The memorial site of scholar Le Quy Don in Le Quy Don commune, Hung Yen province. (Photo: VNA)

UNESCO adopts resolution honouring Vietnamese scholar Le Quy Don

UNESCO’s decision to honour and jointly commemorate the 300th birth anniversary of Le Quy Don demonstrates the international community’s recognition of Vietnam’s scientific, cultural, and educational heritage, as well as the scholar’s exceptional intellectual contributions.

Nom Pagoda - a treasure from the past

Nom Pagoda - a treasure from the past

Aside from the archaic and solemn landscape, Nom Pagoda in Van Lam district of northern Hung Yen province is also home to valuable objects which are old statues dating back centuries.
Event to promote Hung Yen tourism

Event to promote Hung Yen tourism

Located near the capital Hanoi, Hung Yen is home to 1,802 relic sites. They include two special national ones of Pho Hien and Thai Lac pagoda; three national treasures; and 172 national-level relic sites; together with more than 400 local traditional festivals.
Nom – unique ancient village in Hung Yen province

Nom – unique ancient village in Hung Yen province

Nom, an ancient village in Dai Dong commune, Van Lam district, the northern province of Hung Yen, offers a mystical atmosphere with a complex of ancient relics including a village gate, a well, a communal house, a pagoda, ancient homes, and especially a stone bridge. All of these are almost completely intact after hundreds of years.
Nom Pagoda - a treasure from the past

Nom Pagoda - a treasure from the past

Aside from the archaic and solemn landscape, Nom Pagoda in Van Lam district of northern Hung Yen province is also home to valuable objects which are old statues dating back centuries.
Nom Pagoda - a treasure from the past

Nom Pagoda - a treasure from the past

Aside from the archaic and solemn landscape, Nom Pagoda in Van Lam district of Hung Yen province is also home to valuable objects which are old statues dating back hundreds of years.
Traditional toy making village bustling as Mid-autumn festival nears

Traditional toy making village bustling as Mid-autumn festival nears

The days of waiting for summer-autumn rice to bloom, for the people in Ong Hao village (also known as Hao village) at Lieu Xa commune, Yen My district, Hung Yen, is not leisure time. From the sixth and seventh lunar month of the year, every house in the village becomes very busy making toys for the Mid-Autumn Festival.
Hung Yen - a sleeping beauty waiting to awaken

Hung Yen - a sleeping beauty waiting to awaken

Deputy Director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of northern Hung Yen province Pham Van Hieu recently led a trip to some of the province's budding tourism destinations.
Xich Dang temple of literature in Hung Yen

Xich Dang temple of literature in Hung Yen

Following the construction of Quoc Tu Giam Temple of Literature in Hanoi, many temples of literature were built across the nation. Xich Dang temple of literature in Hung Yen is one of them.