Vietnam heritage winning photos on tour
(VOV) - A photo collection of the best images from the 2014 Vietnam Heritage Photo Awards contest has embarked on a tour of the country and is now on display at the memorial complex for President Ton Duc Thang in Long Xuyen city, An Giang province.
The contest, the third of its kind, had received 4,402 entries since its launching in July, including 2,795 single works and 254 collections of photos from 477 photographers, 138 more than the previous event.
It is part of the activities marking the 10th anniversary of Vietnam Cultural Heritage Day (November 23), calling for the community to join hands in discovering and preserving original values of Vietnamese cultural heritages.
The event runs from December 16, 2014 to January 26, 2015 inclusive, at which time the tour moves on to the An Giang Museum for an exhibition on January 28 through March 16 next year.
Vietnam’s heritage photos have been on tour for display in HCMC, Phan Thiet, Nha Trang, Can Tho, Hanoi, Danang, Quang Nam, Quang Ninh, Vung Tau, An Giang and My Tho.