Tourists enjoy exploring the colors of traditional craft villages in Hanoi
(CLO) At the 2025 International Craft Village Conservation and Development Festival, booths displaying and experiencing traditional crafts attracted a large number of visitors.
Công Luận•15/11/2025
According to the reporter, from the entrance gate to Thang Long Imperial Citadel, visitors are guided by a decorative system imbued with the identity of craft villages - bamboo, traditional patterns and artistic lighting. The exhibition areas are arranged according to each craft group, creating a seamless journey of experience from tradition to modernity. The booths here are displayed with many different colors from 30 countries and territories, with thousands of artisans, experts, and creators from home and abroad. According to observations, the space displaying brocade of the Mong ethnic group has many tourists. Here, tourists can choose their favorite handicraft products to buy as gifts or personal items. With a scale of more than 4,000m², this year's Festival event offers many different spaces, convenient for visitors to visit and shop such as: Honoring Space: Introducing international and regional standard craft villages; Heritage & Conservation Space: Displaying unique craft villages such as Yen Thai Do Paper, La Khe Weaving,... Each profession, each village is a cultural page, a symbol of a land, a place that preserves tradition and breathes life into each product. And it is from those talented hands that Vietnam has contributed to the world's cultural treasure trove of lasting values, creating its own identity in a world of many identities. In the photo are tourists visiting a booth of oriental medicine products. In particular, Festival 2025 brings together thousands of typical products: Bat Trang pottery, Van Phuc silk, Dong Ky wood, Kim Son rattan and bamboo products, OCOP products... Many craft villages introduce new designs, applying traditional materials to fashion , interior decoration and household items, demonstrating efforts to innovate to adapt to the market. In addition, many unique cultural features of many ethnic minorities in Vietnam and around the world are restored, attracting many people in the capital to visit and explore . A craftsman is meticulously working on each stroke of the pen for the work. Bat Trang ceramic artisans with ceramic blank products in the process of completion. Some other special handmade products with many outstanding colors. Meticulously sculpted, eye-catching unicorn products (bronze) are on display at the booth at Thang Long Imperial Citadel. In addition to Vietnamese units, this year's festival also has the participation of artisans and booths from Japan, Korea, Thailand, Italy, etc. Traditional craft exchange activities, seminars and thematic discussions create opportunities to promote cooperation, technical exchange, and cultural promotion between countries. Foreign tourists are interested in Vietnamese bamboo and rattan products. The festival not only recreates the beauty of craft villages but also conveys the message of preserving heritage in modern life. The combination of traditional performances, lighting art and display technology helps craft values become more vivid and closer to the public. The space displaying wooden statues attracts visitors. Middle-aged people enjoy sophisticatedly carved ceramic products, unique gold plating. The 2025 International Craft Village Conservation and Development Festival takes place from November 14-18, 2025 at the Thang Long Imperial Citadel Heritage Center - Hanoi. During the duration, the 2025 International Craft Village Conservation and Development Festival brings a unique cultural experience, both familiar and new. The space of Thang Long Imperial Citadel becomes a meeting place for culture lovers, opening up an in-depth perspective on the persistence and creativity of traditional Vietnamese craft villages.
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