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 …
The former imperial city Hue is going to install an audio guide system in five languages to serve visitors at its attractions. Phan Thanh Hai, director of the Center for Preservation of Hue Former Citadel Relics, said audio guides are being planned for major tomb sites and the royal citadel. Hue was the seat of …
