The cultural spaces of Vietnamese and international craft villages seem to bring visitors to the quintessence of the craft villages with the performances of various sophisticated skills to create unique products, making unmistakable values of each craft village.

Through the articles, Prof. Dr. Thai Kim Lan’s critical thinking about philosophy, Buddhism, popular culture, and especially the Hue lifestyle are clearly shown. Also, readers can follow the author's emotional flow to be immersed in familiar yet strange spaces, meetwith historical witnesses, and feel the subtle characteristics of the various lands.