Tuyet Tinh Cave

Tuyen Tinh Cave sits in Ninh Binh Province in northern Vietnam. Vietnam is known for beaches and seas, and Buddhist pagodas but mountains account for one-third of Vietnam. Trekking in these regions attracts climbing enthusiasts to find windows of opportunity to overcome heights of mountains.

Da Lat in sunset

Da Lat City, under a view of a heartbroken girl, becomes gloomy and pessimistic. A fisherman, on the way back to his home village after a hard day fishing, feels burnout and expects to join his family's dinner along with children.

Those who come to Da Lat City once want to revisit it. Da Lat brings to tourists moments of relaxation, living near steep hills, valleys, and lakes. Nowadays, travellers find many homestays which have mushroomed across Da Lat. 

An Hien Garden House

An Hien Garden House is a wooden one, one of architectural heritage, that sits in an ancient land. An Hien is the first item when tourists visit Hue Province, Middle Vietnam. It converges the quintessence noble and traditional folk colour, An Hien is one of seven can't-miss gardens.

Its location is ideal, looking down the Perfume River and being near Thien Mu Pagoda. It brings in natural harmony, intact landscape and architectural features.   

Homestay in Vietnam

Homestay is a kind of business that has grown in many suburban Vietnam. It has drawn the interest from international and domestic tourists and has brought a source of income to local owners. Homestay provides travellers with experiences in living mountainous areas, surrounded by rivers, lakes. In other words, they stay near nature, are harmanised with rural life, have opportunities to meet farmers, and experiece growing in farms.

The rate of rooms is around US$ 7 to US$ 10 per day. A room includes a fan, a hammock, bamboo beds. A cook serves them with fast domestic food. Many like this kind of accommodation as they like to live far away from hustles and bustle of a modern city. 

Ta Xua Natural Reserve

Ta Xua, a mountain reserve in Son La Province, is an off the beaten path. It is untouched by tourist commerce, thus retains hallmarks of the natural beauty. The only way to explore this region is to take a motorbike on routes, running through mountains and reserves starting from Son La to Nghia Lo.

Also, Ta Xua is home to Thai ethnic minority who ranks the third most prominent ethnic group in Vietnam. Their population accounts for 2% of Vietnamese one. Their Identities include women's garments and houses on stilt, an effective design to help inhabitants from floods and dangerous animals. 

Tam Coc Cave

As the name says, Tam Coc means three caves, the most attractive destination, in Trang An Complex, northern Vietnam. It sits 90km away from Hanoi, capital of Vietnam has become one of UNESCO's heritage sites.

It is also a place for shooting famed films such as Kong: Skull Island or Indochine that brought many job opportunities to locals and has inspired lots of tourists who want to see magnificent scenes in the films.

Tam Coc features specular canals, karst rock formation, golden rice field stretching along endless canals as is seen as an unspoiled nature.

Playing Wheels

This is one of the most stunning Instagram photos. It depicts children tossing wheels on sand dunes at sunset after a working day, helping their parents in farming. A toy is simply a used wheel.

Vietnamese Farmers Join Hands To Protect The Environment

In cope with deforestation and illegal hunting, many farmers in Hau Giang Province have formed a group to protect Luu Ngoc Hoang Nature Reserve, hailed as "the lung of the Mekong Delta in southern Vietnam. This nature reserve was established in 2002 with a hope of maintaining a natural habitat for several species of animals native to Vietnam. It spans 2800 hectares and accommodates 300 different species of plants and animals.

Seeing the reserve as their second home, they organise regular patrols across the forest to prevent illegal intruders and lumberjacks. They burn beehives to take honey which is the main income of these farmers. An owner of 20 beehives earns up to USD 1,700, a significant profit for rural life in Vietnam.

Many families, in low living condition, seek ways to make money by cutting down trees or illegal fishing. This group of farmers come up with solutions to help families in need live on farming.  

Film "The Third Wife" ceased releasing at box offices

"The Third Wife" is a painterly drama that draws cinematographic enthusiasts into a cloistered world of an 18th-century family whose is a landowner. Through the running time, viewers would experience every moment of touch, be it tolerated, happy and feared. The film starts at a remote, lovely stretch of a river-run valley, 14-year-old May gets married to the old landowner as the youngest of his three mistresses. He desires another son as two other older wives fail to give birth. Later, May is pregnant that brings to her husband happiness and hope. In the meantime, she feels her true sexuality when living closely with Xuan, the second free-spirit wife who falls in love with her husband's son and engages in secret affairs with him.

The film illustrates injustice suffered by Vietnamese women in the feudal regime and old customs such as child marriage, gender prejudice, and polygamy. It won many prestigious awards, including Best Asian Film at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival. The indie movie has commercially shown in 28 countries and territories before screening in Vietnam.

After a few days of release at many national cinemas raised a controversy. Under critics' point-of-view, suggestive scenes between a 13-year-old girl and an old man are wholly against the ethics of the Orient. The release of The Third Wife has received such public criticism that producer Ngoc Tran decided to cease screening in the local country. Since she does not want to create an impact on the young actress's personal life and family. According to Ngoc, the film does not deserve to be deliberately criticised. Instead, public criticism should turn on child sexual abuse in reality. Also, shooting these scenes were undergone with the witness of the actress's parents. At the moment, there are a lot of pros and cons of a ban on this film.

Vietnamese Model Criticized for a Scanty Gown at Cann

Vietnamese Model Ngoc Trinh's appearance in the Cann Film Festival has drawn the public attention, not for her beauty but her black revealing gown that leaves little to the imagination. A 29-year-old lady is brimmed with confidence to pose in front of many cameras at the screening of a German film "A Hidden Life". The U.K. tabloid Newspaper Daily Mail said the Vietnamese star was in an ensemble that was cut so high that made us wince.

Her appearance in "the most sensitive" suit has raised social media users' criticism in the home country. A high-rank officer said Ngoc Trinh is not representative to Vietnam to participate in a famed activity as she did not star any film that was previewed. Her attendance was quite her business. However, her clothes were inappropriate for Vietnamese customs. Some said this is her intention that shows an objectional behaviour and "scandal causing" attempt, one of the tricks celebrities want to draw the public attention to her.