Visitors at the exhibition (Photo: VNA) Paris (VNA) – Costumes of the Mong, Giay, andTay people, jewelry of the Thai and Dao people, and tools of daily work of many ethnicminority groups in Vietnam are being displayed in an exhibition at Saintescity’s multimedia library in France.
The exhibits were collected by AlainDussarps, Vice President of the French-Vietnam Friendship Association (AAFV), in his visits to Vietnam. This is the first time these unique items have beenintroduced in Saintes, leaving a good impression on visitors.
The exhibition is one of the activities of the programme“Le Vietnam s'invite à Saintes” (Vietnam comes to Saintes) to introduceVietnamese culture to local people within the framework of a programme organisedby Association Vietnam 17 to celebrate the 50th founding anniversaryof diplomatic ties between the two countries.
Nhung Lehoux, President of Association Vietnam 17, underlinedthe importance of preserving and promoting traditional culture values of ethnicminority groups of Vietnam, hoping that more French visitors and overseasVietnamese will visit Vietnam to explore and experience the country’sculture.
As scheduled, a chain of cultural events will be held in the framework of “LeVietnam s'invite à Saintes” programme with a wide range of activities, includingfilm screenings, reading Vietnamese fairy tales for children, tourism seminars,economic talks, and performances of ethnic musical instruments, among others.
The programme will be organised by Association Vietnam 17 in collaboration withthe authority of Saintes, and the Vietnamese Embassy in France.
Ambassador to France Dinh Toan Thang spoke highly of the association’s initiative to organise the event, saying that the activity willcontribute to honouring Vietnam’s traditional culture and beauty, thus tighteningthe friendship and mutual understanding between the people of Saintes andFrench friends and Vietnamese people./.
