Hundreds of people in the central city of Hue attended the opening ceremony of a five-day festival that honors Vietnamese traditional crafts in the rain on Friday night.

The 2017 Hue Festival of Traditional Crafts, held by the city’s iconic Huong River, treated visitors to various performances during the opening ceremony, and received warm supports despite the cold rain.

Focusing on highlighting the elite of Vietnamese traditional crafts, the festival gathers more than 300 artisans from 40 craft villages all over Vietnam.

It also sees the attendance of 34 artisans from Japan, South Korea, and China. According the organizers, the artisans will showcase craft products divided into 13 groups including embroidery, jewelry, fine arts, bronze, ceramics, conical hat, paper flowers, bamboo handicrafts, and others.

Booths displaying handicrafts are also installed on Nguyen Dinh Chieu pedestrian street along the romantic Huong River.

Artisans at some booths also intrigued tourists by showing them how to make their craft products.

Within the framework of the festival, a wide range of activities will also be organized, including an ao dai (Vietnamese traditional dress), and a show featuring textile apparel with the theme of Asian identity integration.

A ceremony to honor artisans will wrap up the festival on May 2.

Below are some photos taken at the opening ceremony by Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper:

A perform at the opening ceremony of the 2017 Hue Festival of Traditional Crafts on April 28, 2017

Hundreds of fest-goers sit under the rain to watch the performances at the opening ceremony

A dancing artist performs under the rain at the opening ceremony

Firework displayed at the opening ceremony

An artisan from the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang illustrates her weaving skill to visitors

Ceramic products from the central province of Quang Nam are on show at a booth

A foreign tourist selects some items from the booth of the Bao La bamboo craft village in Thau Thien Hue province

Hanoi’s famous Bat Trang ceramic

Lotus made from paper by artisans of Thua Thien – Hue’s Thanh Tien craft village famous for making paper flowers

Japanese lanterns are showcased at the festivals

A young visitor shows off a calligraphy she was given by a Japanese artisan

An artisan from China shows how to make Chinese ceramic products

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