Much-awaited rendezvous for silk weaving villages worldwide
The Viet Nam-International Silk & Brocatelle Culture Festival 2019 will take place from 7 to 9 August at the Hoi An Silk Village, 28 Nguyen Tat Thanh Street in tourist-packed Hoi An City of the central province of Quang Nam.
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| The beauty of silk products with subtle designs weaved in the most sophisticated of styles |
This is the fifth time the annual event has been held in this UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Held by the Hoi An Silk Village, one of the founding members of the International Silk Union and the Asia Silk Alliance, the 3-day event aims to honour the long-lasting Vietnamese craft of traditional silk and brocade weaving.
A large number of designers and artisans from various famous silk weaving villages nationwide, along with others from such other countries as Italy, France, China, Japan, Thailand, India and Cambodia are expected to attend the forthcoming event.
They are expected to show off their typical products and showcase their techniques of weaving and dying on silk to visitors.
Under the agenda of the festival, a talk show on ‘Building a Branch of Quang Nam Silk’ and a seminar on the scientific and technological application in the production of mulberry and silk, and the development of silk culture in modern life will also be held.
In particular, visitors will have the chance to admire the charm of Vietnamese silk and brocade products with subtle designs weaved in the most sophisticated of styles, and weaving equipment, on display at the festival.
Also, they will gain a deeper insight into traditional silk weaving processes of such renowned silk and brocade villages as Nam Cao in Thai Binh Province, Co Tu ethnic minority group in Quang Nam Province and Da Nang, Cham group in Ninh Thuan Province, Khmer group in An Giang Province, Nha Xa group in Ha Nam Province, and H’mong group in Ha Giang Province.
During the 17th and 18th centuries, Hoi An ancient town was a famous trading port along the legendary ‘Silk Road’, sending silk products from Viet Nam’s southern region to China, Japan, and Europe.
The tourist attraction is now known as a tailoring mecca, with the old town itself having around 400 tailor shops dotted along its alleyways.