Dong Ho Folk Paintings: From Woodcut Blocks to an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Tet
Dong Ho folk painting, a 500-year craft in Bac Ninh, uses woodblock printing and natural colors. UNESCO listed it as heritage in need of urgent safeguarding.
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How do Đông Hồ and Hàng Trống paintings differ?
Đông Hồ paintings are printed entirely with woodblocks, each colour having its own carved block, on điệp paper made from dó paper brushed with powdered shell. Hàng Trống paintings print only the black outline with a woodblock, and then the artisan hand-paints the colours onto each sheet, so every sheet has its own nuances of tone. Hàng Trống also includes a body of ritual paintings and narrative paintings, not only Tết pictures.
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Hung Kings Worship - Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
The Hung Kings Worship, a UNESCO intangible cultural heritage, reflects Vietnam's tradition of remembering the source when drinking water.
Feng Shui for South-Facing Houses: Which Elements Match, What to Note
South-facing houses belong to the Fire element and suit the West group. See how furniture and colors balance the five elements.
The Four Symbols Thanh Long, Bach Ho, Chu Tuoc, Huyen Vu in a land formation and where the minh duong sits among the four
The Four Symbols guard the huye: Thanh Long left, Bach Ho right, Huyen Vu behind, Chu Tuoc in front. This piece covers their shapes and the minh duong layers.
How Are Tieu Han and Nguyet Han Placed, and How Do They Differ from Dai Han and Luu Nien?
Tieu han is placed by the trine group of the birth year branch, nguyet han by birth month and hour, with notes on where Tu Vi schools differ.
How do the different lines of Vietnamese Tet paintings differ in technique and subject matter?
How Hàng Trống, Kim Hoàng, làng Sình and Đông Hồ Tet paintings differ in printing technique, paper, colours and subjects, and where each craft stands.
Mỵ Châu and Trọng Thủy: The Tale and the Commentary of Early Historians
The tale of Mỵ Châu and Trọng Thủy as recorded in Đại Việt sử ký toàn thư and Việt Nam sử lược, with the comments of the old historians on it.
Tet during the subsidy period: ration coupons, Tet food bags, and the queues for candied fruit
What was Tet like in Vietnam's subsidy era? Ration coupons, the Tet food bag, pre-dawn queues and shared bánh chưng pots, as remembered in the press.
Where Do Tet Couplets Come From and Where Did People Hang Them?
Where Tet couplets come from, where Vietnamese families pasted them (door, pillars, ancestor altar), and the basic rules of parallelism for writing one.
Ông Địa and Thần Tài: The Earth God and God of Wealth in Household Worship
Ông Địa and Thần Tài are the household deities most often worshipped together in Vietnam. Their origins, meaning, and altar placement.
Feng Shui for Retail Stores: Basic Principles
Feng shui for retail stores: choosing location and entrance direction, arranging furniture and airflow, and placing the cashier.
How to perform a proper opening ceremony offering for shops and companies
A step-by-step guide to shop and company opening ceremony offerings, from preparing the tray to the ritual sequence, with safety notes.
Why Do Vietnamese Hold Annual Death Anniversaries and What Does the Day of Gio Mean
The gio day is an annual memorial rite held on the lunar death date of a family member. This article explains its origin, meaning, and how it is understood.
What must be prepared for a yearly giỗ thường (cát kỵ) offering tray to make the rites complete?
Giỗ thường (cát kỵ) yearly rites need no full feast like giỗ đầu or giỗ hết. Core offerings: hương đèn, trầu cau, rượu trà, a bowl of upside-down rice.
Hanoi Character in Daily Life: Forms of Address, Inviting, Hosting Guests, and Where Newcomers Often Mistake It for Coldness
Hanoi character in daily life shows in forms of address, inviting, hosting guests, and a reserve newcomers often misread as coldness.
Choosing an opening day for the Đinh Mùi 2027 Lunar New Year: where the custom comes from and what people weigh up
Where the custom of a Lunar New Year opening day comes from, and what people weigh up when picking a date and preparing offerings.
What Does Hexagram 32, Lei Feng Heng (恆, ䷟), Say About Endurance, and Why Does Endurance Not Mean Standing Still?
Hexagram 32, Lei Feng Heng (恆, ䷟), concerns the way of sustaining what lasts. Its texts show endurance is not standing still but moving forward.
Christmas in Vietnam: the Christmas Eve vigil on December 24 and the main Mass on December 25, the nativity grotto, the Christmas tree, and why Noel has become a shared occasion for non-Catholics too
Christmas in Vietnam centers on the December 24 vigil and the December 25 main Mass, with the nativity grotto and tree, now shared by non-Catholics too.
The thousand-year-old Đọi Tam drum village: Buffalo skin, jackfruit wood, and the sound of festival drums
Đọi Tam drum village in Hà Nam has made drums for over 1,000 years, using buffalo skin and jackfruit wood and an artisan's ear for sound.
How Have Hanoians Celebrated Tet from the Early 20th Century to Today?
