Tet Nonclassical Experiencing You May Be Interested in

 

Tet celebration in ancient village Duong Lam. Credit: Cao Tung's Photo

 Tet Traditional Welcome

The traditional way to welcome Tet includes staying at home on New Year's Eve, making offerings, breaking the ground at the beginning of the new year. But now is no longer a mandatory custom for many people, particularly young people who are working at the office for the whole year. 

Some young families now tend to travel spring through Tet. Therefore, experiencing New Year's Eve at the resort in many different styles is an appropriate suggestion.  

Tet Non-Traditional Welcome in Halong Bay

Welcoming New Year's Eve far away in modern resorts is one of the most favorite options for families who choose to go out during Tet.

A couple wearing a five-piece ao dai savors a dinner on Heritage Cruise. Credit: Online VN Exress

On the Tet's eve, you and your family can welcome the new year on a cruise in Ha Long Bay (Quang Ninh). Some yachts such as serving throughout Tet, bring you to Ha Long Bay and Lan Ha Bay (Hai Phong). 

At Heritage Cruises, there was an exhibition of 30 Hang Trong paintings and an experience of wrapping banh chung. During the day, the boat takes you through the bay. New Year's Eve has dinner party in the restaurant with live music program. The price of accommodation on the cruise is from 3,050,000 VND/person, including rooms, 4 meals and kayaking experience, and visiting Bright Dark cave. 

Tet Celebration at Infinity Hotels

A pair is celebrating Tet in a royal surrounding. Credit: Online VN Express

Hotels in Hue, Cam Ranh (Khanh Hoa) all organize Tet celebrations. Specifically, Alma Resort Cam Ranh (Khanh Hoa) celebrates Tet from the New Year's eve to the 5th. In which, the main lobby has Tet atmosphere with 6 food stalls. 

You can join in packing Chung cake with your family, watch a lion dance, and ask for the New Year's word. On this occasion, if you stay at least 3 nights, you can get many services such as free Jet Skiing. 

Laguna Lang Co complex (Hue) recreates the old Tet for nearly a week. You participate in the spring fair with many folk games and cook banh chung. In addition to the culinary area serves specialties of the three regions, hotels serves Hue royal cuisine party on New Year's eve, and you get seafood BBQ to celebrate the New Year.

Tet Celebration in Highland Sapa

Topas Ecolodge Resort hosts many activities such as receiving lucky money with lucky spin at room check-in, and buffet breakfast with Tet flavors during the Lunar New Year, . Local staff wear traditional costumes of the Tay ethnic group, and visitors will enjoy rice wine, fire dance and cheraw dance. 

Tet's Sapa-Styled Celebration. Credit: Online VN Express

Sapa Jade Hill Resort, a resort with palm-roofed villas on the hill, offers visitors a warm Tet holiday. Guests staying in a completely wooden space can watch the sea of ​​clouds and enjoy the cuisine at the upland fair that is available from the 2nd. The upland market is an annual activity during Tet in Sapa Jade Hill.

The Mong Village also organizes many activities such as fireworks on the ground to welcome the new year on New Year's Eve. In addition, there are activities such as making campfires, wrapping green banh chung and boiling cakes together. 

Gathering around the fire with their loved ones, visitors can enjoy sweets, potatoes, corn... that the resort prepares. These days, they serve salted onions and banh chung so that visitors can celebrate Tet far away but still feel warm and reunited.

Exciting Party in Phu Quoc

Perched in the southwest of the island, Pullman Phu Quoc Hotel offers many activities during Tet. Specifically, on the night of January 31, visitors who are staying here will welcome the new year with a countdown party on the rooftop. 

The hotel serves light snacks during a lively performance with DJ and brilliant ground fireworks. The following morning to the 3rd, you can experience the miniature Tet market, and selling stalls for local specialties. 

Pullman Hotel. Credit: Online VN Express

On the evening of January 31, Sunset Beach Resort and Spa also held a party with a lively music space. Guests savour a delicious seafood buffet with tuna, black tiger shrimp, cockles plus welcome cocktails, fruit juices.

