An Giang Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism director,
Nguyen Van Len, said the province is launching tours for Buddhist followers and
other options focusing on ecology and agriculture.
“Authorities are hosting seminars and fairs to promote
sustainable growth of arts and crafts production to help enterprises to
penetrate markets locally and internationally.”
In addition, the province plans to develop traditional
crafts villages, which will require financial support in the first phase of
around US$2.9 million for 43 projects and US$221,000 for seven projects in the
second phase.
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| Mat weaving traditional village in Tan Hao - An Giang |
The province People’s Committee deputy chairman, Huynh The
Nang, said: “An Giang will create jobs for around 33,000 residents with average
salary of US$62 a month through these projects.”
Specialized tours will offer visitors a chance to see
artists from traditional craft villages making textiles or finished clothing
that tourists can buy on the spot. They will also demonstrate how to weave
bamboo products.
An Giang has 34 traditional handicraft villages. Located on
the western side of the Mekong Delta, the province attracts more than 5 million
mostly domestic holidaymakers.
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