A boat race team at the event (Source: http://www.hanoimoi.com.vn) Hanoi (VNA) – The open dragon boat race 2019 kicked off at West Lake in the capital city of Hanoi on February 16, attracting thousands of locals and visitors. Attended the opening ceremony were Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam, Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung, and leaders of centrally-run agencies. Director of the municipal Department of Culture and Sports To Van Dong said the festival drew over 700 professional and amateur racers of 43 teams. They are from Malaysia, Hong Kong, Singapore and Laos as well as 12 cities and provinces across Vietnam, namely Quang Binh, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Da Nang, Thai Nguyen, Vinh Phuc, Hai Duong, Binh Thuan, Quang Tri, Ben Tre, Hung Yen and Hai Phong. At the opening event, visitors were treated to special art performances, including dragon and lion dances staged by 150 members from the Hanoi Martial Art Association. The race is part of … [Read more...] about Hanoi open dragon boat race 2019 kicks off
Milk carton boat race
A temple festival boat race cooks rice, catches a duck
The Bach Hao Temple Festival is held on the 5th and 6th day of the first lunar month every year in Thanh Xa Commune, Thanh Ha District, Hai Duong Province, 60km east of Hanoi. The main ceremony starts on the morning of the 6th day of the Lunar New Year, with competitors from five villages arriving at the venue with five trays of offerings and grave markers of three village tutelary gods, who are three generals of the Tran Dynasty (1225-1400) that served the legendary commander Tran Hung Dao. This festival involves many folk games, the most striking of which is a boat race that involves rice being cooked even as the boats are rowed. The boat race is held to commemorate the day King Tran Nhan Tong, the third emperor of the Tran Dynasty, visited Hai Duong Province to pray at the Bach Hoa Temple. Male and female teams take turns to compete in the morning and afternoon. Five boats from five villages will race on Cua Chua River. The race is more than one km long and the … [Read more...] about A temple festival boat race cooks rice, catches a duck
Hà Nội’s annual dragon boat race set for February
This year’s capital dragon boat race is set to take place on February 16th and 17th. — Photo phapluatxahoi.vnViet Nam News HÀ NỘI — The annual capital dragon boat race will be held on February 16th and 17th in West Lake, at Lý Tự Trọng Statue Garden, Thanh Niên Road, and Nguyễn Đình Thi Street in Tây Hồ District, said a representative of Hà Nội People’s Committee Department of Culture and Sports. According to the organising board, the race attracts 35 teams from 25 domestic and international delegations, with 500 athletes competing in standard 12-person boat races for a distance of 600 metres. During the two days of the festival, teams will be divided into professional amateur categories. Professional teams include international delegations from five countries and territories: mainland China, Malaysia, Singapore, Laos and Hong Kong. Non-professional teams consist of … [Read more...] about Hà Nội’s annual dragon boat race set for February
Hanoi releases 2019 Dragon Boat Race schedule
The competition will attract 30 local and international teams featuring 500 athletes. Each team has 12 people each of whom must cover a 600-meter race course on West Lake. The race includes two divisions, Amateur and Professional. Teams from China, Malaysia, Singapore, Laos, and Hong Kong (China) will compete in the category of Professional while local groups from cities and provinces nationwide will participate in the category of Amateur. Teams from foreign embassies, public agencies, and businesses will compete on February 17. The competition is expected to become an annual event, aiming at restoring and preserving the folk sport game, promoting the capital’s culture and history, and attracting visitors to the city. By BICH QUYEN – Translated by Kim Khanh Tags: Dragon Boat Racing Festival Hanoi 600-meter race course West Lake … [Read more...] about Hanoi releases 2019 Dragon Boat Race schedule
Hanoi: Dragon boat race to run in February
At the dragon boat race in 2018 (Source: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Hanoi’s traditional dragon boat race is scheduled for February 16 and 17, the first weekend after the Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday. The organiser said the event will attract some 500 professional and amateur racers from 35 domestic and international teams, who will compete in groups of 12 people each on a 600m course on West Lake – the area near Ly Tu Trong Park, and Thanh Nien and Nguyen Dinh Thi roads. Professional competitors come from China, Malaysia, Singapore, Laos, and Hong Kong, as well as various different Vietnamese cities and provinces. They will split into male and female events on January 16. The amateur grouping consists of teams from localities in Hanoi that will enter the qualifications on January 16 and the final round the next day. The group will also see various team from foreign embassies, public agencies, and businesses competing on February 17. The race is part of activities … [Read more...] about Hanoi: Dragon boat race to run in February
