Hanoi (VNA) – The Hanoi People’s Committee plans to launch a series of activities for the 2025 international festival on craft village preservation and development, scheduled to take place from September to November.
The five-day festival will be held from November 14–18 at the Thang Long Imperial Citadel, aiming to preserve and promote traditional cultural values while honouring outstanding artisans and skilled craftsmen from both Vietnam and abroad.
The festival seeks to foster pride in traditional craft villages, boost international cultural exchange, and provide a platform to showcase handicrafts and promote craft village tourism in Hanoi. It will also mark major national celebrations in 2025.
Key highlights include an incense-offering ceremony, product exhibitions, and the welcoming of international delegations. Complementary events will feature seminars, craft product competitions, trade fairs, investment promotion activities, the Kokan–Uzbekistan International Festival, village-based cultural experiences, and national-level trade and craft competitions coordinated by the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment.
The Hanoi People’s Committee will oversee the organisation of the incense offering ceremony, city-level seminars and competitions, trade fairs, receptions for international guests, and local craft village activities.
Hanoi is home to more than 1,300 craft villages, accounting for roughly one-quarter of the national total. These villages collectively generate over 24 trillion VND (nearly 1 billion USD) annually, making a significant contribution to Hanoi’s Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP).
Recently, the city unveiled a master plan for the development of craft villages, outlining objectives up to 2030 and a vision extending to 2050.
The city aims to restore at least five traditional crafts and craft villages that are at risk of disappearing by 2030./.
