The awards ceremony of the Viet Nam Heritage Photo Award 2017 took place on Tuesday, honouring a total of 16 prize winners.

Organisers giving the first prizes to winners of the contest (Photo: VNA)

In the end, Dinh Cong Tam, Ha Van Dong and Ngo Minh Phuong won the first prizes.  Three second, 3 third and 7 consolation prizes were also given out to recipients.

Speaking at the ceremony, Hoang Trung Thuy, the Chairman of the judging board, said that the contest’s organisers had received a total of 3,400 entries from photographers nationwide.

The participants were required to highlight the topics through their eye-catching entries.

The photos were divided into 5 categories: ‘Nature’ (landscapes, marine resources, forest resources, geological resources, plants, wildlife and the environment), ‘Tangible Heritage’ (architecture, sculpture, art, crafts, cultural-historical relics, antiques, and national treasures), ‘Intangible Heritage’ (music, dance, festival, folk games and religion), ‘Life’ (daily life scenes, customs, practices and portraits), and ‘Markets’.

The category that received the most entries was ‘Life’, in which photographers portray daily life from many interesting angles.

In the category ‘Markets’, the entrants brought viewers to markets in different regions nationwide, and expressed the identity, culture and customs of local people in each place.

The photo contest is held annually to celebrate the Viet Nam National Heritage Day (23 November).

On this occasion, the organisers also handed over 100 photos to a charity group for a fundraising campaign, which will support people affected by recent floods.

On the same day, an exhibition of 100 photos comprising the winners of the Viet Nam Heritage Photo Awards 2017 opened in Ha Noi.  Similar exhibitions are taking place in HCM City and Da Nang from 22 – 23 November.

Meanwhile, about 300 artifacts unearthed at various sites in Hai Duong Province will be on display at an exhibition at the provincial museum to mark the Viet Nam Culture Heritage Day.

The objects date back to the Ly (1009-1225) and Tran (1226-1400) dynasties.

The province has more than 2,000 sites where many tangible and intangible heritage values are preserved, including 220 belonging to the Ly and Tran dynasties, plus 700 traditional festivals and hundreds of traditional crafts.

The exhibition runs until 5 December.

(Source: VNA/ DA NANG Today)