Visitors can participate in night programs on July 28th and 29th at 27 Yersin street (free of charge)
- Guitar show: “Crickets Crying For The Moon” performed by “Artists living at night”
- Meals – “Who Calls You On Flower Fields”
- Try on and choose ritual costume for the participants in the festivity night “Recalling Forgotten Memories”
- Ceremony to offer “Commemorating value” of embroidery profession for participants of PROPER BEHAVIOUR program 2012 (on July 30th)
* Welcome guests to visit XQ Historical Village (There is a bus to meet and see off guests at 27 Yersin street)

II. PROPER BEHAVIOUR program (On July 30th, 2012)

In the morning:
- Offerings to the Ancestors’ temple
- Ceremony to change Wedding Dress – Funeral Dress
At noon:
- Lunch “Vietnamese spice road”
In the afternoon
- Ceremony to honor the elderly embroiderers at the Senior Town
- Friends award the prize
LOYALTY – PROPER BEHAVIOUR to embroiderers’ children
- Ceremony to “MEDITATE PROPER BEHAVIOUR” under the Solar Gate

III. Festivity Night “RECALLING FORGOTTEN MEMORIES”

A. Ceremony to honor and award prizes for guests:
- Are you artists? (6 prizes)
(After discovering mysterious things of Dalat nature at the garden Speech Of Nature)
- To honor and award prizes to the mothers and the sisters (participants) (6 prizes)
With the beauty of:
+ The exquisite
+ The noble
+ The romantic
- To honor and award prizes to the fathers and the brothers (participants) (6 prizes)
With the foot steps of:
+ The dignified and serious
+ The strong
+ The self-confident
- Ceremony to “OFFER EMBROIDERED OVERCOAT” to the Embroidery Goddess (Nam Phuong Queen) once a year and only for participants who won prizes in the Festivity Night “RECALLING FORGOTTEN MEMORIES”

B. Dinner “Who calls you on flower field”

C. Music and poem night

IV. SEE OFF FRIENDS
• Grateful program to participants who love the traditional embroidery art
• Ceremony to keep embroidered signatures and photographs of participants at The ROYAL ACADEMY

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 Wondering how a tiny needle and colourful thread could be used to create such lively works, American artist Daniel Rueffert came to Viet Nam to learn the art and has completed a 10-day course in embroidery with the XQ Hand Embroidery Co in Nha Trang in the central province of Khanh Hoa.

Born in 1948, Rueffert was drafted to fight in the American War in Viet Nam in 1968, but chose to spend four months in jail rather than serve. He then moved to Mexico, where he has lived for 35 years, studying and teaching fine arts and establishing himself as a post-impressionist painter of Mexican lives and landscapes.

He remained curious about Viet Nam, however, and visited the country as a tourist in 2009, saying, “I always wondered what I missed.”

By chance, he discovered Vietnamese embroidered silk paintings at XQ Hoi An in the central city of Hoi An.

“I’m always careful and meticulous in using colours. I was surprised that the embroidery artists didn’t use colours but threads to create wonderful paintings,” Rueffert said. “I spent two years thinking about embroidery and wanted to see my work as embroidery.”

He returned to Viet Nam earlier this month and, by chance, stopped by XQ Ha Noi on Hang Gai Street.

“I never imagined they would teach me,” Rueffert said. “I built an embroidery table and frame and got started.”

He visited XQ’s head office in the Central Highlands city of Da Lat to meet Vo Van Quan, the company’s director and founder. However, Quan has gone to XQ office in Nha Trang City to participate in the Nha Trang Sea Festival.

Rueffert set off to Nha Trang. After an initiation ritual in a Vietnamese ao dai (traditional robe), he was enrolled.

“Rueffert is very studious,” said his supervisor Le Thanh Thuy. “He comes to the embroidery frame at 7am and forgets himself in learning until dusk. He has been a very adept student despite his old age. It often takes two months for a normal student to embroider, but for Rueffert, he could do it after just three days.”

Rueffert said Thuy has been patient and helped him every step of the way.

“At first, everything was difficult for me,” he said. “I forgot myself staying by the embroidery frame, but after three days I only finished half a leaf. I feel my time at the XQ class has gone by so quickly while my passion for traditional Vietnamese embroidery is so great that I have to use my time and try my best.”

