Culture and Tourism -- THĂNG LONG - HÀ NỘI THOUSAND YEAR CIVILIZATION

Eating and drinking standards in relation to the plentiful development of food in TL-HN: 10/01/2010 | 9:00 AM; VGP - Since the implementation of Renovation policy (1986), economic and living standards in Việt Nam have risen, bringing in changes in the way people eat and drink.

What are the imported effects on eating habits in Thăng Long-Hà Nội?: 09/26/2010 | 2:34 PM; VGP - Over the last several millennia of development, Việt Nam has interacted with many countries and cultures, but only a few have had major, lasting effects on the Vietnamese eating and drinking culture.

Wine and wine drinking manner in Thăng Long-Hà Nội: 09/24/2010 | 6:04 PM; VGP - In Hà Nội, wine is not a daily beverage. It is only used to welcome guests, on death anniversaries, Tết holidays, or festivals. Wine is made from fermented and distilled sticky rice. Good wine is clear, sparkling and does not leave the drinker with a headache. In his Treatise on Geography written in 1437, Nguyễn Trãi wrote that Thụy Chương precinct of ancient Thăng Long (now Thụy Khuê precinct, Tây Hồ District) was famous for good wine.

Associations of fellow-countrymen and craft guilds in Thăng Long-Hà Nội: 09/20/2010 | 6:46 PM; VGP - Members of fellow-countrymen associations would hold meetings, visit and help each other in times of need, and maintain strong relationships with relatives and neighbors back home. A delegate would be sent annually to offer sacrifices and contributions to build temples and roads in their home villages.

Introduction of a very special smoke in Thăng Long-Hà Nội: 09/20/2010 | 6:31 PM; VGP - Thuốc lào (pipe tobacco) is a very popular smoke of Vietnamese people, mainly for men. Thuốc lào (nicotiana rusticum L) comes from a plant with wide, soft leaves with sticky hairs. Some people smoke by rolling the tobacco in a piece of banana leaf or a piece of paper into the size of a little finger. The majority of people, however, use a hubble-bubble. There are different kinds of hubble-bubble: điếu bát which is popular in most families; điếu ống which is used in rich families; and, điếu cày which is used by working class.

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