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The event is held on an open-air stage at Bia Quoc Hoc Square. The exchange programme is part of the ongoing 2023 Hue Traditional Craft Festival, attracting a large number of locals and tourists. Art performances make an unforgettable impression on the hearts of locals and visitors. An artist performs traditional Korean orchestral music. A performance of Xam Long Thanh singing (blind busker’s singing) A fashion show showcases traditional Korean hanbok of the Joseon Dynasty. The stage is blessed with an impressive performances by artists from the Central Highlands region. Audiences admire a Taekwondo performance by students of the RoK’s Eunpyeong district. Belgian stilts walkers prepare for the show at the end of the night. The post Impressive international art exchange in Hue appeared first on Vietexplorer.com .

As the Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday fast approaches, many street markets in Son La are currently selling forest peach blossoms. Many lowland traders from Hai Phong and Hanoi arrive in the area to collect the forest peach trees. Mu A Tang, an ethnic Mong man, hacks off a branch of a tree in his garden. “Selling peach blossoms is the main source of my family’s income during Tet,” he says. According to him, the wild peach blossom trees can cost from several hundreds of thousand up to several million Vietnam Dong (VND), depending on their shape and age. Indeed, large trees which come in good shapes and are covered in moss are usually more expensive. For those familiar with tending wild peach blossom trees, they must have qualities such as being rough-looking trees with young buds. The peach blossom symbolises the strength and vitality of the peach trees, whilst their colour is believed to bring luck, love, and joy to people in the comin...