The Hue Traditional Craft Festival 2019 opened on Friday at the former imperial capital of Hue with the participation of artisans that specialize in 16 crafts.
The Hue Traditional Craft Festival 2019 opened on April 26
The event, which will last until May 5, features 16 traditional crafts including embroidery, carpentry, pottery, painting, and calligraphy from 60 craft villages and more than 350 artisans coming from many provinces.
The festival is also attended by 70 foreign artisans from eight cities that have cooperative relationships with Hue, namely Takayama, Sasayama, and Saijo of Japan; Gyeongju, Namyangiu, and Dongnae of the Republic of Korea; Konya of Turkey; and Sao Luix of Brazil.
Speaking at the opening ceremony on April 26, chairman of Thua Thien-Hue Province’s People Committee and head of the festival organising board Nguyen Van Thanh said the festival aims to honour traditional crafts, improve the efficiency of traditional craft production and business, enhance co-operation, spur socio-economic growth, and combine handicrafts with tourism development.
"The festival is a major economic and cultural event of the locality in 2019," he said. 'This festival has had positive impacts on the revival and development of traditional crafts in the central province."
Exhibitions and demonstrations of traditional products of domestic and foreign traditional crafts; the rite to commemorate the patrons of all crafts; the procession honoring artisans and craft villages will be included in the festival. It also features a balloon festival, an Ao dai event and a special performance by famous South Korean artists.