![]() ![]() Before ending our city day tour, we enjoy a one-hour cycling tour around the Old Quarter, known as the 36 streets, and one hour Water Puppet show.ĭay 3: Hanoi – Halong Bay (Overnight on Deluxe Junk Cruise) (B, L, D) In the afternoon, we visit one of the most interesting museums in Vietnam, the Museum of Ethnology, which is widely acknowledged as the best in the country and has an extensive display dedicated to Vietnam’s 54 Ethnic minority people. The temple highlights the importance that Vietnamese society placed then and now on education. This is the site of Vietnam’s first university dating back to 1070. Then we visit the Temple of Literature where was originally built as a temple to Confucius. ![]() Our tour today begins from Ho Chi Minh complex where we visit Ho Chi Minh’s mausoleum, his former stilt-house residence, the Presidential Palace, the Ho Chi Minh Museum, and One pillar pagoda. Welcome to Hanoi Capital city of Vietnam by local tour guide and driver we then transfer to hotel and enjoy welcome dinner tonight at a local restaurant in town. ![]() Phnom Penh City: Visit Museum, the Killing fields, and the Independent Monument. Highlights include the magnificent temple complex at Angkor Wat, as well as other stunning Khmer architecture at Angkor Thom (Bayon) and Banteay Srei, the jewel of Khmer art, beautifully hand-carved 10th Century wall friezes. Discover the awe-inspiring sights of Cambodia. Exploring the daily life and culture of the Mekong Delta.Īngkor Temples: Temple complex at Angkor, Angkor Thom (Bayon), Beautiful wall carvings. Mekong Delta: Take an excursion to Mekong Delta, with a boat trip on the Mekong River to visit Cat Be floating market. Ho Chi Minh City: City tour including entry to the War Remnants Museum, exploring Cu Chi historical site. Nha Trang: Enjoy snorkeling and relaxing on the beach. A walking tour through the UNESCO listed Old Quarter Countryside bike ride, visit an old merchant house, the Hoi An Museum, and a Chinese assembly hall, cooking class, and farming activities. Halong Bay: Overnight cruise in a traditional Junk boat, discover caves & fishing villages, explore the lagoon.ĭanang – Hoi An: See ancient sculpture in the Cham Museum, and tour Buddhist cave temples in the Marble Mountains. Hanoi: Sightseeing with a Local Guide water puppets performance visit Ho Chi Minh’s mausoleum, One Pillar Pagoda, Ho Chi Minh Museum, Presidential Palace, and Temple of Literature take a “cyclo” ride through the Old Quarter What a memorable journey of history and culture!ĭay 5: Hanoi – Fly to Danang, Transfer to Hoi Anĭay 8: Hoi An – Danang – Fly to Nha Trangĭay 10: Nha Trang Island & Snorkeling Tourĭay 11: Nha Trang – Fly to Ho Chi Minh Cityĭay 12: Saigon City Tour & Cu Chi Tunnelsĭay 14: Cai Rang Floating Market – Chau Docĭay 15: Chau Doc – Boat Trip to Phnom Penh From the spectacular Halong Bay to the majestic temple of Angkor, from the historical and charming center parts of Vietnam to the exciting Mekong Delta, and from the vibrant Saigon city to the mysterious Phnom Penh of Cambodia. It spreads knowledge, promotes cultural values and entertains the community, especially the youth.This combining Vietnam and Cambodia tour in 19 days provides us the best part of the two neighboring countries. Chinese shadow puppetry also passes on information such as cultural history, social beliefs, oral traditions and local customs. The relevant skills are handed down in families, in troupes, and from master to pupil. Some puppeteers are professional, while others are amateurs performing during slack farming seasons. Shadow plays are performed by large troupes with seven to nine performers and smaller troupes of only two to five, primarily for entertainment or religious rituals, weddings and funerals and other special occasions. ![]() Many puppeteers also carve the puppets, which can have between twelve and twenty-four moveable joints. They master special techniques such as improvisational singing, falsetto, simultaneous manipulation of several puppets, and the ability to play various musical instruments. Many elder shadow puppetry artists can perform dozens of traditional plays, which are orally transmitted or found in written form. Manipulated by puppeteers using rods, the figures create the illusion of moving images on a translucent cloth screen illuminated from behind. © China Puppet and Shadow Art Society, 2009Ĭhinese shadow puppetry is a form of theatre acted by colourful silhouette figures made from leather or paper, accompanied by music and singing. ![]()
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