Art works, especially ceramics, are placed beside dead trees and coracles which create a stark environment.

“These works remind us of our roots,” said Nguyen Van Thom, a resident of the province’s Xuyen Moc District.
They reflect the genius of ancestors who turned dust into wonderful art-works, he added.

The exhibition aims to bring art to people and celebrate the vitality of Vietnamese art in a joyful and relaxing environment, said Cao Lap, director of the Ho Tram Beach Resort, the organiser of the HCM City Fine Arts Association.
Bien Bo will be on display until August 31.

The tomb was found by construction workers who were digging into the Thanh Den Mountain’s side to expand the acreage of the Tan Phu Xuan cement plant.

The exterior coffin is made from large pieces of ironwood while its boat-shaped interior coffin is carved out from a big tree trunk, a style belonging to the Dong Son culture, which existed more than 2,000 years ago.

No vestiges of bones were found except a rush map used to cover the dead.

Archaeologists also found seven large trays, four human statues, plates, bowls and combs, all made from wood, and several terracotta pots, jars and bowls with beehive and line patterns.

According to archaeologists from the Hai Phong Museum , the tomb is believed to date back to the 2nd-3rd centuries AD or 1,800 years ago.

At the seminar, the Vietnamese Ambassador in Japan, Nguyen Phu Binh introduced them Vietnam’s land and people, cultural traditions and customs and a number of famous tourist sites.

The seminar is of great importance for 52 ALFS members who are scheduled to make a trip to Vietnam from October 25-31 under the initiative of Le Hieu Ngan, wife of the Vietnamese Ambassador in Japan.

The trip will be similar to the tour of Vietnam last February taken by Japan’s Crown Prince, Naruhito. Apart from visiting places of interest, the delegation will donate US$10,000 in aid to the northern mountainous province of Cao Bang.

Danish Ambassador in Vietnam Peter Lysholt Hansen said this is the biggest cultural event to be held during a Danish State’s visit to another country.

The programme, comprising 11 cultural activities, has begun on October 28 and last until November 20 in Hanoi, the central city of Hue and Ho Chi Minh City.

It will see the attendance of the Danish Queen Margrethe, accompanied by the Danish Crown Prince and Princes and Ministers of Culture and the Environment.

The highlight of the programme will be a road show that will be held on November 3 at the Ly Thai To Garden.

The show will feature a cocktail of performances of contemporary and traditional dance and music. It will be joined by hip hop dance troop Danish Uppercut, The Blue Van Band, the Batida troupe, and the Copenhagen trio.

According to the Danish Embassy, the programme is aimed at exchanging artistic activities and experiences between the two countries’ artists and promoting artists’ interaction with the audience.