First Hoi An- RoK craft exchange opens

First Hoi An- RoK fine art and craft exchange opens

The first Hoi An-Republic of Korea (RoK) fine art and handicraft exchange programme is taking place in Hoi An city, the central province of Quang Nam on December 2-4.
The first Hoi An- Republicof Korea (RoK) fine art and handicraft exchange programme is takingplace in Hoi An city, the central province of Quang Nam on December 2-4.

Theevent is jointly held by Hoi An city and Gwuangju city of the RoK aspart of activities to celebrate 15th anniversary of the recognition ofHoi An ancient town as a World Cultural Heritage (December 4,1999-2014).

According to Truong Van Bay, Vice Chairman of themunicipal People’s Committee, the progamme aims to boost cultural andartistic exchanges between the two cities, thus promoting their cultureand traditional crafts.

A wide range of Hoi An traditional craftsare displayed during the event, including Thanh Ha lanterns andceramics, Kim Bong carpentry, Cam Thanh knitting and Quang Nam silk.

Meanwhile, artisans from Gwangju (RoK) city perform their traditional crafts like weaving, papermaking and bamboo art.

Inaddition, Hoi An city also serves tourists with traditional artperformances every night and provides them with a chance to discover theworld cultural heritage of Hoi An through a photo exhibition.

Aspart of the programme, on December 2, the city joined hands with theInternational Labour Organisation (ILO) and RoK artisans to hold aseminar on developing fine arts and handicrafts in the two cities.-VNA

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