26 countries to participate in Hue Festival 2012

To date 36 art troupes from 26 countries and territories have registered to participate in Hue Festival 2012, according to organisers. Europe and America will send 14 troupes, Asia 11, and the rest will come from other continents, said representatives of the Hue Festival Centre. France remains the traditional and special partner at this year’s festival, which will send Smooth band (hiphop , funk and jazz), Carabosse troupe from Poitou Charentes region, street band Jazz Combo Box, and artist Francois Audrain to the event.Two Russian art troupes will take part in the festival, the Piatnisky Song and Dance Ensemble, specialising in Russian folk music, and the Raduga dancing group. The UK, Belgium, Argentina, Cuba, Mexico,...

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Ten most famous beauty sports named “dragon” in Vietnam

In Vietnam’s culture, Dragon (means: “Rong” or “Long” ) is one of the Four Saintly Beasts. Many famous places in Vietnam have been associated with “Rong”: Thang Long: is the old name of capital of Dai Viet during dynasties: Ly, Tran, Le, Mac, Le Trung Hung ( 1010 – 1788 ), nowadays, It is renamed as Hanoi Capital. According to our legend, when King Ly Cong Uan left capital Hoa Lu for this land, he saw a dragon flying up. He decided to name this “Thang Long” means “dragon flies up”. In 2010, the grand celebration of 1.000 years of Thang Long Hanoi was held in Hanoi Capital. Cuu Long River: is the common name of distributaries of Mekong River which flows through Vietnam. As, these distributaries flow...

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Best street food city title food for thought

Best street food city title food for thought Saigon has been named one of the 10 global cities of street foods. But both local authorities and street hawkers should expend more effort to make safe street foods available to tourists from afar.  Street food hawkers' hospitality and, particularly, honesty are essential for pleasing tourists, be they first-timers or those making a return visit. Food & Wine, a prestigious U.S. magazine on lifestyle with a focus on culinary delights, has picked Saigon as one of the world’s top-10 cities offering the most fascinating street foods [for your reference others are Istanbul (Turkey), Mexico City (Mexico), Marrakech...

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Enjoy tourism services with one US Dollar

Enjoy tourism services with one US Dollar That is the familiar canvassing of every tuk –tuk drivers in Siem Reap (Cambodia) when they meet visitors from the buses. Some tourists wonder about that price, some sits calmly in the car. Those who saw this for the first time also gradually select one driver to be taken to their hotel. Tuk –tuk car – an interesting and cheap service in Cambodia   Along the way to hotel, many people are worry because with only one US Dollar, they wonder if the driver could be a pickpocket or not. Actually, the driver will take you around the city to see some other good hotels for price and it facilities before take you to the hotel you need. That is really a popular welcome...

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