In many regions in the mountains of Ha Giang province, there is little arable land. Therefore even the smallest piece is used to grow something on it. However, I have no idea how the farmer and the poor animal got up there. Best regards Cathrin Cathrin’s Blog: Zwischen Traditionen und...
The city of Tây Sơn is 40 kilometers north-west of the center of Hanoi, in the former province of Hà Tây, which belongs to the Greater Hanoi since 2008. Because of its strategic location on the Red River on the outskirts of the capital Sơn Tây was in his history...
“A very humble wise medicine man lived in a village. Every day he was in search of healing herbs and plants for the sick. One day he found the sacred plant Tiên Thảo Linh Chi, who gives eternal youth and beauty. Villagers hearkened them and asked the medicine man’s permission...
On the 15th Day of the eighth lunar month in China, Korea and Vietnam the middleautumn-festival is celebrated. In Vietnam, the festival is called Tết Trung Thu. It has its origins about 3,000 years ago and is associated with the legend of the farmers Thằng Cuội, which is told in...
There are different possibilities to reach the island of Quan Lan by boat. We opted for a crossing of the ferry from the small town of Cái Rồng. The town is located in the south of the island Vân Đồn in Quảng Ninh province, 220 kilometers north-east of Hanoi. Vân...
Autumn is in North Vietnam often called the golden season. This has mainly two reasons. The first is the weather. The sun lets itself in autumn look usually more often than at other times of the year and the precipitation is at normal conditions very small. It is not so...
Trà Chanh has developed into a veritable cult drink of the young generation in Hanoi. It is simply a matter of tea with lemon. Almost everywhere in the city the shops that offer Trà Chanh, sprung up from the ground. Particularly well attended are the shops at the traditional meeting...
Today I am with you in the area of Hanoi again a bit off the usual tourist routes on the go. The community Thung Nai is located about 100 kilometers south-west of the capital, and about 25 kilometers from the provincial capital of Hoa Binh. As there in the 1980s...
Chùa Pitu Khosa Răngsey (Vietnamese: Chùa Vien Quang) was built in 1948 in the city of Can Tho of the Khmer minority farmers. At that time on the ground were little buildings with thatched roofs. During the liberation struggle against the French, and especially during the war against the Americans,...
Six bridges cross the Red River in the city of Hanoi. The Long Biên Bridge is the oldest of them. It was constructed by the builder of the Eiffel Tower Alexandre Gustave Eiffel. The construction of the bridge began in 1898 and lasted until 1902. More than 3,000 Vietnamese workers...