Silver carving village of Chau Khe

Up to now, this gold and silver handicraft village has existed over 500 years, originating from Xuan Xuan Tin, Le Thanh Tong

Address: Thuc Khang commune, Binh Giang district, Hai Duong Up to now, the handicraft village of Chau Khe, Thuc Khang commune, Binh Giang district, Hai Duong province has a history of over 500 years, originating from Luu Xuan Tin, Thanh Tong (1460 - 1494) had the founding of the silver casting village. It is the Ministry of Finance, but Mr. Luu XuanLang touched the silver of Chau Khe Tin very credited by the Le dynasty, entrusted the task of setting up a silver casting factory in Thang Long, because by that time silver was the replacement unit. the currency of all economic activities, trade and exchange of society. Given the privilege of the court, Luu Xuan Tin gave priority to his village to Thang Long to establish a silver casting workshop in the East. Gradually, from the silver casting industry, the craftsmen Chau Khe has developed into jewelry (also known as Kim Hoan). Since then, the profession of gold and silver has become not only famous in Hai Duong, but also spread to Hanoi, famous for the Hang Bac, the focus of many gold and silver workers in this area. People produce and trade silver, including silver exchange for scrap metal as raw materials. So in the early twentieth century, this street also has the French name: Rue des Changeus (street currency). Today, through Hang Bac street in Hanoi capital, there are several places: the 58-old house is Trang Duc silver compression; No. 50 (formerly Dinh Thuong) and No. 42 (Dinh Ha) - formerly known as Ty Quan (the representative of the Court) collected silver finished products. The Chau Khe people work here, so much so that they pay a tax of 300 yuan (at the end of the nineteenth century). In addition to the two houses they also buy the Temple of the Temple of Tam Lam shoe factory (Hai Tuong). These are the meeting places and worship their tutelary (called "Chau Khe hope"). Not the first to find out the technique of producing jewelry, but the people of Chau Khe have great merits in combining the cleverness of hands, the creation of wisdom, the secret of their own with. Traditional gold making techniques to produce the most complete products, the most refined. They not only give the wearer a splendid and formal look, but also contribute to the preservation of the traditional village of his father and the development of Kim Hoan in Vietnam. Especially, in the last 100 years, the village of Chau Khe has reached the peak of production techniques, quality and quantity of gold and silver products in the country.

Doi Tam drum village

Doi Tam's emancipation work is well-known everywhere, village workers are present in every part of the country, but every year they come back to their hometowns to visit their village and their anniversary.

Address: Doi Tam Village - Doi Son Commune Duy Tien District, Ha Nam Doi Tam village, Doi Son commune, Duy Tien district, Ha Nam province has been occupied for a long time (more than 1000 years ago) with ancestors Nguyen Duc Nang and Nguyen Duc Ban. It is believed that King Le Dai Hanh prepared the village of agricultural plowing and agriculture extension, the two brothers of Nang and Nang have hand made a big drum to meet the king. The village is Ta Thunder.Dam Tam village Doi Tam's drumming work is well-known everywhere, village workers are present in every part of the country, but each year they come back to their hometowns and come back to their hometown. The occupation of Doi Tam is a hereditary profession. As a rule, the technique of emptiness is only passed on to the son, not to the daughter, son-in-law or outsider for fear of loss. Previously, the son of Doi Tam village at 12, 13 years old was taught to be small ... At 16, 17 years old was able to follow his father to make the drum. Thunder thunder is only for healthy men, experienced and skillful. Doi Tam village workers made all kinds of drums: drums used in pagodas, drums, drums, drums. Previously, on the occasion of the Mid-Autumn Festival, the village workers made more than two thousand units to sell everywhere. But in the last few years, they have not done much because so few people buy. To make a drum go through three steps: skinning, mourning, and emptying. Skin is chosen to make the drum buffalo skin, to remove the membrane, soaked in water, deodorant and dried. The outer skin is used to make a large drum, the lower skin is used to empty the child. Wooden drums are mostly wooden jackfruit - soft plastic, not warped, cracked, more "Wood jackets are less vocal". Wood is cut into several pieces and then mixed into "chips". The village of Doi TamTuy according to the size of the new drum set out how many "chips", as well as the curvature and plasticity of the chip so that when grafted with the body fit, no gap. Also, in order to make the drum very clear, we also use the paint to cut into the slots, every layer has a layer of canvas. Finally, it is empty. Buffaloes are strapped to the full size of the drum, then fixed to the drum body with dead nails. Pins are made from old vines or bamboo. Although drums made of sinuous wood are more mahogany wood, wood. Still the basic drum steps but Doi Tam is famous for its durability, beauty, secrets as well as the sense of responsibility of workers. Even in difficult times, Doi Tam has maintained the tradition thanks to mutual assistance, helping each other among families emptied in the village. Today, artisans in Doi Tam still work to preserve the tradition of their father. Many families still take the job as a drummer and have a better life than before.

