Tran Thi Xoan hums the song Tinh Ca Tay Bac (Northwestern Love Song)while she decorates her tho cam (brocade) clothes stall with plastic banflowers.
The 30-year-old woman from Hoa Binh province isdisplaying tho cam clothes and scarves typical of her region forvisitors from across the country.
She is happy because she is presenting her products in Hanoi .
"I hope people will get to know more our traditional products and culture," she said with a big smile.
For the first time, a large-scale replica of a market in the northwest mountainous region has been set up in Ha Noi.
The market is part of the cultural programme Sac Mau Tay Bac (TheColours of the Northwestern Region) which opened on April 26 evening atthe Vietnam Exhibition Centre for Culture and Arts.
Morethan 200 artists and inhabitants from diverse ethnic groups innorth-western provinces are taking part in the three-day event.
"It is a good opportunity for everyone to discover the peoples andcultures of the northwestern region," said Pham Van Thuy, director ofthe centre.
"The programme aims to protect and promote thetraditional cultures of the northwestern people, and consolidatesolidarity between ethnic groups in Vietnam to boost the region'stourism potential," he added.
The market, covering an areaof 1,200sq.m, opens at 8.30am on April 27 and will close at 9pm onApril 28. Traditional products from the provinces of Hoa Binh, Son La,Dien Bien, Lai Chau and Yen Bai are on display. Visitors have theopportunity to buy khan pieu (traditional scarf of Thai ethnic women),linen clothes produced by the Mong, forest bamboo shoots, honey andsmoked buffalo meat.
Tourists can also enjoy thang co(horse meat, beef, bones and viscera cooked together), com lam (ricecooked in bamboo tube), maize wine, and banana wine. Artisans will alsoshow off their wine-making skills and traditional metal working.
Nguyen Thi Hoa, deputy director of the centre, said the organisingboard had worked with the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism toselect the most interesting cultural products from the northwesternregion.
There is also a broad range of activities toentertain guests, including cultural and art exchanges, traditionalfashion shows and traditional games.
Each of the five provinces will perform traditional songs and dances.
The event, organised to mark Vietnam 's Ethnic Cultural Day (April19), will end on April 28 night with a spectacular performance featuringartists from the five provinces.-VNA
The 30-year-old woman from Hoa Binh province isdisplaying tho cam clothes and scarves typical of her region forvisitors from across the country.
She is happy because she is presenting her products in Hanoi .
"I hope people will get to know more our traditional products and culture," she said with a big smile.
For the first time, a large-scale replica of a market in the northwest mountainous region has been set up in Ha Noi.
The market is part of the cultural programme Sac Mau Tay Bac (TheColours of the Northwestern Region) which opened on April 26 evening atthe Vietnam Exhibition Centre for Culture and Arts.
Morethan 200 artists and inhabitants from diverse ethnic groups innorth-western provinces are taking part in the three-day event.
"It is a good opportunity for everyone to discover the peoples andcultures of the northwestern region," said Pham Van Thuy, director ofthe centre.
"The programme aims to protect and promote thetraditional cultures of the northwestern people, and consolidatesolidarity between ethnic groups in Vietnam to boost the region'stourism potential," he added.
The market, covering an areaof 1,200sq.m, opens at 8.30am on April 27 and will close at 9pm onApril 28. Traditional products from the provinces of Hoa Binh, Son La,Dien Bien, Lai Chau and Yen Bai are on display. Visitors have theopportunity to buy khan pieu (traditional scarf of Thai ethnic women),linen clothes produced by the Mong, forest bamboo shoots, honey andsmoked buffalo meat.
Tourists can also enjoy thang co(horse meat, beef, bones and viscera cooked together), com lam (ricecooked in bamboo tube), maize wine, and banana wine. Artisans will alsoshow off their wine-making skills and traditional metal working.
Nguyen Thi Hoa, deputy director of the centre, said the organisingboard had worked with the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism toselect the most interesting cultural products from the northwesternregion.
There is also a broad range of activities toentertain guests, including cultural and art exchanges, traditionalfashion shows and traditional games.
Each of the five provinces will perform traditional songs and dances.
The event, organised to mark Vietnam 's Ethnic Cultural Day (April19), will end on April 28 night with a spectacular performance featuringartists from the five provinces.-VNA
