The
former imperial city of Hue, which is now the road to
becoming a festival city, will hold a festival on traditional
handicraft from July 15-17 to promote its traditional
embroidery and palm-leaf conical hats.
The
festival will be held on Nguyen Dinh Chieu walking street
and in two parks adjacent to the Huong (perfume) river.
A
seminar to discuss measures to revitalise traditional
craft-making villages and find ways to develop traditional
trades of Hue will be part of the festival.
Joining
the festival, tourists will be introduced to the secrets
of making a traditional Hue conical hat inlaid with
a poem by Hue's artisans.
In
addition, reputed embroiders, including Le Van Kinh,
Kim Chi, Nguyen Thi Huu Hanh and Nguyen Duc Khoa, will
showcase elaborate embroidery techniques to viewers.
The
festival will also include a street painting session,
a kite flying session, a showcase of Hue calligraphy,
and other traditional games. (VNA)
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