Vietnam and the rice crop

Take advantage of early rains have added the plowing season, these days upland farmers Sapa (Lao Cai province) are focusing their efforts to cultivate the crop in time for early season.

This is the only crop of upland northern mountainous Sapa in general and in particular should be of great importance to farmers, crop planted right under traditional custom and made ​​intensive farming under the guidance of extension farm to achieve the highest yield.

Only one in five cases but upland rice crop on the northern provinces are particularly attractive to tourists. Xiuli (Yen Bai), Bat Xat (Lao Cai) ... always the address "red" with terraced rice fields attracted blue hearts ...

Xiuli field located at the foot mask Pha (Mu Cang Chai, Yen Bai). It has long been famous for dishes away Xiuli made ​​by sticky rice is grown on terraced fields, usually irrigated every day of the Nam Kim should have a special viscosity and aromatic ...

The terraced fields Sapa from hundreds of years and come from the hard hands of peasants belonging to ethnic minorities should create. Making the best terraces must include the Ha Nhi, then Mongolia, Dao ... year round living on the Hoang Lien Son mountain.

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Detecting new cave "prettier than Son Doong". The best beautifull cave in the world

Afternoon of 23 / / 3, Dr. Howard Limbert, Head of the expedition at the Royal caves of Phong Nha - Ke Bang (Quang Binh), said that his expedition had discovered a more beautiful cave Son Doong (the world's largest cave).

According to Dr. Howard Limbert on the cave is located in the eight caves newly found group in the past year. Before that, the cave expedition discovered British Royal seven caves, this cave discovered by 8, bringing the total number of new cave was discovered by 15 caves.

Dr. Howard Limbert said, of the 15 union cave was discovered in recent years, the caves and yet only 1.7 km long but is the expert review of the structure beautiful stalactite cave Son Doong more . And in the grotto of stalactites transient gain but is not seen in Phong Nha - Ke Bang.

Hang Son Doong was discovered earlier, has a height 150 m, 140 m wide and more than 5 km long, 5 times the Phong Nha cave.

This is considered the world's largest cave, Deer Cave in Malaysia larger - which is rated the world's largest with a height of 100 m, 90 m wide and longer than 2 km.

Hang Son Doong way west of Ho Chi Minh branch about 10 km of forest, national park core zone of Phong Nha - Ke Bang.

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National ca tru singing festival held in Hanoi

The National Ca Tru Festival in Hanoi from October 13-16,2011.More than 100 artists from 15 ca tru (ceremonial singing) clubs from across the country are attending

The National Ca Tru Festival in Hanoi from October 13-16,2011.More than 100 artists from 15 ca tru (ceremonial singing) clubs from across the country are attending.Ho Anh Tuan, Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism, said ca tru is of great value to both Vietnamese and international music.The festival aims to review the practices of ca tru in 15 provinces nationwide as mentioned in their 2009 profile submitted to UNESCO for recognition of ca tru as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Mankind. Participation have the chance to exchange experience in preserving and developing the art of ca tru over the year.

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Saigon & Surrounds

 

(vietnam tours operator) Explore the busy city streets of Saigon ( Ho Chi Minh city) and visit its many bustling markets. Venture outside the city to experience the Cu Chi Tunnels, known as a hideout for the Viet Cong. You can go further more to explore the maze of canals on the Mekong delta or to relax on amazing beaches in Mui Ne or Nha Trang.
we has many more to offer travelers to highlight Saigon and its Surrounds. Start with one day trip to Cao Dai temple and Cu Chi tunnels then explore further a field with 2-day trip to Mekong delta, or Nam Cat Tien national park 2 days, or 3-day trip to Mui Ne, or 5-day trip to Dalat and Nha Trang. For longer and refresher take a 4-day trip to Phu Quoc island or 4-day trip to Con Dao island. 

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Halong bay new 7 wonders of nature

Ha Long Bay in Vietnam’s northern Quang Ninh has been named among the world’s new seven wonders of nature, according to the global poll’s provisional results announced this morning by New Open World Corporation, an associate of the New 7 Wonders Foundation.

At 2:07 am Vietnamese time today, November 12, the global poll organizers announced the provisional list of the world’s new seven wonders of nature, including, in the alphabet order, the Amazon rainforest in South America, Vietnam’s Ha Long Bay, the Iguazu waterfall of Argentina and Brazil, South Korea’s Jeju Island, Indonesia’s Komodo Island, Puerto Princesca Underground River of the Philippines, and the Table Mountain in South Africa.

The list was made based on the provision results of the voting for 400 wonders from more than 200 countries and territories that ended at 11:11 pm November 11, 2011.

Final results will be announced early next year, said the Swiss foundation, warning however that there may yet be changes between the provisional winners and the final list.

Earlier on September 27, Ha Long was placed among the 28 finalist candidates for the voting.

Ha Long Bay, which was recognized by UNESCO as a World Natural Heritage site in 1994, is seated on an area of around 1,553 square meters, including 1,969 islets, most of which are limestone.

The core of the bay has an area of 334 square meters with a high density of 775 islets. The limestone in this bay has gone through 500 million years of formation in different conditions and environments.

The bay, with a coastline of 120 km, is home to 14 endemic floral species and about 60 endemic faunal species.

A cruise boat in the Ha Long Bay.

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Hanoi & Surrounds

(vietnam tours operator) Hanoi ranks among the world's most attractive and interesting cities. The city is dotted with dozens of lakes - small and large - around which you can usually find a cafe, a pagoda or two, and absorbing vignettes of street life.

