VietNamNet Bridge – The third Ao Dai (traditional Vietnamese long dress) Festival is ongoing at the Youth Cultural House in downtown HCMC until end-March, featuring a series of activities like ao dai competition, ao dai drawing and design contests and ao dai shows.

A man takes photos of a kid wearing ao dai

The annual event, which started in 2014, aims to glorify the beauty of the prized Vietnamese costume. During the festival, ao dai can be found in performances and contests as well as at offices and on the streets as city authorities encourage people to don the dress in daily activities.

The Youth Cultural House is at 4 Pham Ngoc Thach Street, Ben Nghe Ward, District 1.

A man in traditional ao dai stands next to several non la with traditional patterns     A woman wearing ao dai and khan dong (Vietnamese-style turban) poses for photographs next to a line of non la (conical hat) formed in he letter “S”, the shape of Vietnam on the map.       People in ao dai dance at the opening ceremony of the third Ao Dai (traditional Vietnamese long dress) Festival     Two women wear ao dai on the street – Photos: Thanh Hoa and Tinh

Thanh Hoa

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