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Artisans from 19 craft villages and 50 businesses are taking part in the country’s first ceramics festival being held in the southern Binh Duong Province from September 2 to 9.
Vietnam Ceramics - Tradition, Identity and Development, held to mark National Day, September 2, will honor traditional handicrafts, especially ceramics, whose history dates back thousands of years. Vietnam is considered one of the cradles of world ceramic culture.
Businesses and individuals will have a chance to showcase their products at the festival which is also expected to boost tourism in the province by highlighting its cultural aspects.
Other handicrafts like lacquer works, wood sculpture, and glass drawing done in traditional craft villages in Binh Duong and other provinces will also be on show.
Visitors can watch artisans at work and take part in workshops where they can learn to make their own handicrafts.
There will be a seminar at which authorities, craftsmen, and others will assess the global status of Vietnamese ceramics and discuss measures to promote handicrafts at home and abroad.
An international ceramics exhibition will showcase the cultures of China, Japan, Korea, and other ASEAN members.
There will be impressive pieces nominated for Vietnamese records in categories like the biggest, most difficult shape to make, and the most beautiful pattern.
A food court will dish out popular dishes and specialties of Binh Duong and other southeastern provinces.
Music shows will be held every night, with a show titled Thang Long-Vietnamese Ceramics on September 4 expected to be the highlight with fireworks and other spectacles.
There will be an exhibition of ancient ceramic collections, a ceramics show, and a tour of Binh Duong’s ceramic craft villages.
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