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The 16 paintings have an impressive total area of 192m2. They are attached to the walls of four towers within the pagoda, including Phuoc Hue, Thai Hoa, Thanh Tuu, and Vien Man towers. Each painting is unique due to having its own meaning and features many of the nation’s famous landscapes. The paintings have been carefully assembled using small pieces of porcelain by artisans from Hanoi’s Bat Trang ancient pottery village for two years. Phuoc Hue tower features porcelain paintings detailing sightseeing spots in Da Nang, such as the Han river and Ngu Hanh Son (Marble) mountains. Thai Hoa tower includes paintings of the Central Highlands region. An image of Ben Thanh market is depicted within a porcelain painting. A porcelain painting features the epic landscape of Hue. Quan The Am Pagoda, or Lady Buddha Da Nang, is located at the foot of Kim Son Mountain, one of the five mountains which makes up the Ngu Hanh Son (Marble...

On 6 March, India’s Luxebook magazine published an article highlighting Vietnam’s robust tourism. It painted Vietnam as a diverse and unforgettable destination with dynamic cities, natural beauty, and some of the best food in the world. While most tourists flock to popular spots like Ho Chi Minh City or Hanoi, the highlands, rivers, rice terraces, and paddy fields provide culturally rich experiences. A screenshot of the article on Luxebook. Here are 7 destinations worth visiting as recommended by Luxebook: Hanoi Hanoi is the second largest city in Vietnam. Being a city of great historical significance, Hanoi offers ample architecture to explore in the Old Quarter, including St. Joseph’s Cathedral, Bach Ma Temple, Dong Xuan Market, Long Bien Bridge, and Hoan Kiem Lake. The city also boasts countless temples, galleries, and French colonial architecture. Tourists are advised to walk along the train street and blend in at Phung Hung Mural Street which has around 20 murals...

World Book Capital is an initiative by the UN body to recognise cities around the world for promoting books and fostering reading, Lam Dinh Thang, director of the city Department of Information and Communications, said. HCM City hopes to achieve that title by 2025, he said. For that, it needs to foster reading, especially in rural and other underprivileged areas, and do surveys on reading habits to make policies supporting publishers, he said. HCM City Book Street in District 1 is popular among book readers, and it received more than three million visitors, held 400 book-themed events and sold over 660,000 books last year. Le Hoang, director of Book Street Ltd., said revenues increased by 113.7% from 2021. Other book venues such as Phu Lam and District 5 book parks are also very popular. The city organises events meant to foster reading, such as the annual Book Festival during the Lunar New Year holidays. It is home to 39 domestic and foreign publishers and 1,500 local libr...

Elsewhere, Ha also picked up a win in the “Best in Eco Dress” sub-contest. The first runner-up of the competition ultimately went to Ifunanya Basilia Ikochukwu of Nigeria, while the second runner-up was named as Yashna Beeharry of Mauritius. The third and fourth-placed sports were given to Ratana Sokhavatey of Cambodia and Genesis Guerrero of Ecuador. Ha, born in 2004 in the southern province of Ben Tre, is a student at Vinschool High School in Ho Chi Minh City. She is most notable for possessing a strikingly-beautiful face with a height of 1.70 metres, measuring 85-56-90. She first rose to prominence after being crowned Miss Eco Vietnam 2022 last June. Miss Eco International was originally formed back in 2015 with the motto of “Beauty for Eco”. The main motivation behind starting the pageant was to spread environmental awareness among the masses through the theme of economics and the environment. In addition, the pageant also abides by the motto of finding an emissary specific...