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Coracle art a new treat for visitors in Quang Nam

More than 200 coracles and paddles covered with colourful paintings are on display along Tam Thanh beach in Tam Ky city, the central province of Quang Nam, starting June 13.
Coracle art a new treat for visitors in Quang Nam ảnh 1Visitors walk along a path surrounded by the colourful coracles on Tam Thanh beach (Photo: VNA)

Quang Nam (VNA) – More than 200 coracles andpaddles covered with colourful paintings are on display along Tam Thanh beachin Tam Ky city, the central province of Quang Nam, starting June 13.

Paintings on the familiar tools of local fishermen were madeby artists from Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and Quang Nam. They reflect thepainters’ feelings for the land and its culture, as well as fishermen’s life.

Vice Chairman of the Tam Ky People’s Committee Nguyen MinhNam said the items are exhibited as part of the Tam Ky sea tourism festival2019.

After the festival, they will be preserved at the communalhouse of the Tam Thanh fishing village, he noted, adding that new items will beadded to the collection annually serving the local community-based tourism.

Tam Thanh has been launched as a community-based art spacefor eco-tourism development. It is also the first place in Vietnam that makesmural paintings part of community lifestyle.

The fishing village, housing a population of 6,000 and atranquil environment, is known nationwide and by foreign tourists for the muralpaintings on the walls of local houses. It attracts thousands of visitors on anannual basis.-VNA
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