Vietnamese women in traditional ao dai

For generations, the Ao Dai has become a beauty in Vietnamese culture, it is an indispensable costume in important events of the country, of the nation. The Ao Dai enhances the traditional beauty of Vietnamese women, the charm of Asian women. The Ao Dai is the embodiment of the Vietnamese people, a beautiful but gentle beauty, an essential part of every Vietnamese woman, a characteristic of a country with hard-working women, always with the virtue of sacrifice. Through many periods of development, the Ao Dai has constantly changed but still ensures tradition, contributing to the elegant and gentle beauty of Vietnamese women.

Exciting on Ao Dai Festival day.

Vietnam.vn would like to introduce to you the beauty of Vietnamese women when wearing Ao Dai, which enhances their dignity through the photo series "Vietnamese women in traditional Ao Dai" by author Ngoc Hai Nguyen. The photo series was taken at the Ao Dai Festival, which is also one of the cultural tourism events of Ho Chi Minh City, not only spreading the love for Ao Dai, contributing to preserving and promoting the fine traditional values ​​of the nation but also introducing to international friends about the modern, rich, vibrant, safe and friendly destination of Ho Chi Minh City. The photo series was submitted by the author to the Photo and Video Contest of Happy Vietnam - Happy Vietnam, organized by the Ministry of Information and Communications.

Miss HHen Nie wears ao dai at the event.

The festival aims to honor the beauty of Vietnamese women.

Many women from all departments and sectors wore Ao Dai to participate in the Festival.

The beauty of Ao Dai and the happy smiles of the women participating in the Festival.

Happy women wearing Ao Dai take photos in front of the Ho Chi Minh Monument.

The drum and trumpet band led the delegation attending the Ao Dai Festival.

Vietnamese women preserve and maintain the traditional cultural beauty of the nation.

The festival makes the ao dai a familiar outfit for every Vietnamese woman.

The Vietnamese women's ao dai attracts the attention of foreign tourists.

Surpassing its own value as a consumer product, the Ao Dai has achieved a more important role as a typical cultural product imbued with national identity, a symbol of Vietnamese women. The Ao Dai Festival expresses the affection and respect for the solidarity, friendship and good cooperation between Vietnam in general and Ho Chi Minh City in particular with friends in the region and internationally. On the 2023 Ho Chi Minh City Ao Dai Festival, there will be the participation of ambassadors - Misses - Runners-up and businesses, Restaurants - Hotels, actors. And this day, this place will be an ideal meeting place for those who love the Ao Dai and wish to contribute to honoring and promoting the traditional cultural values ​​of the Vietnamese people, along with the desire to promote the image of Ho Chi Minh City, a friendly, safe, vibrant and attractive place. In 2024, the Photo and Video Contest "Happy Vietnam - Happy Vietnam" continues to be organized by the Ministry of Information and Communications in coordination with the Vietnam Association of Photographic Artists on the website https://happy.vietnam.vn for all Vietnamese citizens and foreigners aged 15 and over. The contest aims to honor individuals and groups with positive information products, making practical contributions to the propaganda and promotion of beautiful images of Vietnam to the world. Thereby helping people in the country, compatriots abroad and international friends access authentic images of the country, Vietnamese people, Vietnam's achievements in ensuring human rights, towards a happy Vietnam.

Each contest category (photo and video) has the following prizes and prize values: - 01 Gold Medal: 70,000,000 VND - 02 Silver Medals: 20,000,000 VND - 03 Bronze Medals: 10,000,000 VND - 10 Encouragement Prizes: 5,000,000 VND - 01 most voted work: 5,000,000 VND The winning authors will be invited by the Organizing Committee to attend the Announcement Ceremony and Award Ceremony and Certificate on live television of Vietnam Television.

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