Art programme honours traditional craft villages in Hue
Students from Quoc Hoc High School participate in a performance staged by The Wall band. According to archeographer Tran Ly Ly, music and dance are used to tell a story honouring skillful hands of artisans. Bobby Kim, an artist of the Republic of Korea, performs at the ceremony. Hue, the last capital of the Vietnamese feudalism (the Nguyen Dynasty), still preserves almost the original tangible and intangible cultural heritages, including traditional craft villages. Many craft villages were established to serve the royal court and the daily life of local people at that time. Despite ups and downs, hundreds of craft villages have been preserved for hundreds of years, showing the strong vitality and gratitude to the ancestors of the ancient capital. Hue’s craft villages are divided into six main groups producing tools, interior decorations, garment, building materials, food, and jewelries. The preservation of traditio