Indonesia - Vietnam Cultural Exchange In Dong Nai

Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Son Hung and the delegates experienced Batik drawing with the guidance of artisan Venny Afwanny Alamsyah (blue shirt). Source: Dong Nai newspaper

The Union of Friendship Organizations and Vietnam - ASEAN Friendship Association in Dong Nai province in collaboration with Indonesian Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City recently organized a workshop to introduce the technique of drawing batik.

In 2009, Indonesian batik was inscribed on UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

Batik is made by a resist technique, where Indonesian artists use hot wax in creating patterns and designs to prevent them from absorbing color when the cloth is dyed. The hot wax is applied with a pen-like tool named canting. In Indonesia, the craft of batik is usually handed down within families for generations.

President of Dong Nai Union of Friendship Organizations Nguyen Thanh Tri experiences drawing Batik. Source: Dong Nai newspaper

Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Son Hung and Vice Chairman of the Provincial Fatherland Front Committee Nguyen Tat Do, together with representatives of a number of departments and branches in the province and about 50 students from colleges and universities in Bien Hoa city had attended the meeting.

President of the provincial Union of Friendship Organizations Nguyen Thanh Tri said that this is the first event to kick-start people-to-people exchange activities between Dong Nai province and the Consulate General of Indonesia since Consul General Agustaviano Sofjan assumed the position.

The cultural exchange includes cultural performances and traditional costumes performing.

Indonesian artisan introduced batik drawing techniques and guided delegates and guests to experience batik drawing.

Vietnamese participants were excited to show their drawing skills on the white cloth. The tools used to make Batik cloth were brought from Indonesia by the artisan.

Students of Lac Hong University perform traditional costumes Ao Dai and costumes with Batik fabric at the exchange event. Source: Dong Nai newspaper

Agustaviano Sofjan, Consul General of the Republic of Indonesia in HCM City expressed his honor to cooperate in organizing this event in order to strengthen the cultural exchange relationship between Indonesia and Vietnam. At the same time, he cooperation that cooperation in the field of culture helps the two sides become closer together and will achieve better results in the future.

This event is part of the series of events of Batik Week - a cultural exchange activity launched by the Indonesian Government and coordinated with other countries to be held from April 3-7. In Vietnam, this activity is held in two localities: Ho Chi Minh City and Dong Nai province.

Before that, the Indonesian Consulate General delegation and delegates offered incense at Tran Bien Temple of Literature, established to honor Confucius and other Vietnamese cultural celebrities.

Delegates offer incense at Tran Bien Temple of Literature. Source: Dong Nai newspaper

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