Since XQ was founded by Quan and his wife, Hoang Le Xuan, a number of foreigners have come to Da Lat to learn embroidery, but most only stayed a few days, Quan said.

“This is the first time a foreign artist has studied embroidery with all his heart. He has travelled half-way around the world to learn the art,” he said. “I’m sure that Rueffert will be an ambassador for traditional Vietnamese embroidery around the world.”

“I feel very indebted to everyone I met that helped me and there were many,” Rueffert said. “The founder has been very generous with his time and made me feel at home.”

Rueffert’s first embroidery depicts young Vietnamese women working in a field.

“It needs time, but I have been very happy working on it,” Rueffert said.

He plans to return to Da Lat in December to further advance his dream of painting with tiny coloured threads.

Mr Rueffert Daniel in initiation ceremonies.

Mr Rueffert Daniel with XQ’s craftwoman who tough him.

Mr Rueffert Daniel  with his first stitch.

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ON 7 JUNE, 2010)

 Today, I am really happy to be in a such beautiful traditional village. I highly appreciate with warmly welcome from Mr. Quan, Mrs. Xuan, XQ Leader board and all XQ staffs.

 I was deeply impressed by the wonderful embroidered portrait  for me.

 I believe you would do more other beautiful pictures with love and effort from your hearts.

 I always  remember this and do my best to strengthen tradition solidarity between two parties , two countries and among peoples of the countries.

 I wish Mr. Vo Van Quan and Mrs. Hoang Le Xuan got the greater achievement to contribute to the country development.

Wish you all healthy. Thank you.

Mr Bouasone Bouphavanh was making Vietnam’s traditional cake at XQ’s historical village

Mr Bouasone Bouphavanh with his orchid in Orchid’s Friendship Garden

Mr Bouasone Bouphavanh with XQ’s craftswomen & artists

Mr Bouasone Bouphavanh with the founder of XQ, Mr Quan Vo Van

THE SPEAKING OF DENMARK QUEEN

-MRS. MARGRETHE II- WHEN VISITING

XQ HISTORICAL VILLAGE ON DECEMBER 8^th, 2009

We really appreciate and feel happy about XQ craftswomen emotion for us. I know the deeply spiritual beauty of your culture through the colourful images that I have been enjoyed. You’re upholding a valuable embroidery career here. I believe that it’s contributing to make richer the traditional art as well as to restore the old culture value of Vietnamese people. I also hope I’ll have a chance to come and visit back your country and your company.

Denmark Queen with wishing thread wall at XQ’s historical village.

Denmark Queen and Prince at XQ’s historical village.

  Denmark Queen is enjoying XQ’s hand embroidery artworks.

Denmark Queen with XQ Fashion

Mr. Vo Van Quan and Mrs. Hoang Le Xuan – XQ Viet Nam Founders together with many XQ Viet Nam artists and artisans warmly welcome and introduce H.E Mr. Dai Binguo about Vietnamese culture through XQ embroidery art.

He always expressed his friendliness and amicability to all xq viet nam artists- artisans and show his high appreciation and interest in Art and Culture as well as the the unique of XQ Dalat historical Village.

He said: It is that xq dalat historical village is the paradise on earth. I promise to promote an exchange between the embroidery craftswomen of two countries – Viet Nam  and China. This visit bring me deep impression and the most pleasantness for a place fulfilled with such Vietnamese culture.

He is really happy and honorable when offered a Hand embroidery scarf by XQ Viet Nam artisans. Then he signed on the both side Lotus artwork to encourage and promote to Xq Viet Nam artists – artisan.

He also offered an Chinese embroidery picture to XQ Viet Nam.

2. Traditional music and poetry night

“Birds Flying At Night To Look For…”

3. Tea ceremony “Listen To The Sap Raising On Tea Trees”

4. Program “Dream Of Night Walkers”

5.Visiting “The Solar Gate ” On The Langbiang Mount

WOULD YOU LIKE TO PENETRATE INTO FABULOUS WORLD OF DALAT – A DREAMY TIME

XQ Art House – “The Relationship Between Art and Life”

The Showroom Of The Art Works Telling About

“Life And PAssion Of The Embroidery Women”

House Of “The Artist Living At Night”
(In The Process)

Researching And Developing Centre Of
“THE TRADITIONAL EMBROIDERY ART OF VIETNAM”
(In The Process)