There are a number of tours available to highlight Hanoi and its surrounding area.  Most tours are either half day or one day.  Start with the Hanoi City tour then explore further a field with the Traditional Villages and the Perfume Pagoda, the cycling tour of Hoa Lu - Tam Coc or Trekking at Cuc Phuong National park. All tours are in small groups, with a guide and air conditioned car or van.

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Mekong Delta Guide

(vietnam tours operator) Considered as Amazon of Vietnam, Mekong Delta is the region of immense rivers, interlaced canals and windy oceans. In water seasons, people from Dong Thap Muoi, Long Xuyen quadrangle, Ca Mau, Bac Lieu, Soc Trang, Can Tho, Vinh Long, Ben Tre ... use their boats, junks for shelter, just as housing, means to avoid flooding and make a living. Among the flooding water, the boats become multi-purposes, people go fishing, selling stuff such as fruits, food and everything.

The boats are also used to transport rice, gasoline, medicines, to the end of the alleys, exchange everything in daily life. At night time, in the moon light over the water, some boats gather together, sipping the Delta's special rice wine, chatting and singing the traditional folk songs.

No one can count how many family, how many people living on canal boat across the river in the Delta. Since the rich have all the dozen passenger ships, carrying rice, sand stone, brick and tile, cement, steel trading in every corner of the area, to a fisherman catching shrimp, hunting and scratching for oysters, ladies selling fruit and young girls rowing passenger boats... The sights of people and boats can be seen everywhere, but no where can match the famous floating market in Phung Hiep - Can Tho, Soc Trang or Ca Mau.

Landscape ghe, canoe busiest station on the boat which also has countryside, Where the song may not be the "floating market" fell seven Phung Hiep (Can Tho), falls in Thanh Tri (Soc Trang), Tac Thu (Ca Mau).

Besides the water life, Mekong Delta is also seen as the rice bowl of Vietnam, the typical image of the region is the immense yellow rice fields, waving in the wind. Here is also known as fruit bowl of the country with a full range of fruit as mango, grapefruit, oranges, tangerines, jack fruit, strawberry, banana, longan, pineapple, rambutan, mangosteen, durian, papaya...

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Vote for Ha Long bay by telephone

(vietnam tours operator) The New Open World Corporation released a new voting method for the New 7 Wonders of the World – including Vietnam's Ha long bay– via telephone from March 9, according to an official announcement on its website http://www.new7wonders.com.
The international telephone line is available 24 hours a day for voting.

To vote for Ha Long Bay, please dial one of these international telephone numbers:
+23 9220 1055
+1 869 760 5990
+1 649 339 8080
+44 758 900 1290


( + is the symbol for international access code. At the end of the message, after the tone, insert the code 7712 for Ha Long Bay. When you hear the thank you message, you are all done – you have voted for Ha long by telephone.)
At present, Ha long is ranked fourth in the New 7 Wonders of the World voting among 28 natural wonders, and is currently behind the Amazon Rainforest, the Dead Sea and the Grand Canyon.

The New Open World will announce the final list of the world’s new natural wonders on November 11.

More halong bay info.

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Let’s vote for Ha Long Bay

(vietnam tours operator) The vote for the new seven wonders of the world will come to an end in the next 20 days.

Ha long bay

Ha Long Bay is among 28 candidates which have qualified for the third round of the vote.

This is a good opportunity not only to make it become the world’s new wonder but also promote the image of the country’s land and people to international friends.

The Chairman of the Quang Ninh Provincial People’s Committee, Nguyen Van Doc, has asked people from other cities and provinces across the country to vote for Ha Long Bay so that it will remain in the leading group.

Voters can show their support for Ha Long Bay via the Internet or by sending SMS from their mobile phones.

The New7World organisation will announce the list of the new seven wonders on November 11.

More halong bay info.

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Phan Thiet and Mui Ne in my eyes

(vietnam tours operator) The town of Phan Thiet, more than 200 km Northeast of Saigon, is an old Cham outpost of 75,000 people and has been a fishing village for centuries. The Town is famous not only for its Nuoc mam or fish sauce but also for its multinational culture. Vietnamese, Chams, Southern Chinese, Malays, and Indonesians have lived together for so long and have created a colorful spiritual life of the Town. In this beautiful city, Mui Ne is one of the most popular attractions for tourism

 

Mui Ne General Information

Located 200 km away from Sai Gon, Mui Ne is a stunning beach in the central coastal province of Binh Thuan. With convenient conditions for developing tourism, this is a more and more popular beach destination with millions of tourists nationwide and worldwide in recent years.  

It is always cool and sunny with a limited rainfall in August and September (rainy season may last from June to September) while the local people are very friendly and warm. With more or less hundreds of resort, it is called “Vietnam Resort Capital” and there are more and more others resorts, restaurants and entertainment places built to meet guests’ increasing demands yearly. The best time to travel here is in January and February; however, you could go any time due that the season difference is not so big at the moment.

Things to enjoy

Though there are not many excursion and entertainment places, Mui Ne has its unique destinations that tourists should enjoy:  

• Having a jeep ride to visit beautiful sand dunes with different colors. 
• Seeing the real life of the local people in Mui Ne fishing village.
• Visiting local fish sauce factories.
• Visiting Takou Mountain with the biggest lying Buddha in the South East Asia.
• Taking some photos of local destinations and people.
• Tasting dishes made with lizard (Dong). Also, try “Banh Xeo” or Rice pancake, a unique local specialty.
• Playing water sports at beautiful Mui Ne bay.

Phan Thiet beaches

Mui ne resort

Phan Thiet

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