Foreign tourists visit a booth at the previous edition of the craft festival (Photo: VNA) Thua Thien-Hue (VNA) – Asmany as 50 craft villages and establishments with 300 artisans nationwide haveregistered to attend the upcoming 2019 Hue Traditional Craft Festival, which isset to open in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue on April 26.
An array of activities involvingcraft product exhibition and trading will be held at the festival.
Visitors will be able to make theirown products under guidance of experts in embroidery, ao dai (traditional longdress) tailoring, silk and brocade weaving, Zeng textiles, and jewellery, amongothers.
Vice Chairman of the People’sCommittee of Hue city Nguyen Dang Thanh, also head of the organisers, said in additionto introducing unique products of Vietnam’s craft villages, the organisers willzone off areas to honour artisans and the villages, as well as the country’scraft products such as silk, brocade, lanterns, and herbal medicines.
The biennial event is touted as a highlight in the heritage journey in the central region, making contributions to promoting regional tourism growth.-VNA