 

 

Coffee Shop in Hoi An

Coffee Shop 

A colourful lantern coffee shop stands at a corner of Chau Thuong Van Street. It opens very early in the morning to welcome guests.

After the lockdown due to Covid-19, Hoi An is one of five localities open for the international pilot arrivals in phase 1 and is one of three localities that receive international visitors. This ancient town is one of the places proposed by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism to continue implementing the phase 2 international pilot program, ready to completely open to international tourism. 

A collection of photos depicts the scenery and rhythm of spring life in Hoi An ancient town through the lens of Phan Cong Nguyen. In the past few days, Phan Cong Nguyen (also known as Phan Nguyen, born in 1996), the administrator of the "Review Hoi An" group, has been roaming around to record the beauty of Hoi An ancient town to welcome the Lunar New Year. 

Nguyen was born in Nghe An and has lived with Hoi An for five years, so he considers the old town his second homeland. In the collection, he recorded the image of a peaceful Hoi street corner in the spring. All the streets of Hoi An put on a spring shirt to attract tourists. 

UNESCO recognized Hoi An as a World Cultural Heritage in 1999. Many activities to welcome the Lunar New Year are parts of the organizational plan, such as the program "Going to Hoi An to travel to spring" with the link between Hoi An Ancient Town and traditional craft villages. Accordingly, you can visit and learn about tangible and intangible cultural values ​​in the Old Quarter, Tra Que vegetable village, Thanh Ha pottery village and enjoy the scenery of Hoi An by tram system.

 

 

Tet Trending Selfies in Sapa

A girl sitting on the roof for posing. Credit: Online VN Express

 

 

Tet is a photographic chance.

You may know that Tet is a fantastic opportunity to take selfies. Many tourists rent minority-people-styled clothes to take photos or do selfies in Sa Pa. Fashion styles feature characteristics of Mongolians or Tibetans.

Loving the scenery and weather of Sapa, on the occasion of the Lunar New Year, Ms Vu Tra My (Hanoian) chose this place as a spring trip for the whole family. Through learning about amusement parks and staying in tour groups, she saw many tourists "hunting clouds", taking photos with Tibetan costumes, so she booked a shooting service for a family of 3. Because she knew many people were taking pictures, she reserved this service a week in advance. The fee includes costumes and makeup.

Ms. My's 3-member family wear costumes of minority people to take photos. Credit: Online VN Express

Due to the weather, the family took pictures at Cat Cat village, not hunting clouds at O ​​Quy Ho pass. She shared that she was delighted with the photo set because every member looks beautiful and has a new style in photos. 

She had come to town many times to make a set of photos with traditional H'Mong people's costumes. "Sa Pa offers majestic mountains and forests, it's cold and foggy, so it's pretty suitable to wear such clothes. Last year, it was impossible to travel abroad, and destinations with such products are desirable to domestic tourists. ", she says.

A girl clad with minority-people costume. Credit: Online VN Express

Costume-renting service is growing.

Ms Nguyen Hong Thu Trang (Hanoian) booked a photo service with Tibetan costumes in Sa Pa. "Having come here to travel a lot, every time I want to find and share something new," said she.

This photography trend sharing page may encounter many mixed opinions because it is not suitable or authentic to the identity of the Vietnamese ethnic groups. "According to my opinion, it's not offensive pictures. I mean a cultural exchange to create the difference in photos. The wild and majestic scenery of Sa Pa is also very suitable for the vibrant colours of the costumes," she says. She highly appreciates the creativity and careful investment of costume suppliers.

 

A girl  poses for a shooting in a farm. Credit: Online VN Express

Apart from Thu Trang or Tra My, many are fond of the photography trend in Sa Pa. It's now a hit attracting visitors after the photos are available on social networks. Nguyen Lan Phuong, manager at Bao Art SaPa, considered the origin of this movement. She said that guests are in great demand for Tibetan style photography. Currently, the establishment has 12 gripping outfits booked every day, and even many customers have to make an early deposit to keep on holiday.

