Japan will display the traditional costumes of people in the city
of Saijo and Ishizuchi – a popular kind of tea in the city - during the 2013 Hue
Traditional Craft Festival, says Phan Canh Viet Cuong, Deputy Manager of the
festival.
A French delegation has already agreed to join the biennial festival, which will
take place from April 27 to May 1 this year. The delegation will introduce five
weaving techniques, including Lyon silk weaving of Prelle factory that has been
practised since 1880, the woven products of Saint Etienne de la Satab, the
velvet and crease-creating technique of Benoit Toscan d’Amiens, Aubusson carpet,
and several weaving initiatives put forward at the Lille exhibition.
The Hue festival, themed “The quintessence of Vietnamese crafts”, focuses on
developing traditional products and villages for tourism, and attracting the
participation of artisans from craft villages around the country.
Various kinds of traditional crafts including weaving, pottery, Hue enamel, wood
and bamboo handicrafts, lacquer, embroidery and paper flowers will be showcased
at the event.
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