Speaking at the event, Vice Chairwoman of the provincialPeople’s Committee and head of the organising board Ton Thi Ngoc Hanh said thefestival has raised public awareness of preserving and upholding traditionalcostumes of each ethnic group.
It also provided a platform for artisans and designers athome and abroad to meet and exchange experience, thus tightening theirsolidarity.
At the closing ceremony, the organising board presentedcertificates of merit to three delegations from Laos, Cambodia and Indonesia,18 cities and provinces joining the festival.
Up to 136 certificates and prizes were presented to artisansand units joining an exhibition on Vietnam brocade culture space, a photoexhibition on homeland and people in the central – Central Highlands coastalregion, an exhibition on Vietnam’s geopark, and traditional music performances.-VNA