Photo exhibition features world heritage sites in Vietnam, Laos to open in Laos
Up to 180 photos on UNESCO-recognised world heritage sites in both Vietnam and Laos will be displayed at an exhibition scheduled to open in Vientiane from April 20-30.
The complex of Hue monuments - the first world UNESCO cultural heritage site in Vietnam (Photo :VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – Up to 180 photos on UNESCO-recognised world heritage sites in both Vietnam and Laos will be displayed at an exhibition scheduled to open in Vientiane from April 20-30.
The exhibition, to be held as part of the activities to strengthen cultural exchanges between the two countries, is to promote images of Vietnamese landscape, people and culture to Lao and international friends there and vice versa, thus helping further solidify the special bond between the two nations through photography.
During the event, the first of its kind, Vietnamese photographers will attend cultural exchanges to take place in Vientiane and Luang Phrabang city, as well as in Champasack and Xiengkhuang provinces./.
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