Vietnam 1999, Theater, Stage Masks 6000 d

Vietnam stamp 1999

Tuong Stage Masks

Mao At - 6000 d

Vietnam 2008, Music Instruments, Orchestra

Viet Nam stamp 2008

Series: Music and Dance

BUU CHiNH (Vietnam Post) 

Dan Nguyet va Nhi (Ho day)

Dan Gguyet 

4000 d

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The đàn nguyệt  is a two-stringed Vietnamese traditional musical instrument. It is used in both folk and classical music, and remains popular throughout Vietnam (although during the 20th century many Vietnamese musicians increasingly gravitated toward the acoustic and electric guitar).

The đàn nguyệt's strings, formerly made of twisted silk, are today generally made of nylon or fishing line. They are kept at a fairly low tension in comparison to the guitar and other European plucked instruments. This, and the instrument's raised frets, allow for the bending tones which are so important to the proper interpretation of Vietnamese traditional music. Such bending tones are produced by pressing the string toward the neck rather than bending to the side. 

Vietnam 2011, Acanthosaura lepidogaster (Lizard, Dragon) 6000 d

Vietnam stamp 2011
Animals in Ba Be National Park

Acanthosaura lepidogaster (Lizard, Dragon) 6000 d

Vietnam 2011, Year of the Dragon 10500 d

Vietnam stamp 2011
Chinese New Year, Year of the Dragon

Artistic Drawing of a Dragon 10500 d