Illustrative image (Source: maskonline) Hanoi (VNA) - Some of the best of Korean culture will be presented to theVietnamese public from November 25 night until November 26 in Hanoi on theoccasion of the Korean Cultural Festival to celebrate the 10th anniversary ofthe establishment of Korean Cultural Centre (KCC) in Vietnam.
“Ourcultural centre will continue to be a bridge connecting peoples from the twocountries, as it has done for the last 10 years, and will do for many years tocome,” said Lee Dae Joong, KCC’s director.
“Ihope that this festival will help to further strengthen cultural exchange betweenthe two countries,” he said.
Theevent is expected to be an ideal occasion for the people-loving cultures of theRepublic of Korea and Vietnam to share their joy and love through artperformances, and gastronomy.
Thefestival, with the theme “Heart to heart” will feature performances by famousKorean artists. They include K-Tigers group, which is known for making dancecover videos of famous K-Pop songs and incorporating Taekwondo moves in thedances.
MagicianKim Jong Soo will entertain the public with his magical tricks.
Thefestival will also offer the public an opportunity to enjoy different kinds ofKorean music, from Arirang (symphony orchestra music), to traditional music,and K-pop music (a modern form of South Korean pop music covering a range ofstyles including dance-pop, pop ballad, electro-pop, and hip hop).
Theopening ceremony of the festival will be for limited invitees. However, thefestival on Saturday will open free of charge to the public from 1pm at theCultural Friendship Palace. The public can meet the Korean artists and visitinteresting stands featuring Korean culture such as hanbok (Korea traditional dress) and hanji (traditional Koreanpaper), and Korean gastronomy.
Inparticular, the performance of Korean movie music star K-will with Vietnamesesingers will close this festival at 6.30pm.
TheKCC in Vietnam is the first Korean Cultural Centre, which is set up inSoutheast Asia aiming to connect people of the two countries through exchangeactivities in the cultural sector, sport, and tourism.
Overthe last ten years, the two countries have had strong relations in all sectors.Korean culture has become popular to Vietnamese people through its gastronomicspecialities and movies.
Actuallythere are currently 150,000 Koreans living in Vietnam.-VNA
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