On Christmas Eve 1959, The Caravelle Hotel was inaugurated in a festival with free silver trayed canapés, vintage Champagne, and affability. In fact, the hotel had opened in seven months before, at that time a local newspaper related to public the use of Italian marble and bullet-proof glass. Contemporary reporter also noted its installation of... read more »
Location: Ho Chi Minh Municipal Theatre is located on Dong Khoi Street, Ho Chi Minh City, between the Caravelle and Continental Hotels. Characteristics: The theatre has a rotating stage and a 800-seat hall and requirements of standards for various artistic form including singing, music, dancing and traditional and modern dramas. Ferret Eugene, a French architect... read more »
Chosen to be President Ho Chi Minh’s residence and office from May 1958 until his death, a stilt house is located in a large garden at the back of the Presidential Palace is a nice road covered with pebbles and bordered with mango tress accompanied with the omnipresent perfume of jasmine flowers and roses in... read more »
The Ao Dai is a Vietnamese traditional outfit, now most commonly worn by women. At the present, nobody can know the original form of the ao dai. In the past, the graceful two-flapped ao dai in the breeze appeared on the surfaces of the historical Ngoc Lu kettledrum carved a few thousand years ago. People... read more »
Location: Co Loa is a name of a historical relic which exits throughout thousand years of history. Established from the ancient age, this citadel had enormously become an urban city which has a very important role in culture and military of the country at that time. Characteristic: located in an area that has a strategic... read more »
Xuan Thieu beach still remains the same with its smooth sand and blue water. Location: Xuan Thieu beach is in Lien Chieu district, Danang city. It is 3 kilometers South from Nam O beach. Characteristic: Xuan Thieu beach is associated with a historical event in March 3, 1965 when the brigade 9 of the U.S.... read more »
Location: Tuy Loan Communal House is located in Tuy Loan Village, Hoa Phong Commune, Hoa Vang District, Da Nang City. Characteristics: Tuy Loan Communal House was constructed in the late 18th century and restored in the year of Mau Ty (1988). Tuy Loan Communal House is built not only to venerate the village protective god... read more »
Ham Trung Shrine in Danang city, Vietnam The temple, located in Hoa Hiep Ward of Lien Chieu District, has an antique moss-covered wall stand in front of it. What makes it distinct from others is that it has a rectangular pond and a yard behind the wall. Besides the main temple, there are two small... read more »
It is more than 500 years ago when Tuy Loan Village was settled by five ancestors of the clans consisting of Đặng, Lâm, Nguyễn, Trần, Lê under the King Le Thanh Tong request to enlarge boundary. Lasting more than a century, the village still preserves an untouched communal house in the Tuy Loan village and... read more »
Location: Qua Giang Communal House lies in Qua Giang Hamlet, Hoa Phuoc Ward, Hoa Vang District, Da Nang City. Characteristic: The house is separated into two components: forecourt and sanctum which are linked by two lobbies with sunscreens creating an independent rectangular. This house was constructed in the year of Tan Ty (1821) to venerate... read more »
