tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6150371520671885710.post4800157141145392448..comments2024-01-29T13:46:40.273+08:00Comments on Asean: Asia's Perfect 10: Vietnamese Traditional Craft Villagecharliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17674751694741216159noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6150371520671885710.post-73467394896239156472013-05-01T10:13:51.890+08:002013-05-01T10:13:51.890+08:00Goethe Institute introduces new book on craft vill...Goethe Institute introduces new book on craft villages<br />(23-09-2009)<br /> <br />Cover of the book entitled Discovering Craft Villages in Viet Nam: Ten Itineraries around Ha Noi by Sylvie Fanchette and Nicholas Stedman was brought out yesterday by the Goethe Institute, Ha Noi. _ VNS Photo<br />HA NOI _ A new book on Vietnamese craft villages by Sylvie Fanchette and Nicholas Stedman was presented yesterday at the Goethe Institute, Ha Noi.<br />The book, Discovering Craft Villages in Viet Nam: Ten Itineraries around Ha Noi, is a remarkable collection of writings on the vibrant communities surrounding the capital.<br />Spending several years working in Viet Nam, the authors visited various craft villages to learn more about the crafts, the people, traditions and heritage of the villages. What they bring to the book is illustrated by photographer Francois Carlet-Soulages.<br />The book, the fruit of several years_ research, proposes 10 itineraries, blending potted histories, legends, descriptions of craft techniques, guided walks and maps, all designed to introduce readers to more than 40 craft villages located in Ha Noi, Bac Giang and Bac Ninh provinces. Many of these are little known to outsiders, but none are very far from the capital.<br />The villages around Ha Noi possess a rich cultural, architectural and craft heritage. Less than an hour_s journey from the capital are more than 500 specialist craft villages, producing an array of religious and artistic objects, as well as food products, industrial goods, textiles, basketwork and much more. These traditions have survived many vicissitudes. Today, they constitute the basis of material, social and spiritual culture among the village communities of the Hong (Red) River Delta.<br />The artisans themselves and their local institutions perceive cultural tourism as a way of further improving the fortunes of craft village communities.<br />"They also see it as an opportunity to attract wider attention to their heritage but, until recently, few guides or tourists ventured into these villages, some of which are lost beyond a maze or poorly signposted roads and tracks amid the rice paddies of Ha Noi_s hinterland," the authors write.<br />"As the chapters of this volume will illustrate, craft villages have filled a space between past and future to become both an emblem of traditional craftsmanship and a dynamic force for economic development," says Michael Digregorio, programme officer for Media, Arts, Culture and Education of the Ford Foundation.<br />The 300-page book published by the The Gioi (World) Publishing House costs VND200,000 (US$11.2) for the Vietnamese edition and $16.7 for the English and French versions.<br />The book_s publishing was sponsored by the Research Institute for Development, the Ford Foundation, French Development Agency, French Cultural Centre in Viet Nam, Wallonia-Brusssels Delegation to Ha Noi and Hermes Group. _ VNSAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6150371520671885710.post-43111311946685288832013-03-01T16:24:57.251+08:002013-03-01T16:24:57.251+08:00Rupert
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:)Rupert <br /><br />I believe they will<br /><br />:)Chhaly Samsokrithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03003529692884457775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6150371520671885710.post-65544340890949244602013-02-27T23:52:57.648+08:002013-02-27T23:52:57.648+08:00Just want to ask if their village accept tourist v...Just want to ask if their village accept tourist visits? We are planning to have a tour and Vietnam soon.Ruperthttp://www.ypinoy.phnoreply@blogger.com