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
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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
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It has been more than six decades since the end of French colonial rule in Vietnam, but when President Francois Hollande arrives this week he’ll struggle to avoid a quintessential legacy of his country’s rule: the baguette. Smeared with pate and loaded with fresh coriander and cucumber, or just enjoyed with a pat of fresh
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