Artisans from the Japanese city of Saijo have, for the first time,introduced their traditional crafts to Vietnamese friends at the fifthHue Traditional Craft Festival that opened on April 27.
On display were lovely dolls wearing Japan ’s traditional kimonosmade from Shyusou paper, a traditional material produced by Saijo peoplefor years.
Visitors also had a chance to enjoy thespecial taste of Oni ita Senbei rice crackers, which are usually bakedor grilled traditionally over charcoal.
Senbei are often eaten with green tea as a casual snack and offered to visiting house guests as a courtesy refreshment.
Meanwhile, French and other foreign artisans and experts brought to thefestival 80 ancient and modern woven and embroidered products made ofsuch materials as tree leaves and bark, rattan, horse-tail hairs andmetal, reflecting the development of the world’s rich garment andtextile industry.
The exhibition was co-organised by the city of Clermont-Ferrand , the Projects Association and Bargoin Museum of France.
Within the five-day festival’s framework, a workshop was held on April28 to evaluate the development of craft villages in combination withtourism in the ancient capital city of Hue .
Participants at the event discussed feasible ways to make the best use of craft heritage for tourism development.
They also proposed rolling out a master plan for Hue ’s sustainabletourism development during the period between now and 2020.
Thua Thien-Hue is now home to over 69 traditional craft villages. In2012, trades and traditional craft villages generated jobs for over2,500 local people.
A photo exhibition for six centralnorthern provinces and a fashion show featuring collections by designersfrom the host country, the Philippines, France and Hong Kong also tookplace on the same day.-VNA
On display were lovely dolls wearing Japan ’s traditional kimonosmade from Shyusou paper, a traditional material produced by Saijo peoplefor years.
Visitors also had a chance to enjoy thespecial taste of Oni ita Senbei rice crackers, which are usually bakedor grilled traditionally over charcoal.
Senbei are often eaten with green tea as a casual snack and offered to visiting house guests as a courtesy refreshment.
Meanwhile, French and other foreign artisans and experts brought to thefestival 80 ancient and modern woven and embroidered products made ofsuch materials as tree leaves and bark, rattan, horse-tail hairs andmetal, reflecting the development of the world’s rich garment andtextile industry.
The exhibition was co-organised by the city of Clermont-Ferrand , the Projects Association and Bargoin Museum of France.
Within the five-day festival’s framework, a workshop was held on April28 to evaluate the development of craft villages in combination withtourism in the ancient capital city of Hue .
Participants at the event discussed feasible ways to make the best use of craft heritage for tourism development.
They also proposed rolling out a master plan for Hue ’s sustainabletourism development during the period between now and 2020.
Thua Thien-Hue is now home to over 69 traditional craft villages. In2012, trades and traditional craft villages generated jobs for over2,500 local people.
A photo exhibition for six centralnorthern provinces and a fashion show featuring collections by designersfrom the host country, the Philippines, France and Hong Kong also tookplace on the same day.-VNA
