Hà Nội Craft Week opens
08/08/2010
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VGP - The Hà Nội Craft Week 2010 entitled “The 1,000-Year-Old Quintessence” was opened this week at in Hà Nội.
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The
incense burner by artisan Vũ
Đức Thắng is exhibited at the Hà Nội Craft Week 2010 - Photo: Hà Nội Portal |
The week’s key
activities include exhibitions of handicrafts, tours to craft villages, and
performances of local artisans.
The 5-day event is
showcasing 500 products made of 12 materials such as silk, horn, paper, bamboo,
lacquer, bronze, stone, pottery and mother-of-pearl.
On the sidelines of the
exhibition, a contest is held for creating gifts used in the 1,000th
founding anniversary of Thăng Long-Hà Nội. The contest attracts 55
organizations and individuals with 121 products.
Hà Nội currently has
some 1,270 traditional craft villages, which are expected to make up 15% of the
total light industry value in 2015.
By Ngọc Vân