Name of ethnic group: Thai (Tay, Tay Dam, Tay Khao, Tay Muoi, Tay Thanh, Hang Tong, and Pu Thay). Population: 1,328,725 people (Year 1999). Locality: Lai Chau, Dien Bien, Son La, Hoa Binh, and Nghe An provinces. The Thai worship their ancestors, the heavens, the earth, ban, and “muong”. They also hold rituals to pray …
Pho bo vien thap cam (Vietnamese noodle soup with mixed beef meatballs) in Ho Chi Minh City has been described as the best street food in Asia by Australia’s Traveler website. The travel website wrote that tiny and shabby stores are “usually hidden from casual view by the hordes of motorbikes inevitably parked out the …
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Prolonged illness, spiritual possession, stress over family troubles: Len Dong, or Vietnamese shaman dance, posits itself as a cure for all ails. The ancient practice — previously restricted by colonial France and Vietnamese authorities — is enjoying a renaissance in the nation as officials ease constraints against it. Practitioners promise to rid followers of evil …
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Tran Quoc Pagoda in West Lake – a Hanoian landmark – was named one of the world’s 16 most beautiful pagodas by the Daily Mail, a British tabloid newspaper. Tran Quoc Pagoda is located on a small island on the east side of Hanoi’s West Lake and is the oldest pagoda in the city at …