A train carriage on display at Gia Lam train factory (Photo: VNA) Among the over 20 exhibitions onmajor streets, workshopsat Gia Lam train factory will become spaces for 16 exhibitions incorporatingunique visual effects with outstanding art pieces.
Inparticular, the public will have an opportunity to see the first steamlocomotive and also the iconic symbol of the Vietnamese railway industry. It wasproduced in around 1965 by engineers at the Gia Lam train factory with assistance of foreign experts.
The festivalwill also feature nine music, fashion and graffiti shows, engaging localresidents and tourists, especially young people.
Communityactivities will be organised on the mudflats on the Red River, besides a cycletour and design contests, amongothers. There will be a fair showcasing diverse products in handicraft,creation, fashion, and communications.
To give more experiences to visitors, organiserswill offer technology activities such as three-dimensional painting and virtualtours.
Besides, workshops and seminars on creation to beheld within the framework of the festival will offer a platform for creatorsand managers to seek ways to realise Hanoi’s desire for reform and creation.
The festival, in its second edition, will bejointly organised by the municipal People’s Committee, the ArchitectureMagazine under the Vietnam Association of Architects, and the municipalDepartment of Culture and Sports with the support of UNESCO Office in Hanoi,the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat), internationalorganisations, businesses, creators and artists.
Hanoi became an official member of UNESCO’sCreative Cities Network in 2019./.
VNA
