Visitors choose products at Van Phuc silk weaving village (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The Van Phuc Culture –Tourism – Trading Handicraft Village event opened in Van Phuc ward, Ha Dongdistrict of Hanoi on November 8, aiming to promote the more than-1,000-year-oldsilk weaving village.
The event includes a worshipping ceremony,festive activities and a crafts market. Visitors can experience variouscultural activities, such as a procession of nearly 1,000 people, a waterpuppet show and a fashion show featuring ao dai (traditional long dress) madein Van Phuc village.
Art shows and folk games will entertain touristswhile trading will take place at silk stores every day of the event.
Local dishes will be served at the food stallswhile bonsai plants and flowers are available at the site.
The event will run through November 17.
Van Phuc silk village (or Ha Dong silk village),located 10 km west of downtown Hanoi, has a long-lasting history ofhandicrafts.
Its products were first introduced to the worldat the Marseille Fair in 1931 and in Paris in 1932.
Between 1958 and 1988, the village’s productswere exported to eastern European countries before being exported to othercountries across the world starting in 1990. -VNA
The event includes a worshipping ceremony,festive activities and a crafts market. Visitors can experience variouscultural activities, such as a procession of nearly 1,000 people, a waterpuppet show and a fashion show featuring ao dai (traditional long dress) madein Van Phuc village.
Art shows and folk games will entertain touristswhile trading will take place at silk stores every day of the event.
Local dishes will be served at the food stallswhile bonsai plants and flowers are available at the site.
The event will run through November 17.
Van Phuc silk village (or Ha Dong silk village),located 10 km west of downtown Hanoi, has a long-lasting history ofhandicrafts.
Its products were first introduced to the worldat the Marseille Fair in 1931 and in Paris in 1932.
Between 1958 and 1988, the village’s productswere exported to eastern European countries before being exported to othercountries across the world starting in 1990. -VNA
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