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After hot summer months Hanoian people are now enjoying the cooler weather of autumn.

At the moment the sky over the 1000 year-old capital city looks ever bluer with the golden sunlight shining through every tree and street.

 

The weather in Hanoi during autumn is cool, a little bit sunny with a nice breeze that makes everyone much more active after the long hot summer. I love hanging around Hoan Kiem Lake and Truc Bach Lake on these days, looking at people and taking some photos or sitting down with a beer waiting for the sunset.

Increasingly famous worldwide with restaurants sprawled over the globe, yet no Vietnamese food abroad can equal in flavor or quality to that made in Vietnam itself.

Plain rice ( com trang ) is at the center of the Vietnamese diet. Steamed rice is part of almost every meal. The Vietnamese prefer long-grain white rice, as opposed to the short-grain rice more common in Chinese cooking. Rice is also transformed into other common ingredients such as rice wine, rice vinegar, rice noodles, and rice paper wrappers for spring rolls.

 

This is the most recent yet probably the largest and undoubtedly the most interesting Museum in Hanoi and Vietnam. The Museum comes out of the recognition that Vietnam is a multi-ethnic country and that more attention should be paid to promote socio-cultural diversity. Despite being out of the way compare with other museums in Hanoi, Vietnam Museum of Ethnology is worth a through visit, for those who are keen to learn about the multiculturality of Vietnam and for those who would appreciate some green space.

Giong Festival (Vietnamese: Hội Gióng) is a traditional festival which is celebrated annually in many parts of Hanoi to honour the mythical hero, Saint Giong, who is credited with defending the country against foreign enemies. The festival was listed on the UNESCO List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage.

 

The Vietnamese nation was founded by Emperor Hung Vuong nearly 50 centuries ago. The dynasty, with 18 kings, lasted for some 3000 years and led Vietnam to development and progress in peace. To honor the Founding Fathers, the Hung Vuong National Altar was built in 250 BC in Phu Tho (north Vietnam), and since been one of the most popular sites in the country.

Ca trù (also known as hát ả đào or hát nói) is an ancient genre of chamber music featuring female vocalists, with origins in northern Vietnam. Ca tru is a refined form of art which is paradoxically appreciated and loved by audiences of all compositions.

Quan họ are folk songs of Northern delta of Vietnam. The songs are performed as alternating verses between two women from one village who sing in harmony, and two men from another village who respond with similar melodies. It also is a form ofinstantexchange oflovebetweenmen and women. Quan họ is recognized as the cultural heritage intangible representation of humanity by UNESCO on 30th of September 2009.

Water Puppetry is a special culture of theater folk have long-standing tradition of the peoples living on the territory of Vietnam, it was born and survive with wet rice civilization from the construction of the Hung Kings.

Water puppetry was born about more than 10 centuries ago in the Red River delta. This type usually perform in holiday, village festival, happy day, New Year, performing tricks using puppets, acting on the water. Water puppetry are also considered the intangible cultural character of the people of Vietnam.

The first festival for young people from ethnic minorities officially opened in the Culture-Tourism Village of Vietnamese Ethnic Groups in Dong Mo, Son Tay, Hanoi on April 17, attended by more than 300 delegates.

Addressing the event, Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Ho Anh Tuan, said that through the festival, the organising board hoped to raise awareness and responsibility of the young generation for preserving and developing cultural traditions, while promoting the Culture-Tourism Village of Vietnamese Ethnic Groups.

Japan’s Nippon Genki Matsuri in Vietnam 2011, a Japanese arts event, will take place at the Vietnam Exhibition and Fair Center in Hanoi on Saturday and Sunday.

The two-day festival, an annual event, aims to bring Japanese culture closer to Vietnamese people and enhance diplomatic relations, friendship and solidarity between the two nations. Visitors have a chance to admire sakura flowers, Japanese yosakoi dances and cosplay. There is also Japanese tea, sword shows, origami paper wrapping and food.