Ca tru or ceremonial singing is a complex form of sung poetry found in the north of Vietnam which has been preserved and revived in many localities nationwide. In the atmosphere of a new spring.
The biennial Hue Traditional Craft Festival, which honours the value of heritage and raises the quality of traditional trade villages, has helped Vietnamese handicraft products reach out to the world.
Quan Ho love duet singing has been recognised by UNESCO as an intangible cultural heritage. Bac Ninh province has made efforts to preserve the art to implement commitments to UNESCO on conservation and development of Quan Ho.
Truong Thi Gach, 82, of the Cham ethnic group, is from a very long line of ceramic artisans. Her great-great grandmother made pottery, and now, her own great-granddaughter works in one of the oldest pottery villages in Southeast Asia, located 10km from the central coastal city of Phan Rang in Ninh Thuan province.
Artisan Pham Van Vang from Bach Lien village has been known for his efforts to revive the local Bo Bat pottery craft, an art which had been lost for around ten centuries.
Artisan Lam Ngoc Vinh in Hoc Mon district, Ho Chi Minh City, creates mini bonsai trees which are truly works of art showing the artisan’s ingenuity, meticulousness and passion.
Despite historical ups and downs throughout the village’s 600 – year history, Ma Chau villagers in Quang Nam province, have exerted every effort to keep their traditional silk weaving art alive.
Additional 14 people in the northern province of Phu Tho have been presented with the “Xoan singing artisan” title in recognition of their contributions to preserving and promoting the value of the UNESCO-recognised intangible cultural heritage.
The south central province of Phu Yen held a ceremony on November 23 to receive a certificate of national intangible cultural heritage for the growing-up ceremony of the Ede ethnic minority people.
The Bazaar 2018 traditional handicraft trade village fair is not only an annual cultural event, it is also a place for ethnic people nationwide to introduce their products to visitors.
A special programme of xẩm (blind buskers singing) performances has recently taken place in Hanoi to celebrate Vietnam Cultural Heritage Day (Nov. 28).
Phan Thi Thuan in Hanoi's My Duc district is the first artisan in Vietnam who can make silk from lotus stems. After 40 years of working with silk, she decided to make silk from lotus 2 years ago.
A set of 100 ceramic floor vases featuring Vietnam’s traditional patterns created by artisan Pham Van Tuyen - Venerable Thich Chanh Tinh, has received an entry in the Vietnam Book of Records.
Weaving papooses or creating crossbows and chapi (a traditional musical instrument) are among the time-honoured crafts of the Raglai ethnic people in Khanh Hoa province.
A Raglai ethnic artisan in Khanh Hoa is making efforts to preserve his group’s traditional crafts of weaving papooses and creating crossbows and chapi, which has largely fallen into oblivion.
Over the years, the ‘dan bau’ (monochord) has been revamped by many generations of Vietnamese instrumentalists to feature not only in solo performances, but also as part of orchestras performing on do
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