Exhibition of Hanoi’s craft villages to be held

An exhibition of Hanoi’s craft villages will open in the capital city on Oct. 6 as part of activities to mark the 999 th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi.
The exhibition will display 300 typical products of Hanoi’s craft villages which specialise in wood carving, pottery, brocading, lacquer, mother-of-pearl inlaying, rattan and bamboo knitting and silk weaving.
During the five-day event, which will also introduce production activities of craft villages in the past and at present, a festival gathering ceremonial singing clubs will be held with the participants of 200 artisans and singers and music instrumentalists of 21 clubs in the city.
The two events, co-organised by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Hanoi People’s Committe, will open to public at the Vietnam ’s Art and Culture Exhibition Centre.