Artisans from the Japanese city of Saijo have, for the first time,
introduced their traditional crafts to Vietnamese friends at the fifth
Hue Traditional Craft Festival that opened on April 27.
On display were lovely dolls wearing Japan ’s traditional kimonos
made from Shyusou paper, a traditional material produced by Saijo people
for years.
Visitors also had a chance to enjoy the
special taste of Oni ita Senbei rice crackers, which are usually baked
or 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 the
festival 80 ancient and modern woven and embroidered products made of
such materials as tree leaves and bark, rattan, horse-tail hairs and
metal, reflecting the development of the world’s rich garment and
textile 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 April
28 to evaluate the development of craft villages in combination with
tourism 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 sustainable
tourism development during the period between now and 2020.
Thua Thien-Hue is now home to over 69 traditional craft villages. In
2012, trades and traditional craft villages generated jobs for over
2,500 local people.
A photo exhibition for six central
northern provinces and a fashion show featuring collections by designers
from the host country, the Philippines, France and Hong Kong also took
place on the same day.-VNA