3 during a multi-cultural week in Leipzig, Germany.
The city’s Vietnamese community brought colourful folk dances and
songs to the festival, with the women wearing Vietnam’s traditional
long dress, the ao dai. The performance, which was opened by the mayor
of Leipzig, Andreas Muller, received a warm response from the
audience.
Pham Van Toan, First Secretary of the
Vietnamese Embassy in Germany, underlined the significance of the
event, which took place as both countries celebrate the 35th
anniversary of diplomatic ties.
He said it has helped
to portray Vietnam’s culture and its people to the German people,
preserve and promote the national cultural identity of the Vietnamese
community in Germany and strengthen solidarity and understanding
between Vietnamese and foreigners.
Earlier, the
Vietnamese community in Leipzig had worked with the local
authorities to put an exhibition of photos taken by Vietnamese and
German photographers, from September 20-Oct. 2./.
