At 6 am, Mr. Hoang Khang (Hue City) was preparing hats and drinking water. Making an appointment with friends in front of Phu Van Lau, after more than an hour of traveling, he and his group of friends were present in Phong Hai Commune (Phong Dien) to prepare for an enjoyable sea experience.

Among the traditional handicrafts, the nón lá (conical hat) has become a cultural specialty for tourists when visiting Hue. It is necessary to have a suitable direction for restoring and further promoting the craft of making conical hats through community-based tourism activities.

On the afternoon of April 26th, Ms. Ngo Thi Ai Huong - Vice Chairman of Huong Thuy District People's Committee, announced that the Nón lá (conical hats) of Van The (from Van The village, Thuy Thanh commune) would represent Hue's conical hats at the 9th Hue Traditional Craft Festival in 2023.

With unique designs, “limited bags” in the form of conical hats, ice buckets, wooden baskets, shopping baskets… are used by young people to carry their books to school, making the school environment more fun and exciting.

For a long time, Hue conical hats have been defaulted not only as a commercial product but also as the culture and the soul of Hue when it is combined with ao dai, bringing elegance and charm to Hue women.

A young man named Phan Quang Nhat, living on Bui Thi Xuan Street (Hue City), has shown his passion for painting by creating paintings on conical hats.