The festival will be held annually to develop craft village-based tourism and promote cultural spaces of craft villages and streets in the capital city, Quyen said.

"To he" (coloured rice dough toy) making is a traditional handicraft of Xuan La Village in Ha Noi's Phu Xuyen District.

The event will also be a chance for traditional craftsmen and craft villages not only from Hanoi but also across the country to introduce their products and seek partnership and export opportunities.

It will feature around 200 booths showcasing handicrafts, divided into six zones, including one for the recreation of Hanoi’s Old Quarter in the old times, with traditional silk stores in Hang Gai Street and “Ao Dai” (Vietnamese long gown) tailor shops in Luong Van Can Street. There will be demonstration of traditional jewellery making in Hang Bac Street.

Separate zones will be set up for craft villages in Hanoi and other cities and provinces. That for Hanoi craft villages will represent various folk crafts, including pottery-making in Bat Trang, Van Phuc and Son Dong, lacquer painting in Ha Thai, buffalo horn comb making in Thuy Ung, "to he" (coloured rice dough toy) making in Xuan La and rattan and bamboo handicraft in Phu Vinh.

There will be zones for folk games and tradition cuisine of Hanoi.

Exhibition displays Hanoi’s bamboo and rattan handicraft products

An exhibition opened in Hanoi on December 21, introducing visitors to bamboo and rattan handicraft products as well as products which have qualified for the One Commune One Product (OCOP) programme in the capital city.

Ninh Binh kicks off exhibition on Vietnam’s cultural heritage, scenic landscapes, handicrafts

An exhibition on cultural heritage, scenic landscapes, and traditional handicrafts of Vietnam is in full swing in the northern province of Ninh Binh as part of the National Tourism Year - Ninh Binh 2021.

Traditional silk weaving craft preserved

The mulberry farming, silkworm raising, and silk weaving craft is one of the oldest and most developed traditional crafts of Vietnam. Phung Xa Commune, My Duc district, in Hanoi, is known as the "mulberry capital" of the North. With a strong pride in her heart, artisan Phan Thi Thuan has always been diligent in preserving and enhancing the traditional craft of her homeland.

Exhibition to advertise Vietnam’s culture, landscape and handicraft products

An exhibition introducing Vietnam’s culture, landscape and traditional handicraft products will open in Ninh Binh province on December 17 within the framework of National Tourism Year 2021.

Bac Giang develops craft villages as driving force for local economy

(BGO) – For recent years, Bac Giang province has many supporting policies for the development of rural craft villages to create jobs, increase income and switch labour structure according to new rural style building criteria, which significantly contribute to the provincial economic, cultural and social development.  

Source: VNA