Hanoi: Various activities invite visitors to Spring Book Street
A wide range of activities are being held in a Lunar New Year (Tet) celebrating programme that kicked off on the December 19 Book Street in Hanoi on February 7.
The Spring Book Street programme is opened in Hanoi on February 7 (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – A wide range of activities are being held in a Lunar NewYear (Tet) celebrating programme that kicked off on the December 19 Book Streetin Hanoi on February 7.
In the Spring Book Street programme, bookstoreswill organise exchanges with visitors, introduce new books and offer luckymoney to their readers.
Visitors will have a chance to join talks withauthors and experts about books, the reading habit and calligraphy. They canalso enjoy performances of traditional arts or take part in folk games.
Notably, artists from the Hanoi cheo (Vietnamesetraditional opera) and drama theatres will help the audience learn about thecapital city’s history through many extracts.
Performances of traditional musical genres likethe van, xam and tru singing will form part of the programme, which alsofeatures calligraphy, xiangqi chess and sandpainting competitions.
The Spring Book Street programme aims to helpturn the street into a cultural destination in Hanoi and promote the readinghabit in the community.
The event, organised by the municipal Departmentof Information and Communications and the Hoan Kiem district People’sCommittee, will last through February 14.-VNA
Numerous efforts have been made to encourage reading habit among young Vietnamese people, especially in the digital era when more entertainment forms are available and reading enjoyment declines.
In the digital era when more entertainment forms are available and reading enjoyment declines. Vietnam has made numerous efforts to encourage the public to read.
Friendly libraries funded by Room to Read, a non-governmental organisation based in the US, in 22 primary schools in Vietnam have helped develop reading habit and life-long learning skills among local students since they were established in early 2017.
A diverse range of activities are being held in the southern largest hub of Ho Chi Minh City in celebration of the traditional Lunar New Year 2019, which is approaching very near.
The book street festival and the Nguyen Hue flower street celebrating the 2019 traditional Lunar New Year (Tet) holidays opened in Ho Chi Minh City on February 2.
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Despite strong home support and high expectations, Vietnam were unable to overcome the defending champions, who secured their third consecutive win over Vietnam in a regional final, following previous victories in 2014 and 2023.
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For the first time, Vietnamese audiences will have the opportunity to experience the ballet masterpiece "Don Quixote" in its original version by renowned choreographer Marius Petipa.
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Coming to the Vietnamese booth, visitors had the chance to take part in a bamboo dance, a workshop on painting woven bamboo or rattan, or quizzes about Vietnam.
These are impressive achievements, not only showing the efforts and prowess of Vietnamese paddlers but also serving as proof of the sports sector’s strategic and systematic investment.
The Spring Book Street programme is opened in Hanoi on February 7 (Photo: VNA) 
