Breathtaking views of the East Sea from the rolling Ba Na Hills, brick-tower relics from the ancient Hindu-Buddhist Cham culture that once ruled powerful sea-trading city-states – and traditional martial-arts villages draw many visitors to the central province of Binh Dinh.

Poet Han Mac Tu whose real name is Nguyen Trong Tri was born in Le My village of Quang Binh province’s Dong Hoi town. He is a star of Vietnam’s Tho Moi (New Poetry) movement.

Go Thi located in Vinh Binh hamlet of Vinh Thinh commune in Vinh Thanh district is known as a site where many Dong Son bronze drums were unearthed.

Drumbeats and the clang of gongs accompanied spectacular performances of traditional martial arts on Wednesday night (August 1) at the opening of the fourth International Festival of Vietnamese Traditional Martial Arts.

All insiders affirmed that Van Ba Anh is one of few muscial talents who master three main musical instruments in an orchestra for Tuong (Vietnamese classical drama) art.

Associate Professor Tran Nghia had the book entitled “The remaining documents under Tay Son dynasty in Thang Long” published, adding to the various documents about the biggest farmer uprising in Vietnam in late 19th century.