Vietnam Day began in Brussels , Belgium , on Sept. 2 to mark the
National Day of Vietnam (Sept. 2) and the upcoming 1,000th birthday of
Hanoi .
A photo exhibition on the Vietnamese people and land opened as the first activity of the event.
Forty
photos by popular Vietnamese photographers introduced the charms of the
country and people, as well as the attractiveness of their culture and
tourism.
On Sept. 3, a performance of Vietnamese folk arts was
due to be held, giving audiences a chance to enjoy “quan ho” singing
(love duets), which was recognised by UNESCO as one of the world’s
intangible cultural properties./.