Hue natives show strong respect to local culture. In history, locals proved this through the fight against the invasion of Catholics accompanied by the French colonialists in 19th century.
Today people in this royal city remain cautious and conservative against the integration, particularly in culture. Most of the people here consider the cultural exchange as in invasion in culture rather than a process to get locals integrated into the popular norms globally.
Recently, dedicated cultural researchers from Japan and several countries that are motivated in cultural conservation have come in the city and appraised it as the best one in the country in preserving the old positive values to Vietnamese people.
Those comments have made locals more responsible for their culture and costume is a prominent example.
In light of the Vietnamese national costume ao dai, Hue natives’ pride stays at two key points. The first is that the city was the birthplace of this charming dressing style. The costume was created in Hue by a ruler among Nguyen Lords (1558-1777), the ancestors of later kings under the Nguyen Dynasty (1802-1945). Minh Mang, the second king of the dynasty, made the costume popular throughout the country and it became the national costume today.
Locals are also proud of the popularity of ao dai in daily life in the city as well as the well preservation of the costume traditions. Middle-aged and elder local women remain the choice of ao dai as the only formal costume for them.
Once the pride is big, locals always have an open wide eye on any touch to the costume. Any changes to the traditional designs of ao dai will easily get boos.
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TYPICAL TRADE VILLAGES GOING “EXTINCT”?
Ha Thai Village of Thuong Tin District of Hanoi started its traditional paint trade in the 17th century. In the 30s of last century, the paint village of Ha Thai learned polishing techniques and the use of materials such as egg shell and snail. It was during this time that elder Dinh Van Thanh of Thai Ha Village was invited to an exposition in France to demonstrate the art of lacquer painting.
Tourism remains far away from Hue village's reach
Villagers in the 550-year-old Phuoc Tich Village on the outskirts of former imperial Hue City have dreamed of bumper tourism in the village for 10 years, but their dreams have yet to come to fruition.
Traditional wedding of the White Yao people
Having a son coming of age, a White Yao family begins selecting a wife for him among the White Yao young girls in the same hamlet or one nearby.
Xin Man at a glance
In April, the last fiery flowers of the cotton trees spark on mountain slopes. With the long-brewing desire inside to conquer the scenic tourist path from Bac Ha (Lao Cai) to Xin Man, the most desolate highland district of Ha Giang Province, we hit the road on a beautiful weekend.
Silver carving by Po Ho Creek
Following the tunes (“Spring comes to Muong Hum hamlet high up the mountains with heart-rocking distant singing…” ) of talented composer Nguyen Tai Tue, we come to Seo Po Ho hamlet to visit Red Yao artisans diligently blowing life into silver, creating wonders of sophisticated craftsmanship, worthily contributing to the cultural traditions of their tribe.
The fabulous Phu Tho tea hills
Today’s Phu Tho Province was the land chosen by Hung Kings, the first rulers of Vietnam, to be their capital. Considered the cradle of the Viet people, this area still preserves the temples of Hung Kings and many other historical relics such as pagodas and shrines.
Bridges that distill the love of the native land
Every Vietnamese has a bridge to be nostalgic about.
EXPLORING PU MAT CONSERVATION ZONE
Pu Mat National Park belongs to Nghe An Province. At 93,113 ha, it is the only remaining primeval forest in Northern Vietnam.
Cultural touches grieve locals of the royal city
Culture has served as the most sensitive part to Hue natives and they are always ready to fight for the cultural values that have existed in a long period of time in this former imperial capital city.
A DIVINE FLAGPOLE OF THE VIETNAMESE
Lung Cu Peak of Dragon Mountain, rises 1470m above sea level and belongs to Lung Cu Commune, Dong Van District, Ha Giang Province. Sharing a border with China, this mountain has witnessed the long history of the Vietnamese fighting against foreign aggressors. That is why Lung Cu is considered a sacred place of the Vietnamese people.
