[Photo] Preserving traditional Mid-Autumn Festival in modern life

Based on the rich cultural treasure of Thang Long-Hanoi, combined with the folk cultural values ​​of the Northern Delta region, the Mid-Autumn Festival activities in 2025 have been connected and created by artists, artisans, and designers in heritage spaces to both preserve traditional cultural features and bring a contemporary feel.

As part of the "Old Quarter Mid-Autumn Festival 2025" event series of the Hoan Kiem Lake and Hanoi Old Quarter Management Board, activities such as: restoring the ancient Northern lion head, introducing traditional Mid-Autumn toys... taking place from September 25 have turned the relic sites in the Old Quarter into open spaces with many rich and diverse experiential activities.

Thereby, promoting heritage education activities of the capital, raising awareness of conservation, promoting traditional cultural values, developing a creative educational ecosystem in the community, aiming to form a young generation that understands heritage culture and has creativity.

Children are delighted with the large lion head, which makes an impression as soon as they enter the space of the Cultural and Arts Center at 22 Hang Buom.

The lanterns have motifs inspired by Hang Trong paintings that attract children.

A performance with familiar star lanterns, full of Mid-Autumn Festival colors.

The balanced bamboo dragonfly, a traditional product from Thach Xa craft village (Hanoi) still retains its appeal alongside modern toys.

Not only children, folk games bring nostalgia and attract both locals and older tourists.

In the skillful hands of artisans, figurines and figurines become lively and attractive.

In a space with many traditional cultural features, it is an opportunity for the young generation to feel, understand and preserve the unique cultural features of the nation.

Children are happy to be guided and experience the Tri Uan game.

At Kim Ngan communal house, Hang Bac street (Hanoi), a traditional Northern lion head is displayed, attracting many traditional art lovers to come and enjoy.

Art researcher Kevin Vuong, based on documents from the French Museum and the Vietnamese School of the Far East, has vividly and realistically recreated the head of the Northern lion using bamboo, Do paper, and lacquer.

Unlike the Southern lion head which was influenced by the Chinese, the Northern lion head bears a strong mark of Vietnamese creativity, especially the carp eyebrows - a symbol of the rice civilization.

Tourists who love traditional art are fascinated by the restored head of a Northern lion.

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