Not ashamed to have won the Ao Dai Beauty award twice at the Miss Universe Vietnam 2015 and 2019 contests, when Khanh Van appeared with a long dress and lotus accessories backstage at Miss Universe 2020, she immediately received received a lot of praise from domestic and international fans. The discreet but graceful ao dai helped the Vietnamese representative show off her curves and elegant and sexy figure. Khanh Van is graceful with ao dai, waving the country’s flag at Miss Universe The discreet but graceful ao dai helped the Vietnamese representative show off her curves and elegant and sexy figure. Khanh Van wears ao dai showing off her beauty with Chinese contestants This ao dai is inspired by the iconic flower of Vietnam – Lotus. With pink dotted with the main green color on the background of silk fabric originating from the silk village in the country. Classic ao dai with a waistline, high neck, long sleeves, combined with matching accessories crafted specifically with lotus images on earrings, necklaces and hand bags. Khanh Van wants to bring to Miss Universe the image of a gentle Vietnamese girl in a traditional Vietnamese ao dai. Khanh Van wants to bring to Miss Universe the image of a gentle Vietnamese girl in a traditional Vietnamese ao dai. Classic ao dai with a waistline, high neck, long sleeves, combined with matching accessories crafted specifically with lotus images on earrings, necklaces and hand bags. Photo: Nguyen Long Before the important competitions, the representative of Vietnam is still highly appreciated by many beauty experts. Recently, 1st runner-up of Miss Universe 2017 pageant Laura González (Colombian) ranked Khanh Van in the Top 10 of her favorite contestants at Miss Universe 2020. Khanh Van is the only representative of Southeast Asia to be ranked 1st runner-up of Miss Universe 2017 Laura González in the Top 10. Due to the Covid-19 epidemic, the Miss Universe pageant – Miss Universe 2020 has been postponed to May 2021. The semi-final night of the contest will take place on the evening of May 15 (US time), while the final of Miss Universe 2020 will take place on the evening of May 16 (the morning of May 17 in Vietnam time) in Florida, USA, with the participation of more than 70 contestants from different countries and regions. Miss Universe organizers have just announced the list of final judges for the Miss Universe 2020 contest with 8 female members. This is the rare time that there is no “brother” in the final jury of this top beauty pageant. It is expected that the beauty crowned Miss Universe 2020 will have a rather short term (in just a few months) because at the end of this year, the Miss Universe 2021 contest will be held.

Lucky cat Maneki-neko – fortune cat in Japan. Fortune cats with raised claws, red ears, often hanging coins or gold bars, are believed by many to have the ability to bring luck and prosperity through the centuries. It is also considered as one of the typical cultural products of the land of the rising sun. Here are some interesting facts about this famous statue. The origin is confused Fortune cats are usually white or made of gold, sold in Asian souvenir shops or Chinatowns around the world. This makes many people think that they are of Chinese origin, but in fact they are of Japanese origin. The lucky cat is called Maneki-neko, which in Japanese means “beckoning cat”. Foreign guests may mistakenly think they are saying goodbye. However, in Japan, unlike Western cultures, the way to greet is with the palm facing forward, the finger pointing down, which means that the fortune cat is “calling customers” into the store. The genius cat travels the world It remains unclear how these iconic statues spread beyond the Japanese islands to become famous throughout Asia and the rest of the world. According to a research project led by Bill Maurer, a professor of Anthropology at the University of California, Irvine, the fortune-telling cat statues date back to the Meiji period (1868-1912). In an effort to polish its image with Westerners, the Meiji Government issued the Public Ethics Ordinance in 1872. Accordingly, charms that were not displayed in prostitution, and fortune cats were prohibited. Use as an alternative decoration. From there, they began to be popular in Asian countries and communities. Then, the explosion of Japanese popular culture during the “Cool Japan” era in the 1980s and 1990s, which coincided with the second wave of Chinese immigration to the US, further helped the cat’s popularity. more worldwide. Appears everywhere in Japan In the land of the rising sun, fortune cats are popular and can be found everywhere. The Manekineko Museum of Art in Okayama displays a collection of more than 700 fortune-telling cat statues from across the ages. Cat statues are also honored every year in September when the Manekineko festival is held in many cities across Japan. In Tokoname City, Aichi Prefecture, there is even a street named Manekineko, where dozens of ceramic cat statues are on display. In Tokyo, you can go to Gotokuji Temple or Imado Shrine. And of course, you can see the genius cat at countless shops, restaurants… in the land of the rising sun. The meaning of the cat statue Over the centuries, the genius cat has had many different versions, serving many human purposes. The statue is blue to pray for peace when participating in traffic. Pink to pray for charm, yellow to pray for fortune and prosperity. Cats wag their right paws to “call” money and luck, but cats wag their left paws to “call” friends and customers. Cat ornaments such as ryo (an oval Japanese coin) represent wealth, and bibs or bells show the Japanese people’s affection and care for cats.

