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    Wheel House Café

    With a unique space displaying a lot of car replicas, the Wheel House Café on Phan Van Tri Road, Go Vap District, Ho Chi Minh City has become a rendezvous for youngsters in the city.

    Ba Na Ethnic Group’s Unique Festival

    Annually, the Ba Na ethnic people in Kon Tum Province hold their festival in the middle of November according to the lunar calendar to pray for a prosperous and healthy life and drive away pandemics, calamities and misfortunes.  

    A unique bell collection

    After 10 years of collecting bells, Bui Duc Tam in Ho Chi Minh City now owns more than 200 bells which come from various countries around the world. 

    Linen Weaving by the Hmong in Dong Van

    Hmong ethnic people living in Dong Van Karst Plateau (Ha Giang province) are very proud of their traditional craft of linen weaving which is famous in Tay Bac (northwest Vietnam). By making colourful cloth, Hmong women have added vitality to this sterile area of rocky mountains.  

    Hieu Tin’s Cultural Space

    Hieu Tin, a culture researcher and lecturer from Ton Duc Thang University in Ho Chi Minh City, is well-known for his hobby of collecting different kinds of pottery, tea pots, and celebrity statues. He has turned his house into a small museum of unique collections.

    King Bao Dai’s Palace

    Located on Trieu Viet Vuong Street, Da Lat in Lam Dong Province, Bao Dai’s Palace is a charming structure with a European renovated architectural style that helps beautify this romantic city.

    Investigating the Role of Sacred Animals in Vietnamese Tradition

    On November 28, 2015 the Vietnam National Museum of History introduced to the public the newly opened exhibition themed “Vietnamese Sacred Animals”.

    Exhibition displays ancient archaeological treasures

    Nearly 300 artifacts dating back to centuries ago are on display at the Vietnam National Museum of History from April through July. These are regarded as the most important discovery of Vietnam’s archeology within the last century.

    An Artisan Who Makes Soulful Masks

    For more than 20 years, Nguyen Van Bay has been familiar to many people in Ho Chi Minh City with his sunburn skin and long hair over his shoulders, riding an old bicycle loaded with masks for sale. He is a lovely man called by the locals “Old Mask Bay”.

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