The Hue Craft Village Festival, which artisans from localities across
the country attend to display their handicraft skills, opened yesterday
evening in the former feudal capital city of Hue.
Artist Phan Hai Bang, who d a very special type of paper called truc chi, is now working with his team to bring back what he calls "old values" in a really big way.
A veteran embroidery artisan from Hue, Le Van Kinh,
has completed 25 embroidery works that depict a poem renowned for its
philosophical message by Zen master Man Giac (1052-96).
A veteran embroidery artisan from Hue, Le Van Kinh, has completed 25
embroidery works that depict a poem renowned for its philosophical
message by zen master Man Giac (1052-1096).
A show of folk songs for blind beggars, known as
xam in Vietnamese, was held on Monday, in northern province of Ninh Binh
to commemorate local late artisan Ha Thi Cau and praise her
contributions to the preservation of the art.
In a crowded quarter of Hoi An market, Dinh Thong
has taken the concept of art to a new level by sticking cock feathers
into portraits, landscapes and abstracts.
