Vibrant colors of the “Unicorn Head Market”
03/09/2024 09:31
Hue is colorful on the days near Mid-Autumn Festival. Hundreds of unicorn heads, together with accessories and props displayed for sale along the street have attracted buyers and wanderers.
Unicorn - Lion - Dragon dance festival and Mid-Autumn lantern parade to take place on September 6th and 7th
01/09/2024 17:31
As an annual event organized by Hue City People's Committee during the Mid-Autumn Festival and within the framework of the annual Hue Festival, this year's Unicorn - Lion - Dragon Dance Festival and Mid-Autumn Lantern Parade will be held over two days, September 6th and 7th, on the main streets of the city center.
Desire for peace and harmony
06/03/2024 08:22
In the Asian worldview, the relationship between Heaven - People - Earth is connected through the animal and plant world, with countless sacred human concepts to ward off evil spirits and pray for peace for people and all things. Among them, the Four Sacred animals (Dragon, Unicorn, Turtle, Pheonix), starting from the Dragon, symbolize the strong desire of the Creation and the traditional beliefs to pray for agricultural residents' good harvests, good weather, and dispelling epidemics.
Dragon on Nine Dynastic Urns of Hue
24/02/2024 07:41
The dragon, known by the character "long", is a mythical creature steeped in supernatural qualities, standing at the forefront among the four sacred animals: "dragon, unicorn, tortoise, phoenix". It emerged thousands of years before the Common Era, gradually elevated to a symbol in East Asian culture. The dragon is seen as the ruler governing the rivers and seas, often referred to as the Dragon King.
Unicorn dancing: “We should play for people to know what Hue is”
10/10/2023 07:53
''We should play for people to know what Hue is” is what Mr. Ho Van Nghi previously told us when he was alive. He was the one who founded Thai Nghi Duong Unicorn Dancing Troupe in 1937. That spirit has been kept and promoted by generations of Thai Nghi Duong until now.
Mid-Autumn Festival for children in difficult areas
06/10/2023 08:02
Mid-Autumn Festival is an opportunity for children to be excited to join in lanterns parade, admire the moon, watch unicorn dances, and enjoy feasts with Mid-Autumn Festival cakes and fruit. However, for children in many remote and difficult areas, it is really a luxury without the cooperation and sharing from benefactors, charity organizations and groups...
Closer to saola
20/01/2023 07:59
From an endemic creature known as an Asian unicorn, the saola (Pseudoryx nghetinhensis) is grabbing more attention from the community. Aside from becoming the mascot in the 31st SEA Games, the image and name saola also become a business brand in many fields.
300 students participate in unicorn - lion - dragon dance performance and lantern procession in Mid-Autumn Festival
07/09/2022 16:31
On the afternoon of September 6, the People's Committee of Hue City held this activity at Thuong Bac Park and downtown streets.
“Preserving the Saola’s Footprints on Truong Son Mountains”
10/07/2022 16:58
That was the theme of the Saola (spindlehorn or Asian unicorn) exhibition in response to the World Saola Day July 9, which was held by the Provincial Forest Protection Department in collaboration with the World Wide Fund for Nature in Vietnam (WWF-Vietnam) at the Hue Children’s House on July 9.
Vibrant colors of the “Unicorn Head Market”
Hue is colorful on the days near Mid-Autumn Festival. Hundreds of unicorn heads, together with accessories and props displayed for sale along the street have attracted buyers and wanderers.