Cultural events to offer APEC delegates' visits
A series of cultural activities will be held through November in Da Nang and Hoi An for delegates to the APEC Summit’s Economic Leaders’ Week (AELW) and the APEC Voices of the Future Forum.
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| A pagoda and a 17th century house standing on a Hoi An street. — VNS Photo The Duyet |
An exhibition of 28 paintings by 14 artists from Central Viet Nam and Highlands are on display at the Da Nang Fine Arts Museum until 25 November.
Vice Director of the Museum Nguyen Thi Trinh told Viet Nam News that the exhibition features the beauty of the land, people and culture of the region.
Vietnamese-French artist Vu Trong Thuan, who joined a painting workshop 2 weeks ago, has launched his own studio – the Mystery – at the La Tour Eiffel gallery on Tran Hung Dao in Da Nang. It is free for visitors.
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An oil canvas painting is on display. VNS Photo Nguyen Trinh |
The gallery holds his own paintings created during his time living in Da Nang as well as his friends’ arts creations.
Meanwhile, the Da Nang Museum of Cham Sculpture opened the Toba Mika’s Katazome Paintings exhibition, a solo exhibition of Japanese artist Toba Mika, to public visits through the APEC Summit.
The museum, one of the top destinations for foreign tourists in Da Nang, in cooperation with the An Giang Museum, introduced an exhibition of 150 original antiquities and photos of the Oc Eo Culture. The display will last until 1 February 2018.
Oc Eo is the name of an archaeological site in Thoai Son District in An Giang Province in the Mekong River Delta. Based on the artifacts unearthed, archaeologists said that the area used to be a busy port of the kingdom of Phu Nam between the 1st and 7th centuries. They used the term ‘Oc Eo Culture’ to refer to the ancient material culture of the Mekong Delta region.
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| A painting is on display at the Da Nang Fine Arts Museum. — VNS Photo Nguyen Trinh |
Japan-Viet Nam rendezvous
The historic city of Hoi An will host a 2-day Japan-Viet Nam cultural event for APEC Summit delegates at the Hoai River Square on 10-11 November.
Hoi An also debuts the Viet Nam-Japan Cultural Space from the Japanese Bridge to the Square around 7.00pm on November 11.
The space will re-enact a 17th century wedding parade held for Princess Ngọc Hoa and Japanese businessman Araki Sotaro in the old quarter and celebrate trading ties between Japan and Hoi An from previous centuries.
Traditional costumes of Vietnamese and Japanese will be shown at the cultural space as well as cuisine, folk games and music performances, traditional Yukata try-ons and origami (paper folding).
Representatives of Nagasaki City, Japan, will present Hoi An with a sample of the boat that carried the wedding couple to Japan 400 years ago.
Hoi An has hosted the annual Viet Nam-Japan cultural festival in the old quarter since 2003.
Local residents still preserve the tombs of Japanese traders who died in Hoi An in the 17th century. The oldest was Tani Yajirobei’s, who is believed to have died in 1647. His records offer a clear picture of his life, including a love affair with a local woman.
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| The Da Nang Museum of Cham Sculptures offers exhibition of antiquities of Champa culture and series exhibitions of archaeological objects and paintings during the APEC Summit. — VNS Photo CongThanh |
Korea day
The UNESCO-recognised world heritage city, in collaboration with the International Mask Arts & Culture Organisation (IMACO) and Andong City, South Korea, plans to host the Andong City Cultural Day in Hoi An on 14-16 November at 106 Bach Dang Street.
Korean singers Park Hye-min and Cho Choyong-min from rookie boy group RionFive will take the stage in Hoi An on 14 November.
Tourism promotion and the introduction of cuisine from Andong and Hoi An will open at the An Hoi Sculpture Park on the Hoai River from 14-16 November.
(Source: VNS/ DA NANG Today)