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Hoi An is a top pick for New Year holiday for Vietnamese tourists.
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Other destinations to make the list of the top 10 most searched destination in Vietnam were Da Lat, Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi, Da Nang, Vung Tau, Phu Quoc, Nha Trang, Sa Pa, and Mui Ne.
The ancient city is located beside the Thu Bon river and boasts a unique architectural style of tube-shaped houses adjoining one another along the streets.
Visitors to the town also have the chance to visit Cau (Bridge) pagoda, the famous Japanese corner, Chinese-style pagodas, and French-style cafes.
The UNESCO-recognised World Heritage Site also impresses its visitors with the peaceful life of local people, along with its unique culture, tradition, and beauty.
Ho Guom Opera House named among the world’s 10 best opera houses
The World Travel Awards has just announced the list of the top 10 best opera houses in the world on its website 10best. Among them, Ho Guom Opera (Hanoi) is the only representative of Vietnam featured on the list by tourism experts of the World Travel Awards, reported NDO.
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| Ho Guom Opera House named among the world’s 10 best opera houses (Source: NDO) |
The site is a culturally iconic structure of Hanoi. Ho GuomOpera was inaugurated on July 9, 2023, at the intersection of four major streets in central Hanoi, only a three-minute walk from Hoan Kiem Lake.
The theatre was invested in and built by the Ministry of Public Security and Hanoi City and completed in just 22 months.
It features a large auditorium with a 900-guest capacity and a smaller hall accommodating 500 guests.
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| Performance at the Ho Guom Opera House (Source: vietnamnet.vn) |
The Ho Guom Opera House is a place that brings together a blend of modern and traditional cultural and artistic spaces, serving as a venue in which to host cultural and artistic programmes, conferences and seminars, as well as large-scale cultural and political events.
Furthermore, it serves as a welcoming place in which artistic troupes and renowned artists from around the world can come to perform, 10best wrote.
In addition to the Ho Guom Opera of Vietnam, the list includes Wiener Staatsoper and Teatro di San Carlo of Italy, the Metropolitan Opera of the US, Opéra de Paris of France, Teatro Alla Scala of Italy, the Bolshoi Theater of Russia, the Royal Opera House of the UK, Sydney Opera House of Australia, and Teatro Colón of Argentina.
Each opera house features a beacon of cultural heritage and architectural brilliance. From the historic walls echoing timeless arias to the modern stages where innovation meets tradition, these opera houses are not just venues for performances; instead,they are sanctuaries of art and music, 10best reported.
The recognition by world tourism experts has contributed to strengthening the position of the Theater and honouring the contributions of Vietnam and Hanoi to the field of global culture.
First Vietnam Pho Day opens in South Africa
According to VNA, the first Vietnam Pho (noodle soup served with beef or chicken) Day in South Africa opened on December 9, in the capital city of Pretoria.
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| Visitors at a pavillion introducing pho (noodle soup served with beef or chicken) and other Vietnamese cuisine in South Africa (Photo: VNA) |
The event was one of the initiatives of the Vietnamese Embassy in the “Rainbow country”, in coordination with Vietnamese representative agencies in the host country, to spread the quintessence of Vietnamese cuisine to local and international friends.
Vietnamese Ambassador to South Africa Hoang Sy Cuong said that the Vietnamese Pho Day was also the last in a series of events organised to celebrate the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries (December 1993-2023).
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| Foreigner enjoyed Vietnamese pho. (Source: VNA) |
Dinners had an opportunity to enjoy Vietnamese pho with beef and chicken as well as learning about ingredients and how to cook the traditional dish.
Besides pho, traditional fried spring rolls, Vietnamese coffee, cakes and confectionary products were introduced during the day.
About 500 bowls of pho, 1,500 fried spring rolls, and instant Vietnamese coffee were served free of charge at the event./.