Da Lat (or Dalat) has a unique flavor among Vietnamese towns. Dalat’s history, combined with the welcome temperate mountain climate and pastoral hillside setting, gives it the feel of a European alpine resort which, in fact, it once was. Continue Reading

Among the many festivities taking place during the lunar new year or Hue Festival, human chess in Thuong Bac communal house always attracts many spectators because it is lively and entertaining. The game involves the cunning of the two players and the performance of traditional martial arts students. Continue Reading

If you have a chance to see the living Tu Hai (Otter Snout Clams) with your own eyes, you won’t be surprised by its strange name. An Otter Snout Clam looks like an oyster when its two shells are closed, but its shells rarely close because its long snout is always waggling between them.
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