Thua Thien – Hue eager for Traditional Craft Festival in April
The seventh Traditional Craft Festival is scheduled to take place in the ancient imperial city of Hue, the central province of Thua Thien-Hue, from April 28 to May 2, announced the provincial People’s Committee on March 2.
Thua Thien – Hue (VNA) – The seventh Traditional CraftFestival is scheduled to take place in the ancient imperial city of Hue, thecentral province of Thua Thien-Hue, from April 28 to May 2, announced theprovinc🌌ial People’s Committee on March 2.
Nguyen Van Thanh, Chairmanof the Hue city People’s Committee said that the festival is a major culturaland economic event, playing a significant role in enhancing the position of Huecity. It also honours traditional crafts and aims to improve business value,partnership and cooperation in all areas, especially in socio-economicdevelopment and tourism. As many as 13 groups ofcrafts and 58 units have to date registered to participate in the event,including Mai Chau with woven products in the northern province of Hoa Binh andMy Thien pottery village in the central province of Quang Ngai, along withforeign localities such as Takayama and Saijo of Japan and Yixing of Jiangsu,China. The event will featureproducts from traditional craft villages of Hue, other localities and foreign countries.Exhibitions on art, royal antiques and famous collections will be held. The highlight of thefestival is a ceremony and parade to honour the traditional trades of Vietnam and payrespect to generations of craftsmen. Several cultural activities such as acuisine festival with specialties of Hueand other regions of the country will also be held. After six years, theTraditional Craft Festival has a good reputation amongst local people, touristsand craftsmen from trade villages nationwide, said the organising board.-VNA
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Illustrative image (Source: www.huefestival.com) 
