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Art program titled "Dance of paper" to be held in Hanoi
Hanoi will host an art program titled "Dance of paper" at Hanoi Rock City (25/72 To Ngoc Van street, Tay Ho district, Hanoi), contributing to the conservation and development of traditional Do paper.
Titled Vu Dieu Cua Giay (The Dance of Paper), the event brought together calligrapher Le Quoc Viet; a group of artists including Duong Linh, Huy An, Tien Quang, Yoyo and Tran Hien who displayed an art installation on do paper; and artisan Nguyen Van Tam who showed traditional skills of making do paper.
Plenty of handmade products made from do paper was also introduced at the event, which was organised by Zo Project, a non-governmental organisation.
Poonah paper has been used to paint or write, as seen in the renowned Dong Ho paintings, calligraphy and water colour paintings or for documenting about past dynasties and family annals.
Poonah paper comes from the bark of the poonah trees in northern provinces such as Yen Bai, Lao Cai, Thai Nguyen and Cao Bang.
It takes several complicated and precise processes to make poonah paper, and these include selecting the material, soaking it in water, pounding and flattening poonah pulp into paper and drying it inside the house.
