Vietnam awards men over $3,000 for handing over millennia-old drums
Authorities in north-central Vietnam have awarded two local men over US$3,000 in total for giving away two antique drums which they unearthed last year
Ancient bronze drum given to museum in north-central Vietnam
A museum in Thanh Hoa Province in north-central Vietnam announced Thursday it has received an ancient bronze drum from a local family who stumbled upon it last month
Ongoing exhibit highlights Vietnam’s late Bronze Age artifacts
An exhibit opening on Tuesday in Hanoi showcases nearly 300 artifacts, which are the fruits of a 90-year painstaking research on the Dong Son era of ancient Vietnam, dated around 1,000 B.C. to A.D. 100.
Vietnam’s iconic bronze drums showcased in S. Korea
An exhibition running in Seoul from April 29 to June 29 showcases Vietnam’s hallmark bronze drums and offers a chance to glimpse through the origins of ancient Vietnam culture.
The drum skin ripping festival celebrates couples’ love (photos)
A traditional festival, “Dap trong dem trang” of Ma Coong ethnic minority people in Quang Binh province, stands out from others as it provides a chance for local youths to search for their soul mates.
World’s biggest manually-cast bronze drum completed
Artisan Le Van Bay from northern Thanh Hoa province is giving the finishing touch to a manually-cast bronze drum, considered the world’s biggest of its kind.