No matter how noisy Hanoi, there are moments of strangely quiet silence. I still like to sit in the coffee shop in the morning under the old almond tree at the top of the alley, relax, while remembering the past. The day she was still alive, she stayed here, in the afternoon she set up a chair on the porch, she used to joke around with the children who did not study, but later on she just went to get the almond leaf to sell the breakfast. I do not know if it was because of her statement that the children in the neighborhood later became successful. Although most of them have gone away, they have come together for a long time to return to their old cramped house. Fortunately, there is now a cafe at the top of the lane. That mossy street corner is like a place to keep memories, memories, a place where people talk, review old stories, to remember, to love, to live, to go, and to find back. So, although it was annoying because the roads were always crowded with people and cars, we were always looking for a way to return. When you wake up early in the morning, stand on the balcony that is a hundred years old and look down the street, feel very peaceful and quiet. My friend said, I don’t understand why the urbanization speed of Hanoi is so fast, but right on the most central street of Hanoi, Dinh Tien Hoang street, the section bordering Hoan Kiem Lake, still has a moss-roofed house. . Are there still pretty little cafes in the flowery French villas in the heart of the old town? The answer, because that is Hanoi. Being a place too much love, where you go, you still can’t forget the scent of jade on the windy roads. Hanoi, a place containing so much awkward love from the beginning. And love it, from the bottom.

Currently, the living standards of the people of the Capital have been improved. Food needs are also richer. In addition to meals at home, many people choose to eat in restaurants to change the taste. Hanoi has many shops that serve regional dishes. Some new dishes imported from abroad are also popular. Rich Hanoi cuisine to meet the needs of diners is very good news. However, the beauty of eating culture of Ha Thanh people is more or less lost, making us think. In some parts of the city, the scenes of hustle and bustle drink and disturb the neighborhood still take place. In the way of eating, some people do not pay attention to the indulgent subtlety, but prefer to have a few drinks and drinks together. Many restaurants are dragging customers, the dishes are not neat, the street food is not hygienic, the seats are messy on the sidewalk look very offensive. Sometimes there are places where the “delicious piece of Hanoi” is vulgarized, and the attitude of service becomes rude, becoming “cursed pho”, “curse porridge”. The ancients taught “to eat fragrant, not to eat, no one can eat and get bored”. Eating is not only about enjoying the taste but also showing the cultural style and style of each person. A piece of food is a precious piece, but it is also very easy to become a “shabby piece” if eaten at the wrong place and the right way. The person who eats properly is considered the gourmet, the rest is impure and impure to become a “ordinary person.” With the motto “Quy Ho is not a precious lake, Hanoi people always pay attention to the elegance of food, such as” If Thai meat is not square, then do not eat. The dishes from sophisticated luxury to idyllic rustic are all carefully prepared by Hanoians, without any adulteration and custom. Hanoians’ eating and drinking reflect the culture of the land of an elegant, graceful and elegant land without hustle and bustle. When the cuisine has been raised to become a cultural feature of a land, it is the “identity” to recognize the people in that area. Cuisine contains the way of life, customs, and personality of people who create and enjoy it. So what to eat and how to eat is what we should be careful to make the enjoyment of cuisine become a cultural beauty of the Ha Thanh people.

