Art programme honours traditional craft villages in Hue

The art programme bring about famous music bands, including The Wall, and young singers like Dong Hung, Bao Tram and Son Thach.

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Students from Quoc Hoc High School participate in a performance staged by The Wall band.

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According to archeographer Tran Ly Ly, music and dance are used to tell a story honouring skillful hands of artisans.

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Bobby Kim, an artist of the Republic of Korea, performs at the ceremony.

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Hue, the last capital of the Vietnamese feudalism (the Nguyen Dynasty), still preserves almost the original tangible and intangible cultural heritages, including traditional craft villages.

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Many craft villages were established to serve the royal court and the daily life of local people at that time.

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Despite ups and downs, hundreds of craft villages have been preserved for hundreds of years, showing the strong vitality and gratitude to the ancestors of the ancient capital.

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Hue’s craft villages are divided into six main groups producing tools, interior decorations, garment, building materials, food, and jewelries.

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The preservation of traditional craft villages in Hue shows a very unique interference and combination of folklore and royal culture values in the former imperial city.

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It is a combination of the cuisine, the costumes, the architecture, and the rituals all mirrored in the traditional craft villages.

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Thanks to huge investments, craft villages in Hue have been developed into tourist attractions.

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Developing craft villages into a special tourism product is considered an effective way to preserve and honor the unique traditional cultural values in the locality.

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. The week-long festival not only shows the cultural values of the traditional craft villages but presents a chance for artisans and researchers, as well as domestic and international organizations to share experience in preserving and developing those villages.

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Art programme honours traditional craft villages in Hue

VOV.VN - People were treated to an impressive light extravaganza as part of a festival to honour traditional craft villages in Hue, the former capital city of Vietnam, that was inaugurated on April 28 evening.