Vietnamese "Ao dai" embroidered with national flowers of ASEAN member states at the show. (Photo: VNA) Seoul (VNA) – Vietnamese Ao dai (traditional long dress)’s glamourwas brought closer to international friends through a stellar show jointly heldby the Vietnamese Embassy in the Republic of Korea and the Korea Foundation forInternational Culture Exchange (KOFICE) on August 30.
The event is part of the art exhibition and performance which is underway atthe KOFICE’s headquarters to mark the 72nd anniversary of Vietnam’sNational Day and 25th anniversary of the diplomatic relationsbetween the two countries.
The Ao dai show featured famous designer Si Hoang’s 10 designs of thetraditional dress, which were embroidered with national flowers of ASEAN memberstates.
Hoang said that the cultural event would make significant contributions topromoting people-to-people exchange and tightening bilateral relations.
Vietnamese culture was also highlighted through performance of dan bau(monochord), sao truc (bamboo flute) and dan T’rung (bamboo xylophone).-VNA
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