Tourists are excited to experience handcrafted products and traditional crafts.

HNN.VN - During their spring travels, in addition to visiting heritage sites and familiar destinations, many tourists in Hue have chosen a unique way to experience Tet (Vietnamese Lunar New Year): seeking out traditional craft spaces, experiencing and creating handcrafted products that bear the distinctive cultural imprint of the ancient capital.

Báo Thừa Thiên Huế•19/02/2026

Guide foreign tourists to experience incense making in Thuy Xuan incense village.

Capitalizing on this trend, this Tet holiday, several craft villages and exhibition spaces showcasing traditional crafts in the city have focused on organizing experiential activities for tourists. The spaces are decorated in a vibrant spring atmosphere, reflecting the characteristics of each craft, from the scent of incense and the bright colors of paper flowers to the distinctive features of familiar handcrafted products. Destinations are also proactively collaborating with travel agencies to design experiential products to include in tours, enriching the Tet holiday travel experience.

At Thuy Xuan incense village, one of the most popular destinations during the Lunar New Year, the atmosphere in the early days of the year becomes more vibrant with the colors of traditional ao dai dresses, the laughter and chatter of tourists, and the pervasive scent of incense. Besides renting costumes for photos, the establishments here also allow visitors to directly experience the incense-making and incense-rolling processes. Many tourists, especially international visitors, are delighted to hear about the cultural and historical value of the craft village, and to make their own incense sticks, each carrying the unique scent of Hue's Tet (Lunar New Year). Many also choose to buy these products as gifts for the New Year, as a way to share the cultural story of the ancient capital with family and friends.

Along with traditional craft villages, exhibition spaces showcasing and demonstrating handicrafts in Hue in particular, and Vietnam in general, have become popular destinations for tourists during the days leading up to and throughout the Tet holiday. At the Hue Traditional Craft Exhibition and Demonstration Space (15 Le Loi Street, Hue City), the concentration of many traditional crafts in one space not only saves tourists travel time but, more importantly, opens up opportunities to explore the life of craft villages in an authentic and vibrant way amidst the festive spring atmosphere. Similarly, at the newly opened Hué Plaza (a commercial, cultural, and service complex), the harmonious connection between Hue's heritage values and modern experiences offers visitors exciting sensations, especially the exhibition and tailoring of traditional ao dai (Vietnamese long dress).

During Tet (Lunar New Year), after visiting the Imperial Citadel, tombs, and other famous tourist attractions, many visitors choose to immerse themselves in the festive atmosphere of the ancient capital, listening to stories about long-standing traditional crafts, observing each stage of production, and directly experiencing the delicate handcrafted techniques under the guidance of artisans. From making paper flowers, folk paintings, conical hats, incense sticks, to showcasing traditional Tet ao dai (Vietnamese traditional dress), each experience offers a sense of closeness, warmth, and rich cultural depth.

Beyond simply admiring or purchasing traditional products, the Tet holiday experience helps visitors better understand the value of traditional crafts, appreciate the meticulousness and dedication of the artisans, and thus contribute to preserving and spreading the essence of Hue's culture in contemporary life.

* Let's look back at some of the memorable experiences of tourists with Hue Today Online: