Over 100 best heritage photos on display in Hanoi

The best 107 entries in the Vietnam Heritage Photo Awards competition are on display in Hanoi from November 2-11, as part of celebrations of Vietnam Cultural Heritage Day (November 23), the seventh of its kind.
Over 100 best heritage photos on display in Hanoi ảnh 1At the event (Source: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Thebest 107 entries in the Vietnam Heritage Photo Awards competition are ondisplay in Hanoi from November 2-11, as part of celebrations of VietnamCultural Heritage Day (November 23), the seventh of its kind. 

They are chosen from 4,573 ones by 526 authorsto celebrate the 73rd anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh’s signing of the State’sDecree No.65/SL on preserving national cultural heritages.

Apart from the topics of nature, tangibleculture, intangible culture, lifestyle, the competition adds new topics“Vietnamese traditional long dress” and “Travel with Vietjet”. 

This year, the competition received the supportof Canon which sponsored 18 major awards and held responsibility for printinghigh-quality photos. 

It is calling for the discovery and sharing ofnatural and cultural heritage values, stories about Vietnamese nature, historyand culture for publication on Vietnam Heritage magazine and online sites.

The exhibition will take place in Ho Chi MinhCity on November 3, together with the 2018 Canon Photo Marathon tournament. 

The next heritage photo exhibitions will be heldfrom November 23-25 in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. 

The awards ceremony is scheduled to take placein Ho Chi Minh City in late November.-VNA

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