Cultural values ​​in traditional craft villages in Vietnam

On this S-shaped strip of land, each region possesses its own cultural features, imbued with national identity. And one of the things that attracts domestic and foreign tourists is traditional craft villages. Author Do Tuan Ngoc has recreated many craft villages in Vietnam through works submitted to the Photo and Video Contest "Happy Vietnam - Happy Vietnam" . These craft villages not only have economic value but also contribute greatly to the cultural picture of the country.

Work: Craft of Making Baskets and Bottles. Album "Craft villages in Vietnam" - author Do Tuan Ngoc

The products of traditional crafts from craft villages have clearly shown and preserved the unique features and nuances, fully depicting the humanistic and cultural values ​​of the nation. The handicraft products all contain the sentiments and love for the country’s nature through the talented hands of humans. This is also the advantage of traditional Vietnamese products when expanding exchanges in the international market and expanding cultural and artistic relations with countries around the world.

Work: Salt Workers' Shadow. Album "Craft villages in Vietnam" - author Do Tuan Ngoc

Work: Hong To in Hong Ly Village. Album "Craft villages in Vietnam" - author Do Tuan Ngoc

Work: Rush Hour on the Salt Fields. Album "Craft Villages in Vietnam" - author Do Tuan Ngoc

Work: An Thai Rice Paper Craft Village. Album "Craft villages in Vietnam" - author Do Tuan Ngoc

Work: Phu Lang Pottery Village. Album "Craft villages in Vietnam" - author Do Tuan Ngoc

Craft villages are not only a village of specialized occupations but also imply that people of the same occupation live together to develop jobs. The solid foundation of craft villages is both collective business, economic development, preservation of national identity and local characteristics and becoming traditional occupations.

Traditional crafts have created extremely useful and unique products, from daily household use to sophisticated items in festivals and temples. Tens of thousands of skilled craftsmen and artisans have created jobs in society and the crafts have been passed down in families, villages or regions, becoming "secrets" of the profession through many generations and traditional crafts and the value of many traditional crafts still lasts forever. Traditional products not only bring economic value domestically but also bring foreign currency value when exported abroad.

The photo and video contest “Happy Vietnam”, organized by the Department of External Information, Ministry of Information and Communications on the website https://happy.vietnam.vn, is open to all Vietnamese citizens and foreigners aged 15 and over. The contest aims to honor individuals and groups with positive information products, making practical contributions to the propaganda and promotion of a beautiful image of Vietnam to the world. Thereby, helping people in the country, compatriots abroad and international friends access authentic images of the country, Vietnamese people, Vietnam's achievements in ensuring human rights, towards a happy Vietnam.

Prize value: 2 first prizes, each 100,000,000 VND 2 second prizes, each 30,000,000 VND 2 third prizes, each 20,000,000 VND 10 consolation prizes, each 5,000,000 VND 2 prizes for the work with the most votes, each 10,000,000 VND 2 prizes for the work with the most shares, each 10,000,000 VND./.

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