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Dong Thap: yellow apricot tree collection sets world record

Dong Thap: yellow apricot tree collection sets world record

A collection of ten yellow apricot trees, including one aged over 100 years, by a resident in the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap has made a world record for its unique values, a rare one for Vietnam in the field of ornamental trees.
Dong Thap striving to preserve intangible cultural heritage

Dong Thap striving to preserve intangible cultural heritage

The Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap recently released a plan on preserving and bringing into play the art of “Don ca tai tu” music and song and “Ho Dong Thap” (Dong Thap singing), both of which are national intangible cultural heritages, so as to improve awareness and raise a sense of responsibility in the community and the political system regarding the task.
Week of culture and tourism kicks off in Dong Thap

Week of culture and tourism kicks off in Dong Thap

A week of culture and tourism began on July 10 in Cao Lanh city in the southern province of Dong Thap, with the participation of Mekong Delta provinces and cities including Ho Chi Minh City and Hoi An.
Dong Thap chooses six craft villages for preservation

Dong Thap chooses six craft villages for preservation

The Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap has chosen six craft villages for preservation to develop tourism. The villages include those of sedge mat weaving in Dinh An of Lap Vo district, the rice flour making in Sa Dec city and the boat building in Lai Vung district.
Dong Thap: wooden drum sets national record

Dong Thap: wooden drum sets national record

A wooden drum in the Phuong Nam Cultural Tourism Area of the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap was recognised as Vietnam’s largest drum by the Vietnam Record Association.
Distinguished Cao Lanh fighting cocks

Distinguished Cao Lanh fighting cocks

“No fighting cocks are as good as those from Cao Lãnh.” The saying sings the praises of the once illutious fighting cocks in Cao Lãnh city, the southern province of Đồng Tháp. On the first days of the
The most famous ancient house in Mekong Delta

The most famous ancient house in Mekong Delta

People familiar with French author Marguerite Duras might not know that The Lover, her most celebrated novel and winner of the Goncourt Prize in 1984, was inspired by her girlhood in the Mekong Delta in Vietnam.