Over the past five centuries, locals in the ancient pottery village of Thanh Ha in Hoi An, Quang Nam have kept their traditional method of making pottery - hand made and wheel thrown.
A grand requiem for traffic accident victims was held at Hoi An Pagoda in Binh Duong province, on November 11 with the view of easing the pain of losing relatives of the bereaved families.
A number of activities celebrating the forthcoming United Nations Day of
Vesak (the day of Buddha's birth, enlightenment and death) are underway
in the southern province of Binh Duong on May 1-3.
Binh Duong New City has gradually become a familiar destination for
people from all walks of in the province and neighboring regions. Report
by the Binh Duong online newspaper.
Fifty youngsters from
Daejeon city in the Republic of Korea are joining their friends in the
southern province of Binh Duong at a cultural exchange programme
beginning on November 23.
A ceremony was held in southern Binh Duong province on May 31 to receive
a certificate recognising the statue of Buddha entering Nirvana on the
roof of the Hoi Khanh pagoda as the longest example in Asia.
The Ho Chi Minh City chapter of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) on May
23 held a commemoration service for Bodhisattva Thich Quang Duc, who
set himself on fire 50 years ago to protest against the repression of
Buddhists by the American-supported Saigon Government.
A Buddha statue made of sapphire at Hoi An pagoda in the southern
province of Binh Duong, has been recognised as the biggest statue in
Vietnam by the Vietnam Guinness Record Council on April 19.
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