by Phước Bửu and Nguyễn Văn SumHundreds of people flocked to Gia Viên, a village on the outskirts of Huế, early this morning to cheer the swinging chair game, called đu tiên in the Vietnamese language. The game is set up on an empty plot in the village, with a swinging bamboo chair hanging on an at least 5m tall bamboo scaffolding structure. First an athlete steps up to stand on the swinging chair and ties himself with a rope to avoid falling from the chair during the game. He then rocks himself up and down to create momentum for the hanging bamboo chair to swing. Each swing of the chair is accompanied with loud cheers from the audience, resulting in a happy and joyful mood during Tết.

Source: Viet Nam News February 01, 2017 04:31 UTC