VietNamNet Bridge – Beautiful images of Viet Nam’s world heritages are being introduced to the South Korean people at an exhibition at Yoondang Arts Hall in Seoul.

Director of the Heritage Promotion Bureau Kim Dae-hyun and Park Nark-jong, director of Korean Cultural Centre in Viet Nam attended the exhibition opening ceremony last Friday in Seoul. Photos courtesy of Korean Cultural Centre

This is the first photo exhibition to be co-held by the Vietnamese and Korean governments and aims at popularising Vietnamese images in Korea.

Some 100 pictures taken by Vietnamese photographers, which are on display at the exhibition, have recorded precious moments at the 16 Vietnamese picturesque locations which have been recognised as world heritage sites by UNESCO.

The displayed pictures were selected from the best entries sent to world heritage photo contests in recent years by Viet Nam’s Department of Fine Arts, Photography and Exhibitions.

Through the exhibition, Koreans can see the Complex of Hue Monuments in the central province of Hue, Ha Long Bay in the northern province of Quang Ninh, My Son Sanctuary in the central province of Quang Nam and Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park in the central province of Quang Binh, as well as nha nhac cung dinh (royal court music) in Hue, xoan singing in the northern province of Phu Tho, Hoi An Ancient Town in Quang Nam and Thang Long Citadel in Ha Noi Capital, along with the cultural space of the Central Highlands gongs and many others.

One hundred photos of Viet Nam’s world heritage are on display at Yoondang Arts Hall in Seoul.

“This is the first time that the Korean Cultural Centre in Viet Nam has introduced pictures of Viet Nam to the Korean people,” the centre’s director, Park Nark-jong, said. “We hope to have more chances in the near future to boost cultural exchanges between the two countries to a desirable level.”

The 10-day exhibition was co-organised by Vietnamese Ambassador to Korea Pham Huu Tri, Kim Dae-hyun, director of the Heritage Promotion Bureau under the Korean Cultural Heritage Administration.

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