“Mekong’s story: Challenge and dream,” a mobile exhibition that opened at the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology on November 25 aims to enhance intangible values and reflect the challenges the nations are facing in ensuring balance between preservation of cultural identities and development.
The telling stories focus on traditional and contemporary customs, the lives and culture of people in the three countries where generations have relied on the legendary river for their survival.

The stories are told via a collection of 200 artifacts as well as photos and sounds, providing visitors an insight into the lives of millions of Southeast Asian residents living along Mekong River as well as their struggles against natural disasters and environmental pollution.

Visitors to the show on every Saturday and Sunday will have a chance to enjoy dishes made of rice, fish and coconut copra and milk, and meet with students from Laos and Cambodia.