How did Hanoians celebrate Tết from the early 20th century to today? From Hàng Lược flower market and offering trays to ration coupons and the market now.
What Traditional Crafts Does Vietnam Have?
Vietnam's traditional crafts include bronze casting, silk weaving, conical hats, incense, drums, pottery and folk paintings, tied to craft villages.
Đào Hoa (Hàm Trì) in Bát Tự: How to Find It by the Year or Day Branch Triad, and Đào Hoa Inside and Outside the Wall
Đào Hoa, or Hàm Trì, is found by the year or day branch triad and always falls on Tý Ngọ Mão Dậu. See inside and outside the wall.
Folk taboos when opening a business: What you need to know
Vietnamese folk taboos for opening a business include choosing auspicious dates, avoiding the ghost month and holding opening rituals.
The 6th House: Health & Work in Astrology, Meaning
The 6th house in astrology covers health, daily work, habits, and service, plus how planets and signs shape routine and wellbeing.
How Do Âm Nam, Dương Nam, Âm Nữ, and Dương Nữ in Tử Vi Affect the Direction of the Đại Hạn?
Yin Male, Yang Male, Yin Female, Yang Female: the Yin Yang of the birth year sets whether Đại Hạn runs forward or backward in a Tử Vi chart.
What Does Phi Liêm Star Mean in a Tử Vi Chart? Position, Placement, and Interpretation
Phi Liêm, sao thứ bảy của vòng Bác Sỹ trong tử vi, chủ về cô độc và thị phi. Bài này phân tích cách an, ý nghĩa và cách luận giải sao này.
What Northern Vietnamese Tet Celebrations Include: Offering Trays, Peach Blossoms and Three Days of Family Reunion
Tết in northern Vietnam: the feast tray, Nhật Tân peach blossom, the Hàng Lược flower market and three days of family reunion, with origins and meaning.
Shrines in the Middle of Hanoi Streets: Why Are Some Shrines Not Relocated When Roads Are Built?
The shrine of Princess Hoang Phuong on Vu Trong Phung Street stayed after negotiation between community, authorities and a business.
What is White Tiger in Liu Yao and how is it judged?
Bạch Hổ, one of the six lục thú of Lục Hào: how it is placed by the day stem and what Tăng san bốc dịch says about reading it.
Sun and Moon in the I Ching: What the Li and Kan Trigrams Mean
In the I Ching the Li trigram stands for the sun and Kan for the moon. Where the classic texts say so, how commentators explain it, and how schools differ.
Dong Son bronze drums: dating, star motifs, Lac birds and frog figures and what they say about ancient Vietnamese beliefs
Dong Son bronze drums: their dating, casting techniques, star motifs, Lac birds and frog figures, and what these reveal about ancient Vietnamese beliefs.
How Did the Buddhist Revival Movement of the Early 20th Century Unfold?
The Buddhist revival in Vietnam from the 1920s: three regional associations, their journals, and the books of Trần Trọng Kim and Phan Văn Hùm.
Sao Bác Sỹ in Vietnamese astrology: its effect on health, position, placement and meaning
Bác Sỹ is one of the 12 stars of the Bác Sỹ cycle in Tử Vi, placed from Lộc Tồn. Its position, its meaning, and why a chart cannot diagnose illness.
Traditional Hue Wedding: Valuing Rituals over Material Gifts through the Six Ancient Ceremonies
Traditional Hue weddings prize ritual over material gifts across six ceremonies, and though simplified today, they keep their solemn spiritual meaning.
What Does Hexagram 37, Phong Hoa Gia Nhan (Family), Say About the Way of the Household?
Hexagram 37, Phong Hoa Gia Nhan, addresses household order, each person's role, and influence spreading from within outward.
Why Prices So Often End in 8: How Sellers Use Lucky Numbers in Pricing
Prices ending in 8, 88 or 168 may attract buyers. Research on superstition and price clustering shows lucky numbers can work as a pricing tool.
What Is Nhật Nguyệt: Sino-Vietnamese Meaning, Sun and Moon Symbolism in East Asian Culture, and Different Usages
Nhật Nguyệt is the Sino-Vietnamese pair for sun and moon, symbolizing yin and yang, time, and the cosmos in East Asian culture.
Minh Hằng
Vietnamese singer and actress, known for her music and film activities
Nguyễn Phương Hằng
Businessperson, General Director and Vice Chairwoman of the Board of Directors of Đại Nam Joint Stock Company
Vũ Trọng Phụng
Writer and journalist nicknamed the "King of reportage in Bắc Kỳ", author of Số đỏ and Giông tố
Bùi Xuân Phái
Painter, famous for paintings of the old quarter of Hà Nội
Phạm Tuyên
Vietnamese musician, author of the song 'Như có Bác trong ngày đại thắng' and many children's songs
Hồ Hùng Anh
Chairman of the Board of Directors of Vietnam Technological and Commercial Joint Stock Bank (Techcombank)
