Tăng Tiến craft village, in Việt Yên district of Bắc Giang province, is famous for its rattan and bamboo handmade products. The village produces many types of products for living and also arts and handicrafts.
Strengthening the education on the relic, designing experience tours and communications through traditional craft souvenir products are the ways proposed to bring into play the value of the Thang Long Royal Citadel.
Vietnam is strong in handmade products thanks to the skillful craftsmanship. One of them is bamboo sticks architecture which is made from environmentally friendly materials.
It can be said that Bàu Trúc ceramic has shown the core values of the Chăm people. That's why Bàu Trúc ceramic is seen as a "living museum" of Ninh Thuận.
An exhibition in Hanoi is showcasing Hang Trong paintings, one of the most outstanding folk painting genres in Vietnam, recreated on lacquer and silk items.
In their daily life, Phạm Pháo villagers are just normal people. But when their parish has an event, they will transform into artists with the ability to play trumpets like professionals.
The Kieu Ky gold laminating craft village (Gia Lam district, Hanoi) has a history of about 400 years. Through ups and downs, people still retain their traditional profession with stages that require ingenuity and sophistication.
The highlight of this year's activities will take place at the Hanoi Old Quarter Culture Exchange Center (50 Dao Duy Tu). Here, the Hanoi Old Quarter Management Board will coordinate with artisans and craftsmen to introduce ways to make traditional toys such as the star-shaped lantern, the doctor, the stickman, the paper mache mask, “phỗng đất” statue, paper kites...
Thuận is a third-generation silk maker in the family. After watching villagers in Phung Xa working with old and clunking silk-making machines and knowing that the traditional craft was on the brink of extinction, Thuận wanted to find a new way to help her fellow villagers.
Tu Van villagers proudly say that their village sewed the national flags on September 2, 1945. And after 75 years, this year, they are still diligently continuing their work to produce the best flags.
A design contest has been launched on a national scale in the buildup to Vietnam Design Week 2020 to provide a platform for contestants to create regenerated products that possess a high value in terms of their design.
Metal products of Da Sy village not only are diverse but also have good quality thanks to the high skill level of Da Sy craftsmen. People here are proud of their ability to create very sharp knives that “can cut even steel”.
The return of traditional toys for Mid-Autumn Festival has helped revive many craft villages. In recent days, the bustling atmosphere is everywhere in Ong Hao Village, Lieu Xa Commune, Yen My District in the northern province of Hung Yen, as locals prepare handmade toys for the event.
Nguyen Chi Thanh is one of the few craftsmen who still practice Hanoi’s traditional silver craft. Mr. Thanh’s small shop in busy Hang Bac street is one place preserving the craft.
Tourists to Bac Ha district, Lao Cai province should visit Hoang A Tuong mansion, which is isolated in the centre of the town. This used to be the most powerful house in the northwest region.
Chang Son carpentry village in Hanoi is well known for its wooden houses which are considered the pinnacle of construction for wooden architecture in Vietnam.
Just a 15-minute boat ride across the Thu Bon River from the ancient town of Hoi An, Kim Bong carpentry village is renowned for its wood workings and sculptures. Now the carpentry village has revived and become a popular attraction for many domestic and foreign visitors.
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