Rapid modernisation and modern lifestyles are threatening the survival
of the ancient Cham culture and other ethnic traditions in the central
province of Quang Nam, home to two UNESCO-recognised world heritage
sites and a world biosphere reserve.
Archaeologists in the north-eastern province of Ha Giang stopped by on some very old relatives recently, when they stumbled across caves thought to have housed humans 20,000 years ago.
An exhibition displaying 100 antiques with some dating back to the first century
will open in Hanoi from Feb. 11 till March 10 for antique lovers as a stop for
their city sight-seeing tour during Tet holiday.
Over 100 artefacts dating back to the
first millennium BC are on display at the office of the Asia Society in
New York, with many of them going abroad for the first time.
The country’s largest relief of Vietnam
’s ancient culture is expected to be completed before the 1000 th
anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi, which will fall on Oct. 10, 2009.
A showroom featuring more than 400
objects of Sa Huynh ancient culture that flourished 2,000-3,000 years
ago opened in central Quang Ngai province on July 22.
Hundreds of objects displayed at the
National Museum of Vietnamese History will inform people about an
ancient culture that flourished 2,000-2,500 years ago.