 

A couple is drinking tea in a tea shop. Credit: Online VN Express

 

Phuong shared an idea from her passion for the nomadic life, the vast green savannahs, and endless grass in Mongolia and Tibet. She also realized that Sapa has many suitable spots to take pictures with such colourful costumes in many photoshoots. She said she got ideas for Tibetan costumes, ordered online or coordinated the details to match.

Mr Hoang Trung Hieu, who works at a rental service Greenfarm, said ten sets of Tibetan costumes are available. The stock of suits has run out every day in the last few months, as many customers order but the service doesn't supply enough. We bought such costumes from China or Vietnamese stores. In addition, it is necessary to invest in more fur hats, canvas shoes, bows and arrows, lucky rods, bone rings. Many visitors are willing to pay at least 3 million dongs for a set of photos to keep unforgettable moments.

Duong Quoc Hieu, a photographer in Sa Pa, said that guests take 15 sets of photos each week for guests on average. Outfits are often out of stock now, so visitors have to order early. Suitable photography locations include mountain scenery, decorated with many wooden tents such as Cat Cat village, cloud hunting check-in point on O Quy Ho pass, Rock Garden Homestay, Best View. 

 

A couple takes a photo. Credit: Online VN Express

Hieu said that having more photography trends without objection will attract visitors and create a new point for the destination. He said he plans to order more models of yak cows shortly to make scenes for tourists to take photos.

Currently, the images posted by tourists on social networks receive hundreds and thousands of likes. The cost for a set of photos is about 1.5-2 million VND. In addition, visitors can order their costumes for about 400,000 VND/person.

Many people think that the photos are captivating. They are interested in experiencing Sapa, but some believe that tourists should not breed but only wear traditional costumes to honour the culture and scenery of Vietnam.

 

 

 

 

A Visit to Golden Phoenix Flowers in Bao Loc Province

 Another spring comes around. 

Another spring comes around. It's time for us to leave the business, work, and worries in life behind and join our family for relaxation and entertainment at the beginning of the year.

 

Golden Phoenix Flowers. Credit: Cao Ky Nhan's photo

Yellow phoenix flowers are in full bloom, making a sign of poetic beauty to Bao Loc city in the days leading up to Tet. The yellow covers Bao Loc Province, creating a painting-like photo.

The scenery in Bao Loc

It's a good time for you to view golden phoenix trees in the morning mist at Bat Nha monastery in Dam B'ri when coming to Bao Loc Province.

Bat Nha Monastery. Credit: Photo of Cao Ky Nhan

 

Walking on the path of yellow phoenix flowers in the monastery grounds, you'll feel your soul more relaxed. When the flower blooms, the yellow colour of the flower contrasts with the green background of the tea hill. A green tea area comes in around the monastery.

"Another tower comes up in Bat Nha Monastery near the main gate. The monks show their friendship to welcome local people and tourists to take their photos. However, this is a place of meditation. When visiting and taking photos, you need to pay attention to keep quiet," a visitor said. 

Around 15 yellow phoenix trees are available in Bao Loc city; this monastery alone has five trees along the stairs not far from the main gate, surrounded by green tea hills. Every spring, you'll view flowers covering a corner of the sky, offering a beautiful horizon. 

 

Credit: Cao Ky Nhan's photo

You'll see phoenix trees here and there. Their canopy covers a large area. What photographer Ky Nhan shared likes is walking along yellow phoenix flowers in the monastery grounds; his soul was flying with birds' singing.

Tea garden. Credit: Cao Ky Nhan's photo

 Green tea surrounds the monastery. It's impressive to enjoy the yellow colour contrasts with the spreading green background of a tea hill.

Credit: Cao Ky Nhan's photo

  

This year's golden phoenix season captured more visitors than last year. The bright yellow flowers on the branches draw everyone to look up when they first come here.

 

Credit: Cao Ky Nhan's photo

 

The local planted only three trees in Bao Loc in 1929, then growing and expanded in this city. In addition to Bat Nha monastery, you'll see golden phoenix in areas such as parish church Tan Thanh, Loc Thanh commune.

