Together with Bai Dinh and Yen Tu Pagoda Festival, Huong Pagoda Festival is among the greatest Buddhist festival in northern part of Vietnam.

Each region in Vietnam has a distinctive feature to make the difference of each culinary region. People in each region have different tastes and cooking styles that contribute to the richness and diversity of Vietnam cuisine.

Prepare your stomach for a closer look at the country's sizzling night spots.

This dress is deemed to be one of Vietnam's enduring traditional attires, having been worn widely by Vietnamese women in the North centuries before the emergence of the Ao Dai.

Travelling along Vietnam, tourists are likely to catch sight of local ladies donning "non la" (so called "conical leaf hat") and walking gracefully along the streets or sailing along wide rivers.

“Diều sáo” (kite flying) are Vietnamese kites that make music, so interesting!

Vietnamese food is distinct and unforgettable. The cuisine relies on a balance of salty, sweet, sour and hot flavours, achieved through use of nuoc mam, a fermented fish sauce, cane sugar, the juice of kalamansi citrus fruit or tamarind and chilli peppers. Dishes use plenty of fresh herbs but tend not to be overly spicy, as chilli sauces are served separately.

The Mid-Autumn Festival is one of the two most popular festivals in Vietnam, and has been significant to Vietnamese families for many years.

In Vietnamese tradition, the paper fan was an indispensable item in times of yore, one of eight prized objects in every household – the others being a gourd bowl, a quill pen, a Ty Ba (four-string guitar), an orchid, a chess-set, a sword and a feather-duster. Nowadays, the traditional paper fan is still a popular and familiar item in Vietnamese daily life.

The one-day festival was held in Lang Son Province, home to Tay, Dao and Nung ethnic minorities.

The ancient temples of Ang, Vinh Trang and Dat Set in the southwestern region of Vietnam attract travellers for their unique architectures.

The sheer beauty of “áo bà ba”, the typical casual wear in the South, has embellished the gentleness of Vietnamese women through many generations. “Áo bà ba”, also known as Vietnamese silk ensemble, has long become an attractiveness of Southern culture.