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ગુરુવાર, 11 એપ્રિલ, 2013

Fwd: VIETNAM

VIETNAM

Region: Southeast Asia, Area Total: 331,210km2 
Coast Line: South China Sea
, Capital: Hanoi
 
 
Municipal Theatre, Ho Chi Minh City
 
 
The entrance to the Opera House
 
 
 
Thang Long Water Puppet Theatre - Hanoi
Water puppetry  is a tradition that dates back as far as the 11th century CE when it originated in the villages of the Red River Delta area of northern Vietnam.
Today's Vietnamese water puppetry is a unique variation on the ancient Asian puppet tradition.
 
 
Water Puppets
 
 
In the marginalized areas of the metropolis of Ho Chi Minh City people live in and around water.
 
 
Funeral car
 
 
Circus performance in Ho Chi Minh City
 
 
Early morning in Hanoi
 
 
Thien-Hau-Goddess of the Sea in the Phuc Kien Pagoda in HCM city
 
 
Preparation of rice paper
Rice paper usually refers to paper made from parts of the rice plant, like rice straw or rice flour. The term is also used for paper made from or containing other plants, such as hemp, bamboo or paper mulberry.
Rice paper (also known as Xuan paper) originated in ancient China and it has been used for centuries in China, Japan, Korea, and Vietnam for writing, artwork, and architecture.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Rice cake seller
 
Hoi An
( translates as "peaceful meeting place". In English and other European languages)
World Heritage Site by UNESCO
 
 
Chinese Temple, Hoi An
 
 
The Japanese Bridge, Hoi An
 
 
Life around Hoi An
 
 
Hoi An
 
 
Market in Hoi An
 
 
Phuc Kien Pagoda, Hoin An
 
 
Fujian Chinese temple in Hoi An
 
 
Temple on the Lai Vien Kien Bridge in Hoi An
 
 
Silk work, Hoi An
 
 
Silk work
 
 
Wood carving, Hoi An
 
 
Old timer, long long ago seen in Hoi An
 
The bay features thousands of limestone karsts and isles in various sizes and shapes. Ha Long Bay is a center of a larger zone which includes Bai Tu Long bay to the northeast,
and Cat Ba  islands to the southwest. These larger zones share similar geological, geographical, geomorphological, climate, and cultural characters
 
Ha Long Bay
 
 
Ha Long Bay
 
 
Ha Long Bay
 
 
Ha Long Bay
 
 
Rooster and hen in Halong Bay
 
 
Ha Long Bay
 
 
Ha Long Bay
 
 
Cat Ba, Ha Long Bay
 
 
Cat Ba, Ha Long Bay
 
 
Cat Ba, Ha Long Bay
 
 
Ha Sung Sot cave, Ha Long Bay
 
 
Ha Sung Sot cave, Ha Long Bay
 
 
The Hang Thien Cung is a stalactite cave in Halong Bay.

 
Basket boat in the harbour of Mui Ne
 
 
Fishing boats in the harbor of Mui Ne Village
 
 
Floating village on the Tri An Lake
 
 
Landscape around Ninh Binh
 
 
Nha Trang - fishing harbour
 
 
Restaurant on stilts - on the bank on the way to Nha Trang
 
 
Buddha in Tempel in Nha Trang
 
 
Nha Trang - Tempel Xing-Xa-Ngoc-Son
 
 
On the waterfront in Da Nang incense sticks are laid out to dry
 
 
Rice drying on the roadside
 
 
Mobile soup kitchen
 
 
Dried fish
 
 
These rugged boats keep several generations