Hanoi (VNA) – Craft villages are at the centreof a series of lunar New Year (Tet) activities, which are taking place at theHoi An Impression Theme Park in Hoi An city, a World Heritage site in thecentral province of Quang Nam, from January 11 to February 11.
The spaces of five Quang Nam’s traditional craft villages – PhuocKieu specialising in bronze-casting , Kim Bong in wood-making, Thanh Nam in fishing,Hoi An in lantern-making, and Thanh Ha in pottery making – are created at thepark.
Visiting the park on the occasion, tourists can play archerygames, join boat races, try casting bronze, make conical hats and pottery, anddesign their own lanterns. They are also treated to Bai Choi singingperformances, folk games, street food, and a Chung cake festival that offershands-on experiences.
At 5pm everyday, a dancing show, titled ‘Hoi An world’, isscheduled to re-enact the Hoi An port of the old days.
Meanwhile, the colourful musical show named Hoi An Memoriestakes place between 7.30 and 8.40 pm. Featuring a cast of nearly 500 actors andactresses on a 25,000 sq. m stage across the Hoai river, it recalls thememories of Hoi An as a prosperous trading port over 400 years.
The 10-hectare theme park includes indoor and outdoortheatres, shopping and entertainment complexes.-VNA