The mystery of drums with 'ears' in Vietnam’s Central Highlands
Vietnam Life 18:26 16/09/2026Collector Dang Minh Tam said drums are considered sacred by people in Vietnam’s Central Highlands. They even 'pierce the ears' of the drumhead so that the drum can hear the spirits’ voices from the left and right.
Vietnam awards men over $3,000 for handing over millennia-old drums
Travel 09:36 21/01/2015Authorities in north-central Vietnam have awarded two local men over US$3,000 in total for giving away two antique drums which they unearthed last year
Ancient bronze drum given to museum in north-central Vietnam
Travel 16:18 28/11/2014A museum in Thanh Hoa Province in north-central Vietnam announced Thursday it has received an ancient bronze drum from a local family who stumbled upon it last month
Ongoing exhibit highlights Vietnam’s late Bronze Age artifacts
Travel 21:19 19/11/2014An exhibit opening on Tuesday in Hanoi showcases nearly 300 artifacts, which are the fruits of a 90-year painstaking research on the Dong Son era of ancient Vietnam, dated around 1,000 B.C. to A.D. 100.
Vietnam’s iconic bronze drums showcased in S. Korea
Travel 17:11 03/05/2014An exhibition running in Seoul from April 29 to June 29 showcases Vietnam’s hallmark bronze drums and offers a chance to glimpse through the origins of ancient Vietnam culture.
The drum skin ripping festival celebrates couples’ love (photos)
Travel 14:08 19/02/2014A traditional festival, “Dap trong dem trang” of Ma Coong ethnic minority people in Quang Binh province, stands out from others as it provides a chance for local youths to search for their soul mates.
World’s biggest manually-cast bronze drum completed
Travel 11:44 30/09/2013Artisan Le Van Bay from northern Thanh Hoa province is giving the finishing touch to a manually-cast bronze drum, considered the world’s biggest of its kind.
