one to be the Tourism Ambassador".
"The tasks for the Tourism Ambassador will not much in the coming time. Moreover, it depends on tourism advertising campaigns so until 2013 we will have a new Tourism Ambassador,” Tinh further explained.
In 2011, Ly Nha Ky - an advertising model, an actress, and a businesswoman - was appointed as the first Tourism Ambassador of Vietnam. The appointment stirred up controversy relating to Ky’s personal records, degrees and previous scandals in her private life.
However, as a Tourism Ambassador, Ky is appreciated to have positive contribution in promoting Vietnam's tourism in the country as well as abroad, especially the vote for Halong Bay as one of the new seven natural wonders of the world late last year.
Both Vietnamese and foreigners can be nominated or the Vietnam Tourism Ambassador position.
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Oct
10
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Pac Bo - national special relic site
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A ceremony to announce Pac Bo as a national special relic site took place in northern Cao Bang province on October 6.
Addressing the event, Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Hoang Anh highlighted Cao Bang’s strategically important position at the northern border during wars against foreign invaders.
Pac Bo was chosen by Nguyen Ai Quoc as a secret base to build up the revolutionary movement. Right here, he made a number of important decisions, contributing to the success of the 1945 August revolution, which resulted in the founding of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam.
The city of Cao Bang has an area of 10,762 ha and a population of 80,400.
Also on this occasion, the province announced a Government decision upgrading Cao Bang to a city under the province’s control.
Pac Bo is a small village in Truong Ha Commune, Ha Quang District, 350km from Hanoi and 55km north of Cao Bang Town . It is where the T’rung and Mang Rivers meet. Suitably, Pac Bo means, “mouth of the source”
The famous Coc Bo Cave is where President Ho Chi Minh stayed upon returning from 30 years abroad. At the foot of Karl Mark Mountain is Lenin Stream, which was named by President Ho Chi Minh. In Khuoi Nam, 1,000m from the Coc Bo Cavern, Ho Chi Minh presided over the 8 th session of the Indochina Communist Party (now Vietnam Communist Party) Conference in May 1941.
Even now, this location remains a sacred place for the Vietnamese. Endowed with beautiful mountains and rivers, Pac Bo is quickly developing into a popular tourist area./.
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Hanoi host Asianbeatvn Momiji Festival 2012
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10/10/2012 08:37:42
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A ride around town
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10/10/2012 08:32:36
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Hanoi with Mozart’s Cosi fan Tutte
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09/10/2012 08:45:12
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Vietnam welcomes masterChef
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09/10/2012 08:42:57
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The first prizes are gotten by Local architect at world festival
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09/10/2012 08:40:46
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Ho Chi Minh City – Hai Phong route by Vietjet air
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09/10/2012 08:37:48
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Danang-Hong Kong tourism links are being expanded
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09/10/2012 08:34:45
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Cat Bi airport is approval
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09/10/2012 08:32:35
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Hue, Hai Phong tourism is increasing
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09/10/2012 08:30:36
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