Preserving the Traditional Sculptural Art of the Co Tu People

Preserving the Traditional Sculptural Art of the Co Tu People

For the Co Tu people, wood carving goes beyond home decoration. The motifs carved onto wooden structures express their thoughts, worldview, and mindsets on the familiar aspects of daily life.
Meeting with Vietnamese-French writer Doan Bui in Hue

Born in 1976, Doan Bui is currently a reporter for Le Nouvel Obs, one of France's respected news magazines. In addition to her journalism, she writes literary works for both children and adults, scripts for graphic novels...

Meeting with Vietnamese-French writer Doan Bui in Hue
Preserving the conical hat-making craft of Doc So

In the few households still connected to the trade, lotus-leaf conical hats are being explored as a potential new direction. With different materials, the lotus-leaf hat is expected to open up additional markets for local craftspeople.

Preserving the conical hat-making craft of Doc So
Hue Stories Told Through Ao-dai

Having once approached fashion simply as a way to create gorgeous designs, Tran Thien Khanh now considers the ao-dai a way for something more: stories of Hue, of Vietnam, and of the memories we carry with us.

Hue Stories Told Through Ao-dai
New ways to approach heritage

Technology is gradually creating new layers of data for Hue’s heritage. When properly connected and utilized, these data will become part of the process of preserving and promoting the value of heritage in the digital environment.

New ways to approach heritage
In Search of the Sound of the Terel Flute

There was a time when the terel flute was woven into the everyday life of the Pa Hy community. Its melodies rang out during festivals, across upland fields, and on moonlit nights when young lovers met...

In Search of the Sound of the Terel Flute
A little-known antiquities section in Hue

Tucked behind Long An Palace, within Hue Museum of Royal Antiquities, the Cham Antiquities Section is a rather unique space. Dozens of sandstone sculptures dating from around the 7th to the 13th or 14th century are preserved here.

A little-known antiquities section in Hue
Building Hue into a Cultural and Tourism Hub of Southeast Asia

Now that Hue has become a centrally governed municipality, the task is no longer simply to preserve a heritage city well. Hue must turn its cultural depth into development capacity and its distinctive advantages into competitiveness...

Building Hue into a Cultural and Tourism Hub of Southeast Asia
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