Hanoi Creative Design Festival 2023: vibrant cultural, art feast
With 60 events and activities, the Hanoi Creative Design Festival 2023 is expected to become a platform for exchange and display of creative activities in various areas from November 17-26.
A train carriage on display at Gia Lam train factory (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – With 60 events and activities, theHanoi Creative Design Festival 2023 is expected to become a platform forexchange and display of creative activities in various areas from November17-26.
Among the over 20 exhibitions onmajor streets, workshopsat Gia Lam train factory will become spaces for 16 exhibitions incorporatingunique visual effects with outstanding art pieces.
Inparticular, the public will have an opportunity to see the first steamlocomotive and also the iconic symbol of the Vietnamese railway industry. It wasproduced in around 1965 by engineers at the Gia Lam train factory with assistance of foreign experts.
The festivalwill also feature nine music, fashion and graffiti shows, engaging localresidents and tourists, especially young people.
Communityactivities will be organised on the mudflats on the Red River, besides a cycletour and design contests, amongothers. There will be a fair showcasing diverse products in handicraft,creation, fashion, and communications.
To give more experiences to visitors, organiserswill offer technology activities such as three-dimensional painting and virtualtours.
Besides, workshops and seminars on creation to beheld within the framework of the festival will offer a platform for creatorsand managers to seek ways to realise Hanoi’s desire for reform and creation.
The festival, in its second edition, will bejointly organised by the municipal People’s Committee, the ArchitectureMagazine under the Vietnam Association of Architects, and the municipalDepartment of Culture and Sports with the support of UNESCO Office in Hanoi,the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat), internationalorganisations, businesses, creators and artists.
Hanoi became an official member of UNESCO’sCreative Cities Network in 2019./.
Hanoi plans to take various actions from now until 2025 to implement the UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN) initiatives to raise public awareness of the capital’s commitments to the network.
The Hanoi Creative Design Festival 2022 kicked off in the capital city’s pedestrians space around Hoan Kiem Lake on November 11, aiming to promote the city’s creative and cultural resources.
A wide range of activities will be held in the framework of the Hanoi Creative Design Festival 2023 slated to take place from November 17 – 26, which aims to promote creative resources in the capital city.
The Hanoi Creative Design Festival 2023, with a string of activities slated for November 17 – 26, is expected to bring true values to the community, which is considered the centre and the subject of innovative activities.
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Quang Duc pottery is known for its wide range of forms, including wine bottles, jars, lime pots, vases, plant pots, incense burners and candle stands. Decorative motifs are equally rich, featuring mythical creatures, pastoral scenes, floral patterns, deer, peacocks, bats and more.
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For the first time, the World DanceSport Federation (WDSF) has granted Vietnam hosting rights for the two championships, including the Asian women’s solo category, which debuts this year as an officially recognised event.
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Despite strong home support and high expectations, Vietnam were unable to overcome the defending champions, who secured their third consecutive win over Vietnam in a regional final, following previous victories in 2014 and 2023.
The event, part of Vietnam’s cultural diplomacy strategy through 2030, was jointly organised by the Vietnamese Embassy in Venezuela and USM’s Faculty of International Relations. It attracted thousands of students from universities across Venezuela.
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The contest carried deep meaning as it was the first time the life of Vietnamese women abroad had been highlighted as the central theme, said poet and writer Nguyen Quang Thieu, Chairman of the Vietnam Writers’ Association.
The event formed part of Vietnam’s ongoing campaign to seek UNESCO World Heritage status for the complex at the 47th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, scheduled to take place in Paris in July.
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Coming to the Vietnamese booth, visitors had the chance to take part in a bamboo dance, a workshop on painting woven bamboo or rattan, or quizzes about Vietnam.
These are impressive achievements, not only showing the efforts and prowess of Vietnamese paddlers but also serving as proof of the sports sector’s strategic and systematic investment.
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A train carriage on display at Gia Lam train factory (Photo: VNA) 
