Pham Thi Lan Anh, an official from the Hanoi Department of Culture and Sports, said products by traditional handicraft villages around the city will be featured at the event, while various folk art forms will be performed between December 13 and 15 including ca tru (ceremonial singing), hat xam (singing by buskers) and folk dances.

Various folk activities will be on show at the first ever Folk Culture in Contemporary Life Festival in Hanoi this weekend.

The event aims to celebrate Hanoi's new title as it has been named one of 66 new members of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO)’s Network of Creative Cities.

Ceramics of Bat Trang, silk weaving in Van Phuc, bamboo weaving in Phu Vinh and lacquer producing in Ha Thai village will be highlighted.

Folk painting genres like Hang Trong, Kim Hoang, Dong Ho and new paintings made with cloth pieces, ceramic pieces and hand embroidered paintings are also introduced at the site, where visitors can experience the process with artisans.

Artisan Trieu Dinh Hong from Trieu Khuc Village, Tan Trieu Commune, Thanh Tri District could not hide his excitement before the event. He will perform his village’s folk dance called Bong or Con Di Danh Bong dance, in which men dress up as women and dance.

Vun Art, an enterprise at the event will bring its folk paintings made from cloth pieces, which are discarded by Van Phuc silk weaving village.

Le Viet Cuong, director of Vun Art, said he set up the enterprises to help disabled people. The city now hosts nearly 6,000 historic relic sites, over 1,700 intangible cultural heritages and folk arts.

Ngo Manh Chien, a resident from Trung Hoa Ward, Cau Giay District, said he would not miss the event as it was a chance to learn to preserve cultural values of communities.

Ngo Thuy Dung, a student from Hanoi Foreign Trade University said she liked handicraft products and folk performing arts.

To Van Dong, Director of the Hanoi Department of Culture and Sports, said the event aims to praise and advertise historical values and profound knowledge of holy land Thang Long - Hanoi.

Preserving treasure of folk songs

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Dong Ho folk paintings exhibition to open

An exhibition of Dong Ho folk paintings will take place in Hanoi and the northern province of Bac Ninh from October 31 to November 2.

Vinh Phuc preserves folk singing to promote tourism

Trong quan Duc Bac singing - response folk singing between male and female groups – has been practised by locals in the northern province of Vinh Phuc for centuries and has become a cultural “speciality” of the locality.

Yen Bai to host world biggest Xoe folk dance

Under the framework of Muong Lo Cultural and Tourism Festival 2019, 5,000 people will join in a mass performance of a Xoe folk dance, in Yen Bai Province on September 20.

Bac Giang marks 10 years since world’s recognition of folk arts

A ceremony was held in the northern province of Bac Giang on September 7 to celebrate 10 years since “Dan ca quan ho” (quan ho folk songs) and “ca tru” singing were recognised as part of the intangible cultural heritage of humanity.

Source: VNA