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Colouring book features Dong Ho folk paintings

The Hanoi Ceramic Museum and The Gioi Publishers on July 31 introduced to the public a book on Dong Ho folk paintings.
Colouring book features Dong Ho folk paintings ảnh 1The 231-page colouring book features the origin, special characteristics, production and applications of Dong Ho paintings. (Source: The Gioi Publishers)

Hanoi (VNA) – The Hanoi Ceramic Museum and The Gioi Publishers on July 31 introducedto the public a book on Dong Ho folk paintings.

The 231-page colouring book features the origin, special characteristics, productionand applications of Dong Ho paintings.

Dong Ho paintings originated in DongHo village in Thuan Thanh district, the northern province of Bac Ninh. Forcenturies, the paintings were used as precious decorations to celebrate the LunarNew Year (Tet) festival. People bought the paintings to hang on their walls fora year, which are then replaced with new ones for the next New Year.

Dong Ho paintings were inscribed in the list ofnational intangible cultural heritages by the Ministry of Culture, Sports andTourism in December 2012.

Bac Ninh’s authorities have proposed the UNESCO recognise the paintings as intangiblecultural heritage in need of urgent safeguarding.-VNA


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