Located at 12 Nguyen Tri Phuong Street, Hanoi, organisers are working to bring back the cultural atmosphere of the old capital with traditional activities and an open-air fair.

To introduce traditional trades and talented craftsmen, the monument is decorated with handicraft products such as artistic stones, pottery from Bat Trang village, paper lanterns and silk from Van Phuc village, northern Ha Tay province.

Visitors will get a chance to learn about solemn rituals of worship, as well as ancient Vietnamese houses including bamboo houses from northern Vietnam and ancient houses from central Hoi An town.

The week will also launch a fine arts and handicrafts competition on the theme: Hallmark in 1,000 years of Thang Long-Hanoi.

The week-long event will bring in tourism companies from the northern provinces of Thai Binh, Lao Cai, Bac Giang and Ha Tay advertising tours along the Hong (Red) River and trade villages on the outskirts of Hanoi. 

The event is being organised by the Hanoi Citadel Conservation Centre in cooperation with the Vietnam Association of Craft Villages.