5 individuals of Bac Ninh province receive title of craft village artisan

Dong Ho folk painting artisan Nguyen Huu Hoa (left) is one of 5 artisans awarded in this ceremony.

The Vietnam Association of Craft Village awarded titles to 145 artisans in this ceremony. Among them, Bac Ninh has 5 artisans including 4 woodcarving artisans in Phu Khe, Tu Son city (Le Huu Tho, Nguyen Van Loi, Le Trong Hoan, Dam Van Quang) and 01 Dong Ho folk painting artisan of Mr. Nguyen Huu Hoa in Song Ho ward, Thuan Thanh town.

Accordingly, the standards of Vietnamese craft village artisans are good craftsmen, possessing craft secrets, having high levels of skills and techniques, directly creating samples and designing products, and having a sense of responsibility to protect the environment. They also have achievements in contributing to preserving and teaching vocational skills to the younger generation. In addition, their works have won domestic or international awards. They further have professional character and ethics, and participate in building the Vietnam Association of Craft Village.

The ceremony to award titles of Vietnamese craft villages is a periodic activity of the Association held every 2 years, starting in 2007. After 10 times, the Association has awarded 73 typical craft villages, 1,041 Vietnamese craft village artisans (including 82 cultural culinary artisans),72 typical craft village economic units, 10 quintessential craft village treasures, 100 typical quintessential handicraft products of craft villages,131 skilled craftsmen in Vietnamese craft villages, 124 golden clan boards.