This year’s celebrations will look towards honouring artisans and advertising craft villages whose activities are attached to Hanoi’s traditional craft streets.

One of the highlights will be the introduction of traditional crafts, entitled “Vietnam’s Do paper now and past”, at Kim Ngan temple in Hang Bat Street, Hoan Kiem District on April 24-25. 

The Phung Hung Street mural space will be a venue for many interesting events during the April 30-May Day holidays.

Accordingly, the history of the Do paper production craft as well as Do paper production stages and tools will be introduced to the public. Besides, visitors will also have the chance to talk with artisans from some traditional paper villages.

Painter Do Ngoc Han said that Do paper is a means of conveying information and storing knowledge in many fields, including medicine and scientific subjects, and is the material formerly used to make paintings and literary works. Do paper is closely associated with the cultural and civilisation achievements of Dai Viet (a feudal name of Vietnam). The introduction of the Do paper craft aims to raise public understanding and awareness of this kind of traditional paper.

A cultural programme, themed “Quintessence of Vietnamese crafts”, will be held by the Old Quarter Management Board around the Phung Hung Street mural space from April 27 to May 1, aiming to honour artisans and craftsmen who have contributed to preserving heritage values. Products from some of Hanoi’s outstanding craft villages, such as Van Phuc silk, Bat Trang pottery, Ha Thai lacquer, Chuong conical hats and Phu Vinh bamboo and rattan, will be on display during the event.

Also within the Phung Hung Street mural space, the organising committee will introduce a “Spring-Summer 2019” collection by Hanoi fashion designers, in addition to organising traditional musical programmes on the evenings between April 27 and May 1.

The last event of the series of celebrations will be a painting exhibition, entitled “War and peace”, at the Hanoi Old Quarter Cultural Exchange Centre from April 28 to May 9. The event will showcase paintings and propaganda paintings on the historical events of the nation, alongside portraits of Vietnamese soldiers and paintings depicting Vietnam’s land and people in peace time.

An April holiday in Vietnam is historically extra special

Vietnam’s ancient and modern histories converge gloriously in the month of April, and visitors can enjoy the entire nation in its celebrations.

 

130 more trains to serve upcoming holidays

 

 

Vietnam Airlines, Jetstar Pacific put on extra flights for public holidays

National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines and budget airline Jetstar Pacific will provide nearly 1 million seats (equivalent to 4,700 flights) in domestic and international routes, to meet the travelling demand on the upcoming Reunification Day (April 30) and International Labour Day (May 1) holiday.

 

Vietnam Railways arranges more trains for Reunification Day holidays

Vietnam Railways (VNR) will operate an additional 130 trains along various routes across the nation from April 25 to May 5 to meet increasing travelling demands during the Reunification Day holidays.

 

Tour organisers offer attractive products for coming long holiday

Many travel companies in Ho Chi Minh City, the country’s biggest hub with a population of over 8.6 million, are offering attractive products in anticipation of the coming long holiday.

 

Source: NDO