Following the success of the 1st Vietnam Brocade Culture Festival, Dak Nong province in coordination with the Central Ministries and Branches continues to organize the 2nd Vietnam Brocade Culture Festival. The organization of the Festival aims to introduce and promote to domestic and foreign tourists the traditional patterns and costumes of ethnic minorities, the potential and strengths of tourism development and the cultural heritage values of Dak Nong's ethnic groups in the process of innovation, integration and development.
Attending the press conference to promote the 2nd Vietnam Brocade Culture Festival were guests from the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism such as: Mr. Ta Quang Dong - Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Mr. Ha Van Sieu - Deputy General Director of Vietnam National Administration of Tourism, Mr. Ngo Hai Duong - Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Tourism Newspaper; and representatives from Dak Nong province such as: Ms. Ton Ngoc Hanh - Vice Chairman of Dak Nong Provincial People's Committee, Mr. Pham Dinh Tuan - Director of Department of Planning and Investment, Mr. Tran Van Nam - Director of Department of Information and Communications...
Some guests attending the press conference
With the theme “Cultural and Tourism Festival - Quintessence of the Orient”, this year’s Festival will be an opportunity for artisans and mass actors to exchange experiences; thereby encouraging artisans and the community to raise awareness in preserving and promoting the quintessence of ethnic patterns.
Some of the outstanding activities at this year's Festival include: exhibition of brocade cultural space, experimentation of Vietnamese brocade cultural space, performance of "Fashion Show - brocade"... In particular, the ceremony to receive the title of UNESCO Dak Nong Global Geopark will be included in the opening program on the night of November 24, 2020. In addition, the series of activities also includes the following typical events: Semi-finals and finals of the Miss Vietnam Tourism Contest 2020 in Dak Nong province, Festival of lights and hot air balloons, Charity activities in some districts in the province.
Miss Vietnam 2010 Ngoc Han in front of a brocade product display at the event
The 2nd Vietnam Brocade Culture Festival in 2020 in Dak Nong province was organized on a national scale. It invited artisans and actors from Laos, Cambodia, Indonesia, Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia, Japan and Korea who are living and working in Ho Chi Minh City to participate. At the same time, up to now, there have been registrations from 14 provinces and cities including Ha Giang, Tuyen Quang, Cao Bang, Yen Bai, Bac Ninh, Thua Thien Hue, Quang Ngai, Kom Tum, Dak Lak, Binh Phuoc, Tien Giang, Bac Lieu, An Giang and Dak Nong.
Video introducing the 2nd Vietnam Brocade Culture Festival 2020
"This is an opportunity to promote, introduce and strongly depict the cultural and tourism imprint in the hearts of domestic and foreign tourists; create favorable conditions for artisans, artists, and actors of ethnic minorities in the province in particular and the whole country in general to have the opportunity to exchange, learn, and exchange experiences in improving and enhancing the efficiency of brocade weaving. At the same time, the Festival is also an opportunity to find a stable output for brocade products, an orientation for brocade to exist as a craft village, increase income for people and aim to create a branded tourism product for Dak Nong brocade" - Ms. Ton Ngoc Hanh - Vice Chairman of Dak Nong Provincial People's Committee, shared at the press conference.
Ms. Ton Ngoc Hanh shared with the press at the event
For the ethnic groups in the Central Highlands in general and the local ethnic minorities in Dak Nong province in particular, brocade weaving has long been a symbol, a traditional cultural beauty and indispensable in the material and spiritual life of the people.
In the past, brocade weaving of ethnic minorities in Dak Nong province was a traditional craft, developed very early, widely in villages and hamlets and played a very important role in cultural and spiritual life and family economic development. Currently, in Dak Nong province, weaving activities are still maintained to serve daily life and serve tourists.
Video introducing brocade weaving culture of ethnic minorities in Dak Nong province
The 2nd Vietnam Brocade Culture Festival
- Time: from November 24, 2020 to November 29, 2020
- Location: Floating Island Area, Gia Nghia Lake, Gia Nghia city, Dak Nong province and at some scenic spots, tourist attractions, cultural heritage sites in districts and cities.
