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The painting Khmer Festival in Ca Mau has won the Excellence Award of the first Vietnamese Cultural Heritage through a Painting Contest which attracted 839 works from 494 artists nationwide. The award ceremony was held in Hanoi on January 16. The contest is organized by the Vietnam Cultural Heritage Association. The jury selected 100 works for the final round and awarded prizes to the 30 best. The watercolor painting Khmer Festival in Ca Mau is by Lai Lam Tung, an artist from the southernmost province of Ca Mau. One hundred outstanding entries showcased at an exhibition. Photo: Ngo Minh/The Hanoi Times Speaking to The Hanoi Times , Tung said he is not a professional artist but an oil and gas worker with a long-standing passion for fine art. Tung planned to paint this painting 10 years ago, but due to his busy work schedule, he only had time to do it now. The painting took eight months to complete after a long process of collecting and researching the cultural tradi...