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As part of a series of activities to stimulate tourism in the capital city, the Hanoi Culinary and Traditional Craft Village Tourism Festival 2022 is also an opportunity for Hanoi to promote its role as a national tourism distribution center, strengthening linkages and cooperation in tourism development between Hanoi and other localities, and between localities and Hanoi.
Opening Ceremony of the Hanoi Traditional Craft Village Food and Tourism Festival 2022
The Hanoi Traditional Craft Village Food and Tourism Festival 2022, organized by the Hanoi City Investment, Trade and Tourism Promotion Center in collaboration with relevant units, was held in response to the SEA Games 31 and took place from May 19th to May 23rd, 2022.
This year's festival exhibition space is divided into two main areas: an area promoting traditional craft village products and an area showcasing Hanoi's culinary culture.
Hanoi's culinary culture space
The Hanoi Culinary Culture Space showcases typical Hanoi dishes such as shrimp cakes, Thanh Tri rice rolls, Uoc Le pork sausage, vermicelli with grilled pork, Hanoi fried spring rolls, chicken steamed in lotus leaves, sticky rice cakes, Phu Nhi rice cakes, West Lake lotus tea… At the festival, visitors can also interact with artisans and culinary experts who introduce Hanoi's culinary culture.
A space for promoting traditional craft village products.
Hanoi is home to 47 out of 52 traditional craft villages nationwide. The craft village exhibition area will help visitors learn more about Hanoi's traditional crafts such as Bat Trang pottery village, Xuan La clay figurines, Van Phuc silk village, Phu Vinh rattan and bamboo weaving, Son Dong fine art wood carving, Chuon Ngo mother-of-pearl inlay, Ha Thai lacquerware, Chuong conical hats, and Thuy Ung horn combs...
The products displayed at the festival are carefully selected, featuring beautiful and exquisite designs crafted by skilled artisans and showcasing the creativity of craftsmen from several representative traditional craft villages, reflecting the rich culture of Vietnam and old Hanoi.
Ms. Nguyen Thi Mai Anh, Deputy Director of the Hanoi City Investment, Trade, and Tourism Promotion Center, said that the festival is an opportunity for the capital's tourism and service industry to promote its image and destinations, introduce cultural values, cuisine, and traditional craft products to the people and domestic and international tourists attending the SEA Games 31. It aims to enhance the status of cuisine and traditional crafts as attractive tourism products, contributing to boosting the local economy, preserving and developing tangible and intangible cultural heritage, and the unique structures of traditional craft villages.
The festival will also feature many attractive activities such as: showcasing the production process of some traditional craft products; an area for visitors to experience and practice some stages of craft product production; a fashion show featuring ao dai (traditional Vietnamese dress) made from Van Phuc silk and jewelry made from horn and mother-of-pearl; and an exhibition of photographs of Hanoi's traditional craft villages.
The organizers also set up a game area with traditional folk games for the whole family and children, including tug-of-war, stilt walking, swinging, hopscotch, jump rope, blindfolded tag, bamboo bridge walking, etc.; combined with E-Sports games related to the SEA Games for visitors to experience.
The Hanoi Culinary and Traditional Craft Village Tourism Festival 2022 aims to promote the image of Hanoi as a safe, friendly, high-quality, and attractive destination in general, and to showcase its culinary and traditional craft values in particular. Furthermore, it provides an opportunity for businesses, artisans, traditional craft villages, and culinary traditions of Hanoi and Vietnam to introduce themselves to a wide range of domestic and international tourists.
Here are some photos from the opening ceremony of the Hanoi Traditional Craft Village Food and Tourism Festival 2022:
The vegetarian food stalls, set up on rustic street vendor carts, recreate the scene of a traditional rural market.
Son Tay's specialty rice cake
The Hanoi Traditional Craft Village Food and Tourism Festival attracted a large number of locals and tourists.