Runnner-Up Phuong Anh's Collection of Photos

 

Runner-up Phuong Anh at the Fine Arts Museum. Credit: Online Thanh Nien 

Phuong Anh promoted Tourism Week.

Recently, the first runner-up Phuong Anh attracted attention from the public and fashion experts when she became the Ho Chi Minh City Tourism Week ambassador. She immediately released a set of photos taken at the museum to promote Ho Chi Minh City tourism.

According to the media, the public loves her beautiful appearance and her excellent intellectual capital when she has just received a scholarship for a Master of Global Trade from an international university in Ho Chi Minh City, Asia. Miss Vietnam 2020. 

Ambassador of Tourism Week Promotion

Phuong Anh assumes the ambassdor of Tourism Week Promotion. Credit: Online Thanh Nien

To accompany and promote the activities of "Ho Chi Minh City Tourism Week - The city I love", runner-up Phuong Anh recently released a set of photos taken at the Ho Chi Minh City Museum of Fine Arts in her new role.

Pham Ngoc Phuong Anh is increasingly building her influence through a series of social activities and projects that she accompanies. Studious runner-up Phuong Anh has just accepted to assume the ambassador of Ho Chi Minh City Tourism Week - The city she loves. 

The program links tourism with the young people's experience and discovery of Ho Chi Minh City. It attracts the attention of tourists, helping the city's tourism economy revive after months of the lockdown of Covid-19. 

This turning point marks the successful incumbent journey of the 1st runner-up Miss Vietnam and the contribution and dedication to Ho Chi Minh City through her image and voice.

The reason for the release of photos

Phuong Anh stands on the staircase of the museum. Credit: Online Thanh Nien

 

The first runner-up, Phuong Anh, put on light makeup skillfully selected costumes designed by Do Manh Cuong, glorifying her graceful demeanour in a classic and luxurious space. With materials such as lace, brocade, tweed through the design of a lady's dress or jacket and skirt, Phuong Anh inspires nostalgia, evoking the beauty of old Saigonese fashion. 

Growing up in Ho Chi Minh City, Phuong Anh had thoughts when she was proud of taking on the role of Tourism Ambassador of Ho Chi Minh City. On her social media page, she shared: "As a child born and raised in Ho Chi Minh City, Phuong Anh has always loved the streets, street corners and diverse cultures, the friendliness of people around here! Having gone through difficult days and now it's time for our city to return to its previous rhythm. 

Hopefully, Phuong Anh can spread all my love for the city with this role. And hope that everyone will accompany and follow the upcoming events Phuong Anh participates in to promote the best images of my town with friends everywhere." 

 

Phuong Anh standing in front of the museum. Credit: Online Thanh Nien

 

Phuong Anh added: "I am fortunate to have travelled to many places, both in Vietnam and internationally. But still, there is no place like Ho Chi Minh City! There is nothing like walking the streets, especially eating with family and friends. And we will all have memorable moments at the end of the year in our beloved city."

Therefore, the studious runner-up takes this opportunity to honour the city's beauty where she has worked for a long time and fulfil the responsibility of the child of this land when becoming the representative of culture promotion tourism of this city. 

Phuong Anh's activities

Phuong Anh poses for a photo. Credit: Online Thanh Nien

 

According to the media, Phuong Anh will accompany and participate in the series of events organized by the Department of Tourism of Ho Chi Minh City from December 24 to December 31. Runner-up Phuong Anh is busy filming at locations and participating in launching ceremonies, parades, and street art to inspire tourism and explore scenic spots in Ho Chi Minh City. 

In addition to runner-up Phuong Anh, the public may pay attention to the participation of other figures, such as fashionista Chau Bui, businessman Phillip Nguyen, singer Cam Van's family, blogger Quy Coc Tu. 

The program inspires young people's constant passion for tourism and young people's experience and discovery of Saigon and attracts the attention of tourists. 

