The beauty of spring throughout Vietnam

PANO - Cultural beauties and good lifestyles are vividly portrayed in the top photos selected from the photo contest entitled “Spring in the Year of the Buffalo 2021”.

Spring in Pho Tro

Spring atmosphere on Dong Van Karst Plateau

Spring festivals in full swing in Hanoi

The contest, launched by the Ho Chi Minh City Photographers’ Association, received 3,480 entries form 372 photographers. In the “Homeland Spring” category, the organizing panel chose 80 top photos for awards and display.

Below are top photos of the contest.

The first prize winner is the work “Spring of Love” taken by Tran Anh Tuan from Hanoi. The photo captures a smiling old couple holding a peach branch on their way home in Duong Lam ancient village, Hanoi’s Son Tay town.

The aerial photo “Spring Sun” taken by Ho Van Thai Hoang in district 5, Ho Chi Minh City won the second prize.

Another second prize is awarded for the photo “Tet of Reunion” taken by Nguyen Son Tung in Ai Quoc commune, Loc Binh district, Lang Son province. Returning home with family members for Tet holiday is very important to all people on this festive day, they all want to live with the love of their beloved family members.

The photo “Trieu Khuc Village’s Festival” taken by Bui Dang Thanh won the third prize. Recognized as a national intangible cultural heritage in 2019, the festival takes place from January 9 to 12 and commemorates national hero Bo Cai Dai Vuong (the Great King) Phung Hung. The highlight of this festival is the ancient dance named “Con di danh bong” (Flirtatious young girls' dance).

The two other third prize winners are the photo “Simple Happiness” by Le Hong Duc from Tuyen Quang, which captures a H’Mong ethnic couple in Lao Xa village, Sung La commune, Ha Giang province’s Dong Van district.