Dongxing travels to Vietnam.

Vietnam, located in the east of Indo-China Peninsula, is S-shaped, with a length of 2,000 kilometers from north to south. It borders China in the north, Laos and Cambodia in the west, and the South China Sea in the east and south, with a coastline of more than 3,260 kilometers.

Best season: 165438+ 10-February of the following year. At this time, the temperature is not high, the precipitation is less, the city is sunny, the sky is clear, the mountains and rivers between Wan Li and Shan Ye are beautiful, and flowers are in full bloom. Now is the most beautiful season in Vietnam, and it is also the best time to travel to Vietnam.

Local festival

65438+ 10 Spring Festival

Venue: Hanoi

Date: 65438+1October 19 to February 20th.

The Spring Festival in Vietnam is the biggest traditional festival in a year. This festival lasts from the first day of the first month to the third day of the first month, and many shops and businesses have to close for a whole week. During the Spring Festival, people will buy new year's goods, set off fireworks, put up Spring Festival couplets, visit relatives and friends, and so on. At the same time, there are activities such as dragon and lion dances, which are filled with festive atmosphere everywhere. In addition, there are many customs and traditional folk activities. We can not only see the shadow of China culture, but also have local characteristics. We can also feel the Vietnamese Spring Festival, the sea of fresh flowers and the special Spring Festival snacks.

Human tricycles competition in March.

Venue: Ho Chi Minh City

Date: mid-March

Every year in mid-March, the tricycle drivers in Ho Chi Minh City get together, and the fastest one will be donated to local charities.

Wangxiongjie

Venue: Ho Chi Minh City

Date: 10, March of the Vietnamese lunar calendar.

In the eyes of the Vietnamese people, Wang Xiong is the ancestor of the Vietnamese nation. Under the leadership of Wang Xiong Liao Jie, they established their own country, and their descendants continued to multiply, forming today's Vietnamese nation. Every year, on March 10 of the lunar calendar, a very grand and solemn sacrifice activity is held. Locals will make round zongzi (Banh? Giay) and square zongzi (Banh? Chung) worships ancestors to show filial piety, and there is a tradition of drinking water and thinking about the source. Zongzi is wrapped with local banana leaves, fine glutinous rice is wrapped with mung beans, and pork is seasoned with salt, pepper, onion and fish sauce. Now there will be a flower show every year on Wang Xiong Festival.

The second quarter of June

Venue: Ho Chi Minh City

Date: June 10th or August 10th.

Ha Festival is a traditional festival of the Jing nationality. "Ha" means "singing" in Vietnamese, so "Ha Festival" is a festival of singing. Some festivals are celebrated on the tenth day of June in the lunar calendar, while others are celebrated on the tenth day of August. Every village in Ren Jing has a "hate pavilion", which is usually used by people to enjoy the cool, sing songs and associate with young men and women. Every "Ha Festival", there will be activities such as welcoming ancestors, worshipping ancestors, drinking, singing, dancing and singing operas.

July Ang Temple Fair

Venue: Pingsheng District, Ho Chi Minh City

Date: July 30th of the lunar calendar

Every year on the 30th day of the seventh lunar month, people gather in Pingsheng District, Ho Chi Minh City. Thanh) In Ang Temple, people will hold sacrifices and prayers to pray for the safety of the country and people, and there will be wonderful song and dance performances.

National day in September

Venue: Hanoi

Date: September 2nd.

This is to celebrate the independence of Vietnam. There will be a grand celebration in Bating Square, a mass rally and fireworks show in front of Ho Chi Minh's tomb, and a dragon boat race to restore Jianhu Lake, which is very lively.

Local currency and exchange rate

Monetary unit in Vietnam. International currency symbol (ISO? 42 17) is VND. Use "&; #8363; "Symbols indicate.

Exchange rate: 1 RMB = 3428.438+0476 VND?

1 Vietnamese dong =0.00029 17 RMB?

Currency exchange:

Banks, gold shops, travel agencies and some hotels in various cities can exchange foreign exchange at different exchange rates. Suggest asking more questions.

The acceptance of RMB is not as good as that of USD. If there is time, it is recommended to change more US dollars to leave the country. Dollars can be exchanged anywhere, including banks and travel agencies, but RMB can only be exchanged in gold shops. The exchange rates of star-rated hotels and gold shops are higher than those of banks.

Visa processing

Passport?

Take a bus to the city pass, and as soon as the bus station comes out, the customs will pay one yuan to the end. With a valid passport and visa, you can cross the bridge from the customs to Mang Street in Vietnam.

All visitors to Vietnam must hold passports valid for more than six months from the date of entry. In order to avoid losing your passport, you can take a copy of your passport with you. If you lose your passport, you should immediately report it to the nearest police station, issue a certificate of passport loss and contact the Vietnamese Embassy in China. ?

Visa？

Vietnamese tourist visas are easy to handle, and there is basically no possibility of refusing them, but you can't sign them. ?

After processing in a third country: you can also apply for a Vietnamese visa if you endorse in Phnom Penh or Sihanoukville, Cambodia. You can only sign 15 days on the same day (wait for one hour), and get it for 30 days the next morning. The visa fee is 30 dollars. It is recommended to entrust a local travel agency or go to the local Vietnamese consulate, which requires 35 yuan RMB. ?

Do I need to bring it when I get a visa? Material:? Copy of ID card, original passport (valid for at least 6 months) and 2 2-inch color photos, which can be taken for one week. ?

Cost: tourist visa (1 month, one round trip) 400 yuan? (Vietnamese consulates in China are located in different cities, and the visa prices are slightly different. )