 

Spring-Summer Fashion Week

Overcoming many difficulties, Miss Do Thi Ha has returned to Vietnam. Immediately after completing the quarantine, she became the "muse" of designer Ta Linh Nhan in his latest collection at Spring- Summer Fashion Week 2022. 

On the evening of January 25, 2022, Spring-Summer Fashion Week (Dorii Fashion Week Spring Summer), organized by designer Ta Linh Nhan, opened for the public at the Youth Cultural House in Ho Chi Minh City. 

With the theme Past and Present, Spring-Summer Fashion Week 2022 introduces 5 latest collections of Ta Linh Nhan, including Once upon a time, Nostalgia, Through the Heritage Domain, Spring Dolls, and Muse. 

In addition to Miss Do Thi Ha; Miss Tieu Vy, Luong Thuy Linh, Bui Quynh Hoa, runner-up Hoang Thuy... also took on the role of vedette in the collections. Do Thi Ha transformed into Ta Linh Nhan's muse right after returning to Vietnam.

Designer Ta Linh Nhan said: "In 2022, I will deduct a part of the profit to implement the charity project Accompanying a green dream through awarding scholarships to poor students who overcome difficulties. Although it's a small material value, but in terms of spirit, it encourages disadvantaged children to overcome difficulties and study well." 

Spring Summer Fashion Week 2022 opens the public with a collection of golden ao dai once in a while. Inspired by the camisole and ao dai of the ancient Vietnamese dynasties, Ta Linh Nhan brings designs oriented to traditional values ​​with images of phoenix, lotus flower, button, cloud pattern... on brocade, silk... 

The highlight of the designs lies in the ruffled ruffles and split flaps, suitable for contemporary fashion. The Nostalgic Collection includes designs that recreate the spirit of the Ao Dai of the 60s-70s with brocade and retro patterns. 

The breakthrough of the designs lies in the cut line to create a fresh and youthful appearance. 

Apricot in Moc Chau

Apricot flowers in Moc Chau attract tourists to visit and take photos. At this time, Moc Chau town (Moc Chau district) is entering the most beautiful season of the year when apricot trees and plum trees in people's gardens begin to shed leaves and bloom. 

These flowers turn pure white, blooming on tiny branches like snowflakes. Nguyen Hai Duong, a photographer living in Moc Chau, produced a collection of photos of the Moc Chau flower season in early January. 

He shared these so far. The plum blossoms have gradually faded, making way for plum blossoms to bloom. You'll find plum trees in the Na Ka valley, which is about 100 hectares wide. The valley is about 6-7 km from Tim Tim tea hill and 16 km from Farm town. 

The photo, taken on the morning of January 10, features each plum garden here. The admission fee costs about 20,000 VND/person. Unlike the apricot tree, the plum tree is lower, the branches spread to the height of the person, so it is easy for visitors to take pictures with the forest. 

Hai Duong shared that this year's plum blossoms bloomed in the right season, although before that, some gardens had bloomed early. Flowers bloom from now until the Lunar New Year, suitable for tourists to visit at the beginning of the year. 

Plum blossoms bloom in clusters on the stem. The petals become thin, white instead of milky white and have yellow pistils like apricot flowers. When it's windy, the petals flutter, creating a dreamlike scene like falling snow. 

When the flowers fall, the tree begins the cycle of fruiting, the leaves grow green. The weather in Moc Chau these days becomes cold, foggy in the early morning and late at night, but sunny at noon. This is also the time when many tourists come to the garden to take the best souvenir photos. 

This year, the number of visitors to Na Ka plum valley is not too crowded, mainly only on weekends due to the Covid-19. 

"It's cold, there are sunny days, because there are no people, the space is light and relaxing," Duong said. In early spring, plum blossoms bloom simultaneously, fading the mountains and hills white. 

Some other scenery spots include Mu Nau plum valley, pine hill in Ang village, Pa Phach village. Many tourists set up camp right in plum gardens to enjoy this space. Here you can rent traditional costumes of local people for 50,000 - 100,000 VND/set. 

