Exhibition Centre for Culture and Arts on Hoa Lu Street in Hanoi.
"The festival is being held with the aim to celebrate the country's rich
past, respect the contribution of young people towards preserving
cultural traditions and raising their awareness and responsibility to
developing the national heritage," said Hanoi Association of Literature
and Arts president Do Thi Hao.
During the festival,
visitors are enjoying calligraphy demonstrations and folk games, music
and dances, plus an exhibition displaying 500 items dating from the Dong
Son Culture (700-100BC) to the Nguyen dynasty (19th-20th century), as
well as artefacts from the Thang Long Royal Citadel ruins and photos of
the 82 stone doctoral steles at the Temple of Literature).
The cuisine and craft villages of Hanoi are also being highlighted,
including such crafts as embroidery, wood carvings, copper statues and
rattan furniture. Artisans from the craft villages are performing
rituals to pay tribute to their ancestors who established their village
trades.
Researchers also participated in a workshop on
Nov. 23 to discuss the preservation of Hanoi's tangible and intangible
heritage, such as Duong Lam Village, Thang Long Royal Citadel, Thang
Long folk dances, and traditional beliefs and festivals.
"To preseve the vestiges of these cultures, we need to improve the
knowledge and techniques of the preservationists," said the director of
the Thang Long - Hanoi Citadel Preservation Centre, Nguyen Van Son.
"Those who join in preservation must have professional skills, technique
and responsibility for what they do."
The festival, which
ends on Nov. 25, was co-organised by the Ministry of Culture, Sports
and Tourism, the Hanoi People's Committee, the Ministry of Education and
Training, and the Vietnam Cultural Heritage Association./.
