Hanoi Craft Week 2010 scheduled in August

With the theme "Thousand Years Quintessence," the second annual Hanoi Craft Week will be held from August 4-9 at the Hanoi Friendship Cultural Palace to celebrate Hanoi’s anniversary and the national tourism year in Hanoi.
With thousands of years of history, Hanoi is known as a land that epitomizes Vietnam. With the famous name "Land of One Hundred Jobs", Hanoi produces about 80 percent of the fine arts and handicrafts in the country. In recent years, traditional craft villages such as Van Phuc silk, Bat Trang pottery, Phu Vinh rattan and bamboo, Chuyen My mother-of-pearl and Ha Thai lacquer are more widely known both inside and outside Vietnam not only for their cultural achievements, but also for their social and economic values.
The upcoming Hanoi Craft Week 2010, held by the Hanoi Department of Trade and Industry and Abix JSC, will introduce the heart of Hanoi’s craft villages.
The event is designed with several main programs and a number of supportive activities, including: Hanoi handicraft showroom 2010; Seminar “Hanoi traditional craft villages – Potential for development and tourism”, Traditional craft village tour to Bat Trang (Ceramic), Van Phuc( Silk), Phu Vinh (Rattan and bamboo), Ha Thai (Mother of pearl), Chuyen My (Lacquer); Gift model design contest for Hanoi’s 1000th Anniversary, which is open to Vietnamese people studying and working around the world and also foreigners in Vietnam; Jewelry and fashion show; Performance of craftsmen and skilled craft workers; and business matching program.
At the Hanoi Craft Week 2010, craftsmen and skilled workers from 13 villages will be selected typical turn performed the operation including: Pottery (Bat Trang), Wood sculpture (Thiet Ung và Son Dong), Lacquer (Duyen Thai), Mosaic (Professional United States) and three mosaic, Cast bronze (Dinh Cong), Bamboo and Rattan (Phu Vinh), embroidery and embroidered art restoration (Quat Dong), achieved gold and silver (Quy Kieu Ky ), Silk flowers, Flower land.
Visitors who come to the event can witness jewelry being made from silver, pearl or horn, plus view fashion products made from traditional materials such as silk and decorated with hand embroidery.
The Hanoi People’s Committee has ratified the Hanoi Craft Week as an annual event since 2009, aiming to attract the participation of both domestic and international companies as well as partners trading in the field of handicrafts and traditional trade villages.
Currently Hanoi has 1220 craft villages, with 256 that have a long tradition of craft production.