(BNP) – On the morning of March 25, at the Exhibition House of the Provincial Center for Culture and Tourism Promotion, the Department of Culture, Sports, and Tourism held the opening ceremony of the 2026 Bac Ninh Traditional Craft Village Handicraft Products Exhibition. This event was part of a series of activities celebrating the reception of the UNESCO Certificate inscribing Dong Ho Folk Painting on the List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding; the announcement of the Yen Tu - Vinh Nghiem - Con Son, Kiep Bac Landscape Complex as a World Cultural Heritage site; and the "Coming to the Land of Bac Ninh Heritage 2026" Festival.
Delegates attending the opening ceremony.
The ceremony was attended by representatives from the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda and Mass Mobilization Commissions; the Provincial People’s Committee Office; the Departments of: Culture, Sports, and Tourism, Agriculture and Rural Development, Industry and Trade, Education and Training; the Provincial Cooperative Alliance; the Bac Giang Ward People’s Committee; along with numerous artisans and representatives from craft villages within and outside the province.
The Organizing Committee presents certificates to participating craft village units.
In his opening remarks, Deputy Director of the Department of Culture, Sports, and Tourism, Do Tuan Khoa emphasized that Bac Ninh was a land of "a hundred crafts," a hub for long-standing traditional craft villages deeply imbued with national cultural identity. In the context of international integration, the province consistently focused on preserving and promoting the values of craft villages in tandem with tourism development, gradually bringing handicraft products to wider markets and contributing to socio-economic growth.
This year's exhibition aimed to introduce the public and tourists to the unique cultural values, the people, and the representative craft village systems of Bac Ninh as well as other Northern provinces. The exhibition space was diversely arranged, featuring craft product displays, specialty culinary areas, and folk art performance zones, including Quan Ho folk songs and Dong Ngu water puppetry.
Through the exhibition, Bac Ninh province expected to create opportunities for artisans, businesses, designers, and tourism units to meet, exchange, and promote trade connections. Simultaneously, it contributes to promoting Bac Ninh's cultural and tourism image to a wide range of domestic and international visitors.
The exhibition would take place from March 25 to 30, 2026, featuring approximately 40 booths displaying handicraft products from Bac Ninh and 10 other Northern provinces and cities, alongside 20 booths introducing OCOP (One Commune, One Product) products, agricultural goods, specialties, and representative cuisine.
This was a meaningful cultural and tourism activity, contributing to honoring heritage values, preserving and promoting traditional craft villages, and driving local tourism and socio-economic development./.
