Hang Trong paintings, a unique form of folk art, embody the aesthetic and spiritual values of old Hanoi. Embracing nostalgia, the 'Magic of Color' project is preserving and promoting this beauty through a workshop titled 'Making poonah paper lanterns.'

With a passion for spreading Vietnam’s traditional culture and creating a unique fashion collection, designer Nguyen Tho Tho has recently launched her own designs of Ao dai featuring Hang Trong paintings - one of the most outstanding folk painting genres in Vietnam.

Young artists have exerted efforts to preserve the value of traditional Hang Trong paintings with materials other than the Vietnamese traditional art forms such as lacquer and silk.

Folk paintings are unique cultural feature of Vietnam. However, they have gradually lost their reputation due to social development

Many people across Vietnam are working to preserve folk painting genres which face extinction.