Vietnamese king laid to rest
The remains of King Le Du Thong (1679-1731) was reburied earlier this week in a ceremony mixing traditional and contemporary ...
Tag: Hanoi (city)
Hanoi is the capital city region of Vietnam and home to several cultural institutions and sites like the National Museum of History, the Institute of Archaeology and the Thang Long Citadel.
Mid-December archaeology linkdump
It's mid-December already, and I haven't posted any news so far on account of being in Hanoi for the first ...
Hey, that's us!
It's been two days at the 19th Indo-Pacific Prehistory Congress at Hanoi and it's been a massive gathering with lots ...
Will funds for repair get to this pagoda before it collapses?
A 700-year-old pagoda just outside of Hanoi is on the verge of collapsing, and is awaiting funds for repairs. The ...
Wednesday Rojak #66
Catching up on a month's worth of rojak, so some of the stories may be a little dated. Today's assortment ...
Archaeological sites among Vietnam’s 10 national treasures
A number of archaeological sites, including the My Son Sanctuary, the ancient capital of Hue, Hoi An Ancient Town and ...
The history of the Thang Long Citadel
In this interview, a Vietnamese professor talks about the history of the Thang Long Citadel in Hanoi, which is gearing ...
Restoration of a 250-year-old gate
The oldest gate in the city of Hanoi, the O Quan Chong built in 1749, is to receive a long-overdue ...
Dong Son exhibition celebrates 85th anniversary of discovery
The Vietnam History Museum is hosting a special exhibition featuring some of the rarest and most interesting finds from the ...
Preserving an ancient, living village
A seminar by the Vietnamese Institution for the Preservation of Relics was held last week to discuss ways to preserve ...
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