The annual crocodile leaves fell twice, the yellow carpet on the pavement stepped through. When the peak comes down, the heat is like roasting, the green alligator is already there, the crocodile is ripe, in the middle of a summer noon is quiet by the pan of fire, the summer surface is yellow with a carpet of crocodile, the beauty has splendor. in the harshness of the wild. The ancient crocodile row on Phan Dinh Phung street is so beautiful in the heart of the carpet of yellow leaves falling in the middle of the two ancient rows. On the full spring days, the rain seemed to suddenly bring a few white stalks to fall, full of flowers and baskets of lilies, as an extra point for April enchanting days in the calming crocodile fragrance of barbarian weather. Hanoi many crocodiles. But the most beautiful is Phan Dinh Phung street. On Tran Phu street, crocodile leaves also fall a lot, but the street scene is not so quiet, there are no historical traces such as the architecture of Cua Bac church, like moss-covered walls with a glimpse of sensory feelings. The old French architecture, nor even the unique and spacious pavement with two large rows of trees. April. The blooming lilies season. Girl with flowers. The lady is elegant. The street is clear with rain, summer on the terrace is dripping from the sky, plus the fresh and beautiful vitality from the sunny smile of the woman’s hand, the woman’s moon, the trumpet fluttering. the side of the wind gently rocked the embrace of the chest, like the lakes of ancient sutras. Bac Mon Gate marks Nguyen Tri Phuong and Hoang Dieu of the nation’s history against foreign invaders. The cannon streak even destroyed the wall into the old one. Still standing as reminiscent of these beautiful moments on the street, there is a spiritual spirit of the national hero who has fallen. Traces of quiet history beside the fresh school of thousands of years. People walking on the street, sometimes looking at the golden carpet as the moment of the fairyland, as if from the ancient civilization that already existed these beauties, a moment of re-enactment as a human dream that is inherent and hidden. Deep in consciousness, suddenly bursting … People walking on the street …

Here are 5 types of trees recommended by Feng Shui expert to place next to the altar of the God of Fortune, the earthquake to attract fortune and luck.

The mum tree (Than Tai tree)

The sultan tree is also known as the Than Tai tree. Currently, this tree is shaped quite eye-catching and impressive. When displayed on the altar of the God of Fortune, it will help to make a luxurious worship space.

Accordingly, the wisteria tree is often planted according to the number of branches, each number of branches in a tree pot represents a certain meaning. Depending on the wishes of each family, choose the number of branches that best suit.

3 branches of the tree: Symbolizes the happiness and harmony of family members.

5 waving tree branches: Symbolizes health, longevity.

9 waving tree branches: Symbolizes good fortune, good luck and advantages.

Tree of wealth

Phat fortune tree means feng shui brings fortune, luck and success to the homeowner. This is also a good tree all year round, does not need too much light, is easy to live and care for.

With the characteristics of the ability to grow and develop well in many environments. Even in harsh environments, it always maintains a vertical, extremely horizontal tree shape.

Tree of wealth is considered as a powerful source of energy, bringing continuous advancement and prosperity to homeowners

Honeysuckle tree

The money tree also known as the money tree means money tree. The implication when the owner of this tree will have a lot of gold, luck, prosperity.

As a result, it is often chosen to be next to the altar of the Than Tai altar, the earthquake or the location to welcome the gas in the family or workplace.

Kaleidoscope

The name of Ten Thousand Loc can be understood as luck, a lot of money to the people who grow it. Therefore, this is the tree that symbolizes full wealth.

An aquatic pot or pot of land is very eye-catching, suitable as an ornamental plant to worship Than Tai.

Betel tree emperor

Trau emperor or emperor tree represents caste, emperor spirit, and dignity of the owner. When placed next to the altar of Than Tai, the emperor betel tree will create a feeling of luxury, nobility and very good fortune.

This is also a suitable plant for decoration in the office for those who are in leadership positions or managers.

Note when placing feng shui trees at the altar of Than Tai

When choosing a bonsai for the altar of God of Fortune, we also need to note that it is not placed on the altar, but only next to the altar.

Because bonsai is not a worship item, placing bonsai on the altar is only meant to supplement the homeowner’s fortune, so it is not necessary to place it on the altar.

If placed on the altar, it will make daily worshiping and lighting of incense inconvenient and difficult. It can even defile the altar because plants have to water, fertilize … ..

In addition, homeowners should choose plants that are always green, with little deciduous. At the same time, those trees must have a name that expresses good fortune and prosperity. Absolutely avoid leaving next to the altar of Than Tai the thorny, arid, or deciduous trees or called “hard to hear”.

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