Nam Dinh, a coastal province in the southern Red River Delta is the sacred land of the Viet people and the native land of the Tran Kings and national hero Tran Hung Dao, the spirit of Tran Dynasty (Photo: Vietnam+)
Visitors visit the Vietnam Textile Museum In Nam Dinh, which was built on the foundation of the traditional house of Nam Dinh Textile and Garment Corporation (Photo: Vietnam+)
The museum is an ideal place to understand more the golden history of Vietnamese (Photo: Vietnam+)
This is one of the cradles of the textile industry with the tradition of fighting, labor production and also the place where the priceless remembrance of officials and employees of the Vietnam Textile and Garment are kept (Photo: Vietnam+)
Luxurious utilities of the garment factory French director (Photo: Vietnam+)
Late President Ho Chi Minh visited the factory three times (Photo: Vietnam+)
Utilities Uncle Ho used to use when visiting Nam Dinh garment factory are also on display (Photo: Vietnam+)
Dang Xa village, My Hung commune, My Loc district used to famous for ‘cheo’ (popular opera). However the art genre is on verge of oblivion (Photo: Vietnam+)
‘Cheo’ is on verge of oblivion (Photo: Vietnam+)
With their passion for the art genre, artisans in Nam Dinh are making efforts to preserve it through performances on the state of Nam Dinh cheo theatre (Photo: Vietnam+)
The artists perform once a week (Photo: Vietnam+)
A privately invested museum, Dong Que (Countryside) Museum, is located in Binh Di village, Giao Thinh commune, Giao Thuy district (Photo: Vietnam+)
It provides a glimpse of life in the countryside of the past (Photo: Vietnam+)
Since its inauguration in 2012, Dong Que (Countryside) Museum in Nam Dinh province has established its own trademark among private museums - which have been mushroomed over the past years - since it allows visitors to explore the life in the countryside of the past (Photo:Vietnam+)
The museum was established by retired teacher Ngo Thi Khieu, who was born in Giao Thinh commune (Photo: Vietnam+)
Leaders of the Giao Thinh commune People’s Committee decided to lease her 6,000 square meters of land over 30 years at a discounted cost to build the museum (Photo: Vietnam+)
Ngo Thi Khieu is introducing a collection of Vietnamese ancient coins (Photo: Vietnam+)
Pham Phao village, Hai Minh commune, Hai Hau district, is famous for making brass instruments. When Pham Phao Cathedral was built in 1908, a brass orchestra was established. Ever since that date, the orchestra has been maintained to perform at church services and village events (Photo: Vietnam+)
Pham Phao villagers are masters of repairing and making brass instruments as well as playing them (Photo: Vietnam+)
The family of Nguyen Van Cuong has practiced the craft for decades now (Photo: Vietnam+)
Unique culture of Nam Dinh province
The Red River Delta province of Nam Dinh is home to unique traditional craft villages and art genres. It is also a potential tourism attraction.
