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Hue exhibition showcases Vietnam’s folk paintings

The Hue Royal Fine Arts Museum opened an exhibition on several typical folk paintings of Vietnam and traditional handicrafts of Hueon April 14.
Hue exhibition showcases Vietnam’s folk paintings ảnh 1At the event (Photo: VNA)

Thua Thien – Hue (VNA) – The Hue Royal Fine ArtsMuseum opened an exhibition on several typicalfolk paintings of Vietnam and traditional handicrafts of Hue on April 14.

On displayare over 150 works and woodblocks of folk paintings belonging to five typicalfolk painting styles of Vietnam, including Dong Ho in the northern province ofBac Ninh, Hang Trong in the capital city of Hanoi, Kim Hoang in Hanoi, LangSinh in the central province of Thua Thien - Hue and Do The in the southern region.

Theexhibition also showcases several traditional handicrafts and professions inHue, such as the Sinh village painting, Thanh Tien paper flowers, A Luoi Dèngsilk weaving, conical hat making, wood carving, and Hue kite making.

Statisticsshowed that Thua Thien – Hue is now home to 86 craft villages and 57traditional crafts operating independently at 123 locations at the districtlevel, with a large number of skilled and talented craftsmen.

The event will last till April 22./.

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