An artisan is reeling silk at Van Phuc silk village.(Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The 5th Vietnam-International Silk and Brocade Festivalwill take place in Hoi An ancient city, the central province of Quang Nam, fromAugust 7-9, aiming to introduce and honour Vietnam’s traditional silk andbrocade weaving.
Eight countries and dozens of silkand brocade villages of Vietnam will introduce their products in this year’sfestival.
In addition, more than 80 artisans will performtheir traditional weaving and dyeing methods at the event.
Legend has it that silk weaving dated back to the Hung Kings Dynasty, andthrough ups and downs of the history, silk weaving has been well preserved at Van Phuc village(Hanoi), Nha Xa village (Ha Nam), Ma Chau village (Quang Nam), Tan Chau village(An Giang), and Bao Loc village (Lam Dong province), among others.
Meanwhile, the art of brocade weaving is a typical cultural feature of ethnicminority groups across the country. Particularly, many ethnic communities havetheir traditional brocade weaving bestowed with the national intangiblecultural heritage status, including Hre in Ba Thanh commune, Quang Ngaiprovince’s Ba To district, Ta Oi in Thua Thien-Hue province’s A Luoi district,and Co Tu in Quang Nam province.
Distinct patterns on unique brocade fabric have been favoured by many fashiondesigners for years. Most recently, renowned designers Minh Hanh introduced acollection of “ao dai” (Vietnamese traditional dress) made of silk, withbrocade patterns frequently used by the Vietnamese ethnic people to Russianfashion-lovers, art critics and researchers. The patterns were hand-woven byfemale members of ethnic groups across the country.-VNA
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