Phước Kiều casters preserve ancient craft

Situated on the road side of the old National Highway 1, the craft village of Phước Kiều in Quảng Nam Province still preserves the 500-year-old bronze cast trade and lives well from their ancestor’s industry.

An artisan molds creation with clay While dirt doesn't look too attractive at first sight, one artist is using clay to create beautiful sculptures, Luong Thu Huong talks with the artist.

Bronze casting village still shinning Just 15km from the ancient town of Hoi An is the Phuoc Kieu bronze casting village, with its long history and wonderful crafts, located in Dien Phuong Commune, Dien Ban District in Quang Nam province.

Artist wants gong culture taught in schools Sulistyo Tirtokusumo, head of the Indonesian delegation at the International Gong Festival in Gia Lai Province this weekend, is also a gong artist and official of Indonesia's Ministry of Culture and Tourism. He spoke with Viet Nam News about preserving gong culture.

Calendar of Quang Nam 2006 cultural, tourist events February and March, 2006: Quang Nam to witness National Tourism Year 2006 celebrations and tourism activities of the "Travel in Spring" programme.