2017 Mid-Autumn Festival kicks offThe Mid-Autumn Festival programme officially opened at the Imperial Citadel of Thang Long, in Hanoi on September 28, as part of the activities to promote the world heritage values of the Imperial Citadel of Thang Long, especially the intangible cultural values. The event will showcase colouring masks, making mid-autumn cakes, star-shaped lanterns, cylindrical lanterns, Buddhist monk lanterns, rabbit lanterns, glutinous rice figurines, and making ceramic items. Children learning about the mid-autumn festivals of the pastIron Ships - a famous mid-autumn toy. Children practice making rabbit lights. Children colouring Dong Ho folk paintingsThe 'To He' (toy figurines made from glutinous rice powder) attract a lot of childrenChildren making paper fans with pictures and paintings taken from Henri Oger's documentsThe atmosphere at the Mid-Autumn Festival with the water puppetry performances of artisans from Hai DuongNhan Dan

Source: VietNamNet News September 29, 2017 08:37 UTC