(VOVworld) - The Hanoi cultural department will organize the 2016 Calligraphy Writing Festival at the Literature Lake in Hanoi's Temple of Literature from February 2-15.

Measures have been taken to enhance the quality of calligraphy at this year's festival, according to Truong Minh Tien, vice director of the Hanoi Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism. The organizers - senior calligraphers and researchers of Nom calligraphy and Vietnamese romanised language script - evaluated the qualification of calligraphers through a test that took place earlier this month. The contestants needed to write beautifully and correctly with good composition. Their performance must be able to showcase writers' ideas in calligraphy. Calligraphers will be set up around Literature Lake after passing this test. The Calligraphy Writing Festival 2016 will attract nearly 140 calligraphers from Hanoi and other provinces.