Culture

In order to welcome spring and the Year of Dog, the painter Tran Huu Nhat has completed a trio of high-quality brocade ao dai (traditional costume for the Vietnamese) featuring the dog, a combination of traditionalism, modernism and cubism.

"Siberian Patterns", a well-known folk dance troupe from Novosibirsk, Russian Federation will participate in the Festival this year, said Hue Festival 2018 Organizing Committee.

The bundle of "xoi lac" (a dish made from glutinous rice and peanuts) wrapped in two layers, the inner one - banana leaf, the outer one - a piece of newspaper. The aroma of roasted sesame brings back the memories of our mother's kitchen, lit by warm charcoal fire in the old days. The handful of such a simple dish suddenly has the power to dispel the winter in Hanoi.

Performances celebrating the Party and the Spring has brought to the audiences a boisterous atmosphere of the New Year 2018.

This information is confirmed by Dr. Phan Thanh Hai, Director of Hue Monuments Conservation Center.

Huyen Tran Cultural Center launched its website at www.trungtamhuyentran.thuathienhue.gov.vn.

On “Hinduist Statues: From Cham Temples to Vietnamese Religious Establishment”

"The Journey of Truc Chi" exhibition, which is opened at the gallery of the Imperial Hotel, introduces to the public 132 Truc Chi works of 35 authors, including 47 works of 25 artists and 85 works of 10 students majoring in Fine & Applied Arts and Architecture of Hue University. These works were made in the workshop of "The Journey of Truc Chi" taking place from December 9-16.

The images of the Hue wedding in the old days with the possesty tray of betel nuts, wine and tea; the altar, traditional wedding costumes, etc. displayed in the exhibition "Hue traditional weddings" show the viewers distinctive beautiful traditional customs of Hue.

“Ai vo xu Hue, ai ra Bac thanh” (“Palace Music and Songs of Ancient Cities”) is the title of an art show presented by the Ancient Music Group of Tonkin and the Phu Xuan Royal Court Music & Folkloric Singing Club.

As the foreword penned by artist, author Linh Huyen goes, "The wisdom in Truong Be's lacquer paintings has been so far accumulated into a so-called ‘complex’, contributing to the visual art treasure of mankind."

This is the musical program taking place on the night of December 22 at the Cultural Center of Hue city to celebrate the 73rd founding anniversary of the Vietnam People’s Army ( December 22, 1944 – December 22, 2017).

Hue culture with 700 years of Thuan Hoa - Phu Xuan - Hue is the accumulation and continuity of Thang Long civilization to reach the peak of Vietnam civilization.

For the first time, an extensive exhibition of President Ho Chi Minh has ever been organized at the University of Fine Arts - Hue University on November 29 with the theme of “Our Uncle Ho”.

This is the theme of the seminar held by Hue Music Academy in collaboration with Vietnam Dan bau Club on December 12.