Red River Delta listed among 52 best travel destinations in 2022
New York Times has included Red River Delta, home to long-standing craft villages and a century-old cultural heritage, in its annual list of 52 best places to travel in 2022.
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| Bat Trang pottery village - one of the traditional villages of Red River Delta. |
It was also the only representative in Southeast Asia to break into the list compiled by travel editors of the New York Times based on more than 2,000 suggestions. After two years of the COVID-19 crisis, this year's list highlights places that can deal with problems like overcrowding and climate change.
“Once travel begins to normalize, tourists will undoubtedly flock to Viet Nam's world-famous beaches and dynamic megacities. But head north to the traditional villages of Red River Delta, and you can immerse yourself in centuries-old cultural practices and a way of life at risk of disappearing”, the U.S. newspaper wrote.
It added that Red River Delta is the cradle of quan ho folk singing, recognized by UNESCO as an intangible cultural heritage of humanity in 2010.
(Source: VNA)
