Highlights

Hát Chầu Văn originated in the Red River Delta of Northern Vietnam. According to Professor Ngô Đức Thịnh – Member of the National Council for Cultural Heritage – the most prosperous period of the Chầu Văn ritual was from the late 19th century to the ...

Recorded from Lê Bá Linh Temple keeper – Temple at 102 Hàng Bạc, Hoàn Kiếm District, Hanoi We all know that in any religion or belief system, devotees sincerely present offerings to the deities they revere and serve. These offerings may take many dif...

  Title: Phoenixes of Devotion Medium: Acrylic on Red Copper Coffee Pot Artist: Haudong ft. Art Dimensions: Variable Technique: Hand-painted with fine acrylic detail This exquisite piece transforms a traditional red copper coffee pot into a canv...

Tale 1: Lady Third Saves King Lê Lợi According to legend, Lady Third (Cô Bơ) is the daughter of the Water King (Thủy Tề)—some sources say she is the daughter of the Dragon King (Long Vương) who served the Water Mother Goddess (Vương Mẫu Thoải Cung). ...

This painting, executed in gouache on silk, draws upon the rich iconography of Đạo Mẫu, Vietnam’s worship of the Mother Goddesses. At its center, golden peonies bloom with layered radiance. In East Asian and Vietnamese tradition, the peony is celebra...

Ông Hoàng Bảy, also known as 7th Lord of Bảo Hà, is a revered deity in Vietnam’s Mother Goddess worship (Đạo Mẫu). He is believed to be the seventh son of King Father Bát Hải Động Đình, the ruler of the Water Palace, and the Seventh Marquis (Quan Hoà...

Last  week, our team -HauDong ft.Art visited the Vietnamese Women’s Museum in Hanoi to explore its Mother Goddess Worship exhibit, part of the museum’s commitment to preserving and presenting Vietnam’s intangible cultural heritage. What I saw t...

Part 1- HƯƠNG NGHĨA TEMPLE Hương Nghĩa Temple is located at No. 13 Đào Duy Từ Street, Hàng Buồm Ward, Hoàn Kiếm District, Hanoi. In the past, this area was known as Hương Bài Hamlet (which later merged with Kiên Nghĩa Hamlet to form Hương Nghĩa Hamle...