Crafts village

Preserving the traditional trade, by Quang Hưng. Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — The beauty of men and women who preserve traditional handicrafts is reflected in a photo exhibition launched yesterday in Hà Nội. With the theme “The Quintessence of Hà Nội’s Craft Villages and Trade Streets”, the exhibition showcases 80 authentic and lively photos featuring artisans’ portraits, working life and daily activities. The exhibition is divided into three main parts: Trade Streets, Traditional Handicraft and Cuisine Trade.  It’s the 13th iteration of the "Hà Nội in Me" photo exhibition, launched annually by the Kinh Tế & Đô Thị (Economics & Urban) newspaper. The streets, with their names including the word “Hàng” (meaning goods or commodity) in Hà Nội’s Old Quarter, today have become a special hallmark of the Hà Nội craft culture … [Read more...] about Photo exhibition honours city’s craft villages

Over the past five centuries, locals in the ancient pottery village of Thanh Ha have kept their traditional method of making pottery - hand made and wheel thrown. Thanh Ha pottery village is located on the banks of the Thu Bon River in the city of Hoi An, Quang Nam province Legend has it that in the beginning of the 16th century, artisans from Thanh Hoa province settled in Hoi An and established the village. They did their traditional craft and handed it down through the generations  The locals use clay on the Thu Bon river to make pottery Over the past five centuries, locals in the ancient pottery village of Thanh Ha have kept their traditional method of making pottery - hand made and wheel thrown The village’s products have been exported to Japan, China and Spain  Thanh Ha pottery products are not enamelled and heated by a traditional wood kiln so they have different beautiful colours of yellow, red, red brick, brown, pink and … [Read more...] about Visiting 500-year-old pottery making village of Thanh Ha

A Cong woman decorating her fence with flowers to prepare for traditional 'Tet Hoa' festival (Photo: vov)      Hanoi (VNA) - The Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism is hosting myriad activities from December 1 to January 2, 2020 to greet New Year 2020. The highlight of the event is a rural market showcasing cultural identities, traditional practices and handicrafts, and indigenous dishes of ethnic groups in the northern region, including Mong, Cong, Thai, Tay, Dao, and Kho Mu people. Visitors to the market can explore the craft of bamboo and rattan weaving, and dyeing techniques of Mong and Cong ethnic women in Dien Bien province. Meanwhile, Mong people will reveal their techniques of beeswax painting on fabric - a traditional craft which has been practiced in their community for generations. For its first time participating in the village, Cong ethnic people from Dien Bien province will reproduce their traditional ‘Tet Hoa’ … [Read more...] about Various activities to be held at Cultural Village to greet New Year 2020

 Photo for illustration: hanoitimes.com.vn According to Nguyen Van Thanh, Chairman of the Hue city People’s Committee and head of the organizing board, the opening ceremony on April 28 will include a special art program.  The festival will feature a space for artisans and craft villages and exhibitions of art works and imperial artifacts.  Other activities to be held within the festival include a food festival, an Ao dai (Vietnamese traditional long dress) festival, film screenings and a balloon festival.  Some 54 traditional craft groups and villages across the country have registered to attend the festival, which will also see the participation of five cities and enterprises from China, Japan and the Republic of Korea.  Aiming to restore and branch out traditional crafts as well as diversify products for tourism, the festival has been held biennially since 2005. Source: VNA … [Read more...] about Hue festival honors traditional crafts

Tourists participate in a silk collage workshop at Vụn Art. – Photo courtesy of Vụn Art HÀ NỘI — The Friends of Vietnam Heritage will host an excursion to the craft silk village Vạn Phúc in Hà Đông Disctrict on Saturday. The one-day trip, which take place from 8.30am until 4pm, will include two major activities – silk collage workshop and village tour. The morning will be spent at the Vụn Art for a talk and workshop. Vụn Art is a local social enterprise founded by inspirational Lê Việt Cường which aims to teach art and create meaningful much needed employment for the disadvantaged and disabled who live in and nearby the village. The enterprise uses the scraps of silk that have no use for silk collage-based craft. Tour membesr can make a silk collage picture. The workshop and village tour will be in Vietnamese and translated by a Vụn Art volunteer. After lunch, … [Read more...] about Fun excursion and workshop in Vạn Phúc silk village