Craftsmen honoured with ‘People’s Artisan’ title for first time
Outstanding craftsmen will be honoured with ‘People’s Artisan’ and ‘Meritorious Artisan’ titles for the first time at a ceremony held by the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) in Hanoi on August 26.
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Speaking at a press conference on August 19, Ngo Quang Trung, Head of the Agency for Regional Industry Development under the MoIT revealed that 16 craftsmen will be presented with the ‘People’s Artisan’ titles and 84 others will receive ‘Meritorious Artisan’ titles.
The artisans, coming from 21 cities and provinces nationwide, have worked for a long time in many traditional crafts, including embroidery, pottery, silk flower making, wood and stone sculpture, silver carving, Dong Ho folk painting making, and bamboo and rattan product making.
The titles are given to honour craftspeople who have made significant contributions to safeguarding and promoting their ancestors’ traditional crafts and handing down the practices to younger generations.
They are also acknowledged for developing a brand for Vietnamese traditional handicraft products and making it more popular to the world.
A handicraft exhibition will be held on August 26-29 at the Thang Long Hanoi Heritage Preservation Centre on the occasion, featuring 200 booths of 100% made-in-Vietnam traditional handicraft products such as rattan, embroidery, silk and porcelain items.