HCM City schools teach kids to collect, recycle milk cartons
Viet Nam News HCM CITY — Kids at HCM City’s Tân Bình District Kindergarten on Friday saw a skit that showed them how to push straws into empty cartons after drinking milk and then flattening, folding and disposing of the cartons properly to save space and make their collection, sorting and recycling easier. It was one of the ways chosen by the kindergarten’s managers and teachers to create awareness of and habits for environmental protection. “Educating children in environmental protection will help … when they become adults,” Phạm Thị Kim Hạnh, the kindergarten’s vice principal, told Việt Nam News. The kindergarten’s teachers were working together with children’s parents to teach them, she said. The cartons collected at the kindergarten would be transported once a week to factories for recycling and making useful products such as paperboard boxes, notebooks, tiles, and dustbins, she said. … [Read more...] about HCM City schools teach kids to collect, recycle milk cartons
Hanoi to launch annual dragon boat racing
(VEN) - Hanoi authorities recently approved a decision to organize annual traditional dragon boat races between 2019 and 2021. The two-day races will take place on the first weekend after the Lunar New Year holiday annually at Ly Tu Trong Park. The boats will compete on West Lake, near Thanh Nien and Nguyen Dinh Thi roads. The 2018 Hanoi dragon boat racing festival impressed visitors The organizers will encourage individuals and organizations to sponsor the event, which will gather international and domestic teams. Districts with strong traditions of racing dragon boats including Hoang Mai, Bac Tu Liem, Thanh Tri, Ba Vi, Son Tay, Dan Phuong, Quoc Oai, Chuong My, Thanh Oai, Ung Hoa, and My Duc will each send a male and a female team to compete. In February, the first dragon boat festival was held on West Lake. The event gathered 27 teams from seven districts around the capital. Various art troupes also performed at the festival. Dragon boat racing is a Vietnamese tradition, … [Read more...] about Hanoi to launch annual dragon boat racing
Huế holds boat race to maintain tradition
Cheerful audience on a boat. — VNS Photo Hoàng HảiViet Nam News THỪA THIÊN-HUẾ — Huế held a boat race on Wednesday on Hương (Perfume) River as an annual tradition. But this year’s race was one day behind schedule due to the ongoing biennial Huế Festival. Nine boat teams from Huế and its outskirt districts, including Phong Điền, Quảng Điền and Phú Vang, competed on the 300m stretch of the river running through the city’s centre. There were two separate tournaments designated for male and female athletes. Each boat was manually sailed by 10 crew members and one skipper, all of whom were fishermen and farmers, and had to make two return laps by crossing the river and three along the river. A total of 200 athletes competed in the race. According to the organisers, the boat race is a post-harvest tradition. During the imperial rule of the Nguyễn Dynasty (1802-1945), … [Read more...] about Huế holds boat race to maintain tradition
400 athletes to join dragon boat racing festival
The event is expected to attract 400 athletes of 27 teams from Hanoi and the neighboring provinces. They will compete at two categories including standard and traditional boat racing. Accordingly, the first, second and third prizes cost VND 100 million respectively. Director of Hanoi Culture, Sports and Tourism Department Mr. To Van Dong said that Hanoi organizes the dragon boat racing festival for the first time aiming to restore and develop the traditional sport. The festival is under cooperation and development program of culture, sport and tourism between Hanoi city and Vietnam Airlines. BY BICH QUYEN- Translated by Huyen Huong Tags: 400 athletes to join dragon boat racing festival … [Read more...] about 400 athletes to join dragon boat racing festival
Hanoi to host first dragon boat racing festival
The event is expected to draw 400 athletes from 27 teams from Hanoi and neighbouring provinces of Hai Duong, Hung Yen and Thai Nguyen. They will compete in different men’s, women’s and mixed categories in the capital city’s West Lake. Director of the Hanoi Department of Culture and Sports To Van Dong said boat racing is growing popular in many ASEAN member countries, so the city plans to invite their athletes to take part in the next festivals if the first is held successfully. Hanoi is striving to build the West Lake to into a key tourism area with the dragon boat racing festival as one of the most attractive activities, he added. A music show will be held on the sidelines of the event to build up excitement. Before the competition takes place, athletes of the boat racing and some other water sports will join a bike parade along the West Lake. … [Read more...] about Hanoi to host first dragon boat racing festival