Hanoi’s silk village to host handicraft festival

Various activities celebrating traditional silk weaving will be held in Van Phuc ward, Ha Dong district, between November 8 and 17 during the Van Phuc Culture – Tourism – Trading Handicraft Village event.
Hanoi’s silk village to host handicraft festival ảnh 1The Van Phuc Culture – Tourism – Trading Handicraft Village event will take place from November 8-17.
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Hanoi (VNA) - Various activities celebrating traditional silkweaving will be held in Van Phuc ward, Ha Dong district, between November 8 and 17 during the VanPhuc Culture – Tourism – Trading Handicraft Village event.

The event will include a worship ceremony, festive activities and a craftsmarket. Art shows and folk games will entertain tourists while trading willtake place at silk stores every day until 11pm.

Food stalls will serve local cuisine while bonsai plants and flowers will beavailable at the site.

Van Phuc silk village (or Ha Dong silk village), located 10 km west of Hanoi downtown, has a hundred-year history ofhandicrafts.

Its products were first introduced to the world at the Marseille Fair in 1931and in Paris in 1932, where they were called delicate handicraft products ofIndochina

Between 1958 and 1988, the village’s products were exported to eastern Europeancountries before being exported to other countries all over the world startingin 1990. - VNA
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