14/06/2010
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08:31:16
Hanoi introduces five tours to craft villages
Hanoi’s Department of Industry and Trade is putting together five
tours of the city’s traditional craft villages to mark the 1,000th
anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi.
The tours, which
are scheduled to start this month, include a one-day tour to the Chuon
Ngo pearl inlay village, Thang Loi embroidery village, Ha Thai lacquer
village, Phu Vinh bamboo and rattan village and an extended tour to Van
Phuc silk and Son Dong sculpture villages.
A tour
of Bat Trang ceramic and Kieu Ky gold-leaf villages is also
planned.
The department has also selected a number
of typical workshops and old houses of architectural interest to be
visited during the tours./.