COVID-19 outbreak forces suspension of Hue traditional craft festival

The 2021 Hue Traditional Craft Festival in the central city of Thua Thien-Hue will be suspended amid the complicated developments of COVID-19, according to the People’s Committee of Hue city.
COVID-19 outbreak forces suspension of Hue traditional craft festival ảnh 1Foreign visitors at Thuy Xuan incense making village in Hue (Photo: VNA)
Thua Thien-Hue (VNA) – The 2021 Hue Traditional Craft Festival in the central city of ThuaThien-Hue will be suspended amid the complicated developments of COVID-19,according to the People’s Committee of Hue city.

The ninth edition ofthe festival, initially slated from May 29 to June 26, is re-scheduled for thelatter half of July if the pandemic is brought under control.

More than 40 artperformances will be organised, gathering together a large number of artists,actors, and artisans.

It will feature a widerange of events, such as a craft design contest, the Hue Culinary Festival, asculpting camp, an “ao dai” (Vietnam’s traditional dress) week, and a book exhibition.

The biennial festivalaims to conserve, honour and develop traditional craft of Vietnam and Hue inparticular./. 
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