Thua Thien-Hue hosts ao dai festival

A festival on ao dai (Vietnam’s national dress) took place in the former imperial city of Hue, the central province of Thua Thien-Hue, on April 28.
Thua Thien-Hue hosts ao dai festival ảnh 1A performance at the festival (Photo: VNA)
ThuaThien-Hue (VNA) – A festival on ao dai (Vietnam’s national dress)took place in the former imperialcity of Hue, the central province of Thua Thien-Hue, on April 28.

This was one of the main and most-anticipated activities of the ongoing eighth Hue Traditional Craft Festival 2019.

Theevent, attracting thousands of visitors, is expected to develop Vietnam’s traditionalcultural values and honour ao dai.

Itfeatured hundreds of ao dai sets from 16 collections of famous designers,namely Cao Duy, Viet Bao, Minh Hanh, and Ngoc Han, among others.

Thisyear, designers use locally-made silks for their products, and decorated themwith images of natural landscapes and world heritage sites in Vietnam’s centralregion, like Ho Dynasty Citadel in Thanh Hoa province, Phong Nha-Ke Bang cavein Quang Binh, and Hoi An ancient town and My Son Sanctuary in Quang Namprovince.

The Hue Traditional Craft Festival2019, the 8th edition, opened in the former imperial capital of Hueon April 26 with a grand ceremony.

Lastingfrom April 26 to May 5, the event introduces 60 craft villages and more than350 artisans from not only Thua Thien-Hue but also other cities and provincessuch as Ha Giang, Hoa Binh, Hanoi, Ha Nam, Hung Yen, Thai Binh in the north,Ninh Thuan in the south central region, Lam Dong in the Central Highlands andDong Thap in the south.

Thefestival is also attended by 70 foreign artisans from eight cities that havetwin-city and cooperative relationships with Hue, namely Takayama, Sasayama,and Saijo of Japan; Gyeongju, Namyangiu, and Dongnae of the Republic of Korea(RoK); Konya of Turkey; and Sao Luix of Brazil.-VNA
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