More than 350 artisans and 62 craft production facilities and villages, both domestic and international, have registered to participate in the Hue Traditional Craft Festival, which is scheduled to take place from April 26 till May 2, the festival’s organiser said.
Few people would think that the traditional craft of making Do (poonah) paper has been practised and preserved by the Muong ethnic people in such a remote area as Suoi Co village, Hop Hoa commune, Luong Son district, in the northern province of Hoa Binh.
With passionate enthusiasm and tremendous efforts, locals in Dong Ngu water puppetry village in Ngu Thai commune, Thuan Thanh district, Bac Ninh province, have sought a way to revive its glory days of the past, reaffirming the vitality of their ancestors’ age-old practice.
Chu Dau village is located in Thai Tan commune, Nam Sach District, Hai Duong city, about 80 km from the North West of Hanoi. Chu Dau ceramics are high-class Vietnamese ancient ceramics representing “the rice civilization” dated from the 13th century and were honored as “Royal symbol products” at the end of 17th century.
In the era of international integration and the fourth Industrial Revolution (also known as Industry 4.0), the handshake between craft villagers, businesses and technical experts has helped to improve product quality and expand the market for Bat Trang pottery products.
President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee Tran Thanh Man has asked craft villages to continue safeguarding traditional Vietnamese cultural essences and promoting them to visitors at home and abroad through their productions.
Pottery, in some certain ways, denotes the harmony of soil clay, water and fire. Only in pottery, one can find all Five Phases: Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth. It is right to balance Water and Fire, and Water and Earth. It is also right to keep alive the chemistry and vitality of Vietnamese pottery.
