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Showing posts with label vietnam travel. Show all posts
Showing posts with label vietnam travel. Show all posts
Monday, January 10, 2011
In some mountainousprovinces in northern Vietnam, some ethnic minority groups consider coveringtheir teeth with gold fashionable.
In the past, goldteeth were the sign of the wealth as they were covered with true gold. Now,they are mainly covered by a golden alloy which is priced onlyVND300,000-500,000 ($12-22) per kilo.
With simple toolsand dirty hands, this “dentist” can help the girl
get her “golden smile” afterhalf an hour.
Everybody, fromyoung girls to young boys, from old women to
old men, decorate their mouthswith gold teeth.
The price for agold tooth is from several thousands of Vietnam dong
to VND200,000-300,000,depending on the quality.
Le Anh Dung
Reference: http://english.vietnamnet.vn/en/vietnam-in-photos/3183/gold-in-mouth.html
Friday, June 25, 2010
HCM City has developed strongly in many fields in the last 35 years but the most impressive development is its infrastructure. VietNamNet introduces the city’s changes.
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| The city lights up. The building in the centre is Sheraton hotel. |
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| Ben Thanh market – 23/9 Park – Quch Thi Trang roundabout – Ham Nghi road area from above. Small roads to the city’s centre have become avenues. Many roads are expanded and rebuilt. The waterway is also upgraded. With capital for construction was less than 500 million dong in 1976-1979, HCM City can currently invest trillions dong in infrastructure. |
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| The East-West avenue runs along Tau Hu-Ben Nghe canal. |
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| Nguyen Huu Canh road connects District 1’s hub with Thu Thiem bridge, crossing the Saigon river to district 2. Ten years ago, this area was ponds and slumps. |
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| The Nhieu Loc-Thi Nghe Canal. |
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| Nguyen Van Linh Avenue, District 7. |
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| Phu My bridge, the first cable-stay bridge in HCM City and the fifth on Saigon river, linking Districts 7 and 2. |
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| The East-West avenue in District 5. |
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| The entrances of Thu Thiem tunnel. |
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| Can Gio mangrove forest. |
Truc Quan
Source: Vietnamet
http://english.vietnamnet.vn/social/201005/Eye-catching-HCM-City-908734/
Sunday, May 9, 2010
Thousands of tourists mixed with performers and danced in the Ha Long Carnival 2010 on May 1
The event, themed “Ha Long Festival towards 1000th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi”, features local traditional cultural programmes. The highlight of the festival was the carnival, involving many artists across the country, on the evening of May 1.
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Source: VNN/VNExpress
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