Diverse activities at 5th Vietnam-International Silk and Brocade Festival
Saturday, 10/08/2019 07:50 (GMT+7)
Diverse exchanges and performances are taking place at the 5th Vietnam-International Silk and Brocade Festival which opened in Hoi An ancient city, the central province of Quang Nam on August 8th.
The festival aims to honour the culture of traditional silk weaving as well connect new international markets towards Vietnamese silk.
Foreigners enjoyed silk weaving performance (Source: baovanhoa.vn)
It draws the participation of eight countries and dozens of silk and brocade villages of Vietnam such as Van Phuc, Nha Xa, Ma Chau, My Duc, Nam Cao, Tan Chau, Cham Ninh Thuan. In addition, more than 80 artisans has performed their traditional weaving and dyeing methods at the event.
Silk performance by artists (Source: baovanhoa.vn)
The highlight of the festival is introducing and promoting investment projects on the cultural space "Quang Nam silk river" located on the axis connecting the two cultural heritages of Hoi An and My Son. The project also includes tourism investment activities that offer tourists a chance to visit the silk cultural space, bringing a new identity to Quang Nam's tourism economy./.
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