The Hanoi Gift Show 2018 will take place in the capital city from October 17-20, the municipal Department of Industry and Trade told a press conference on October 11.
Artisan Nguyen Van Quyen from Dan Vien hamlet, Cao Vien commune, Thanh Oai district in Hanoi, is one of the last few artisans who are masters of the art of making ‘keo quan’ lantern, a traditional hand-made lantern with vivid rotating paper-cut figures on the cover. Despite his old age, Quyen still works steadfastly to preserve the traditional craft.
One Hanoi family has weathered the ups and downs of their traditional vocation to keep making paper masks. One of the most important accouterments of the Mid-Autumn Festival in Vietnam is the paper mask that children love to wear on the day.
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Bac Giang city now has some traditional craft villages specializing in
producing food products such as Ke dry pancake and Da Mai vermicelli, which
have been existed for hundreds of years. Thanks to these crafts, many
households have stable incomes. However, the number of households engaging in the
crafts is on the downward trend.
From the fragile silk thread and extraordinary craft manipulation, lotus silk has become a unique product in the fashion market. Currently, in Vietnam, there is only one successful person who has engaged herself in pursuit of the "unique" product line. She is artisan Phan Thi Thuan from Ha village, Phung Xa commune, My Duc district, Hanoi.
