The open-air event at 12 Nguyen Tri Phuong Street will showcase traditional activities and the old-time cultural atmosphere of the ancient capital.

An exhibition of Hanoi’s traditional trades and talented craftsmen will feature handicraft products like pottery from Bat Trangvillage, paper lanterns and silk from the northern province of Ha Tay.

Visitors will also have a chance to learn about solemn Vietnamese rituals of worship while studying old-style bamboo houses from northern Vietnam and Hoi An’s Old Square.

Tourists are welcome to join a festival procession on the opening day intended to honor the ancestors who founded the early trades.

A host of other activities will focus on ancient cultural features including a spiritual virtual where thousands of candles and torches will be lit, a march by craftsmen around the Citadel, a gong performance from north-western ethnic groups, and a drum show put on by northern villagers.

During the week, a fine arts and handicrafts competition will also take place, themed “Hallmarks of a 1,000 years of Thang Long-Hanoi.”

The event organizers are the Hanoi Citadel Conservation Center and the Vietnam Association of Craft Villages.

Source: VNA