In addition to apricot and plum flowers, this season Moc Chau also has mustard flowers and cherry blossoms in full bloom. Suggested places to see canola flowers include the pine forest of Ban Ang, Ham village, Pa Phach village... or Chieng Khoa (Van Ho).

Spring Flower Festival of the Year of 2022

The Year of Tiger Spring Flower Festival

Colorful flowers on the Year of Tiger Spring Flower Festival opened for the public on January 26, 2022.

The final stages of preparing for the 2022 Spring Flower Festival at Tao Dan Park (District 1, Ho Chi Minh City) were coming to the end to be ready to welcome visitors on January 27. 

The Year of Tiger Spring Flower Festival at Tao Dan Park, in addition to the flower space, also has mascot miniatures, ornamental plants display area, amusement park, ... decorated with eye-catching patterns. 

Workers of Ho Chi Minh City Green Park Co., Ltd. were busy completing the final stages from pruning branches, decorating miniatures, installing lights, watering ..., trying to finish this day to be ready to welcome visitors from every corner of streets. 

This year's Spring Flower Festival is free to enter, visitors from January 27 to February 6 (ie from December 25 to the 6th of Tet) at Tao Dan Park. 

Ms. Ho Minh Anh (District 3, Ho Chi Minh City) shared: "I haven't been inside yet, but I can see the flowers are decorated fresh. The weather is cool these days, I'm also excited for my 2 young children. come out here for Tet".

Hoi An Reflects on the Lake

 

Another traditional Tet is coming at a corner. It's time to welcome it. Many places change their daily faces in many gripping ways. The most popular items on display are lanterns. 

Small landscape of Hoi An with tile roof model, yellow wall and lantern represents a new appearance at the entrance to the international terminal. Due to the small number of flights, residents and tourists can stop by to take souvenir photos in the small landscape area outside.

White Canola Flowers in Moc Chau

The year end is time to visit white Canola flower fields extending to horizon in Moc Chau. It's time for young people to do selfie. The below account describes Moc Chau in tourist season when you want to look for serenity away for the hustle and bustle of a city. 

White flowers booms 

Moc Chau, Son La, takes pride of Canola flowers bloomimg immeasurably on the hills in Chieng Xuan commune, looking from above like a soft white chiffon. 

Five or six years ago, white cabbage gardens spread far and wide all the way to the village in Moc Chau, very familiar to backpackers, now it's increasingly difficult to find a place where flowers bloom as far as the eyes can see. The area of ​​white flower hill in Chieng Xuan commune covers nearly 30 km from the center of Moc Chau town, discovered by local young people. 

The road to the hill is suitable for off-road vehicles and motorbikes because the road is dirt, steep and bumpy. If you go from National Highway 6 to the direction of Pine Forest - Ban Coc - Chieng Xuan, the road is only about 15 km long but more difficult. 

If you follow the direction of Dai Yem waterfall - Chieng Ve farm - Chieng Son border post - Chieng Xuan, the distance is about 30 km long. There is a section under construction; it will take more time for you to travel. 

You cannot only enjoy the white cabbage hill but also admire the "roof" of Moc Chau, which is Pha Luong peak with an altitude of nearly 2,000 m, sits between the Vietnam - Laos border.

Currently, Moc Chau has suffered Covid-19 cases, but the accommodation facilities still maintain a safe welcome process. Visitors to Moc Chau should note that they need to ensure that they have had 2 doses of the vaccine and have a negative rapid test. 

The canola flowers still bloom until the end of December and this place may not be familiar to many people. Some locals live on this area. Tourists from nearby communes and districts visit to take pictures. 

In addition to Chieng Xuan cabbage hill, in the last days of this year, you can check-in the cauliflower season in Pa Phach village, Na Ka valley, Bo Bun village... but with a smaller area. 

In December, the epidemic situation was complicated, but accommodation facilities in Moc Chau still maintained a safe welcome process, ensuring 5K implementation. Visitors to Moc Chau should note that they need to have 2 doses of the vaccine and have a negative PRC or rapid test result.