Artisans perform traditional musical instruments of the Khmer people. |
Soc Trang Vice Chairwoman Huynh Thi Ngoc Diem speaks at the opening of the festival. |
Delegates at the opening ceremony. |
A performance of Chinese calligraphy at the event. |
The making of traditional handicraft products. |
Traditional handicraft products are made by skilful artisans. |
A display of completed handicraft products. |
A performance of glass painting at the festival. |
The art of glass painting requires extraordinary skills in each brush stroke. |
A glass painting of the Buddha. |
Durian banh pia, Soc Trang’s famous pastry, is made manually at the event. |
A display of banh pia. |
Soc Trang is also famous for banh cong, a type of fried shrimp cake. |
Lantern bidding is a tradition in Soc Trang’s culture that takes place on the first full moon day of the year. |
A visitor experiences the art of glass painting at the festival. |