Seagrass mats village

Thu Xa (Nghia Hoa commune, Tu Nghia district) and Co Luy (Tinh Khe commune, Son Tinh district) are the famous sedge mat villages in Quang Ngai.

Address: Thu Xa and Co Luy, Son Tinh District, Quang Ngai "My village mats dyed fresh color You are the rain and the wind and rain This presentation is all over the four directions Send the captain to rest the bed .. " Thu Xa (Nghia Hoa commune, Tu Nghia district) and Co Luy (Tinh Khe commune, Son Tinh district) are the famous sedge mat villages in Quang Ngai. The villages are located downstream of Tra Khuc river, Ve river, adjacent to Dai and Lo mouth, with many brackish and acid soils suitable for sedge (a herbaceous herb, soft, spongy). , when harvesting about 1 meter high), is the main material for weaving mats Another ingredient is a plant or jute. Jute is also planted in brackish water swamps; The rest is taken from the mountains. Thuy Hoa mat mats use fiber. Cache workers use jute. Yarn and yarns are used as carpentry wires, ie longitudinal wires for weaving mats. The first stage to weave mats after having enough raw materials is the loom. When weaving two-handed workman lifting the duff forward, making between the two fibers to create a loophole. At the same time, there was a person sitting at the side of the fiber and the oppressor made the fibers flat across. Workers continue to do so until the mat is finished. During the weaving, the worker often noticed the edge of the bend. Weaving the first plate, the technician noticed that the jute was a length so that when we wore the second sheet, the jute was connected to the jute jumper of the headplate, so the work was carried out quickly. Seagrass bed textile Projection of a variety of products, including single, thin, simple weaving. Colorful, thick, woven. Corrugated plate must choose the color harmony. Many colors are often thick, we must weave by other types. Single shots are usually from 8 feet to 1.2 meters wide, double screen from 1.2 to 1.6 meters. The next step is to print the image on the projected surface (for multi-color screening workers do not print). Picture mold is a bronze sculpture of the trumpet, lilac, peach, letter (happy family, hundred years of happiness), the shape (butterfly, peach) years of production. When printed, the white sheet is placed on the wooden reflector, the worker places the mold on the projection surface, draws the paintbrush on the mold, the crevices will print on the projection surface. Finished, the worker sent to the oven Oven high on average 3 cm. A turn of 30 screens. Bake steaming is for nine more paint and shade ... At this point the mat is finished and put on the market. At present, Thu Xa village has woven many kinds of mats, many beautiful colors, equivalent to Nga Son (Thanh Hoa), sold in the market provinces.

Ha Thai lacquer village

The village of lacquer, gold lacquer and lacquer Ha Thai is one of the famous traditional villages of Hanoi.

Address: Duyen Thai Commune, Thuong Tin District, Hanoi The village of lacquer, gold lacquer and lacquer Ha Thai is one of the famous traditional villages of Hanoi. Along with the development of technology, the demand of the society and trade villages are changing. Son paint, yellow lacquer and lacquerware are the traditional craft of Ha Thai village, Duyen Thai commune, Thuong Tin district, Hanoi. With a history of 200 years, Ha Thai has long been known for producing such products as worship items, Buddha statues, interior decorations, lacquer paintings, etc. In addition to the traditional products, Ha Thai lacquer products are increasingly diversified to meet the needs of the market. Ha Thai is not only consumed in the domestic market, but also exported to many countries in the world such as England, Japan, France, Italy, South Korea and USA. Thai people are favored by the local people who use the paint, in accordance with traditional experience, creating lacquer products with a deep gloss, high durability, can hold about 300-400 years. . However, the village of Ha Thai is making great changes. Artista Do Trong Tuat, 78, said that if the village's products were completely handcrafted before, demonstrating skill and craftsmanship of the workers, nowadays, with the application of technology and machines. It allows the creation of mass products, reduces the value of the product and pollutes the environment. The material used is different from the old. The use of Japanese paint as present does not bring a beautiful product with deep gloss. However, the consumption of this product is many times higher than the old material because the product is fast drying, easy to handle and cost 3-4 times lower than the product made of ta. Therefore, traditional lacquer products have no market. According to the vice president of the Ha Thai Do Hauy Sang Lacquerware Village, about 80% of the people work in the village, with 190 households. In the village there are still traditional households with their own know-how, so they still maintain the succession of hereditary children such as artist Do Trong Tuat specializing in gold-plated paint; artist Tran Thanh Dat with lacquer painting and carving ... However, the skilled workers are less and less. Most young people today only run by the profession, not devoted to the profession. There are many people who study art but choose non-specialized courses of lacquer ... Ha Thai lacquer village In the past, during the subsidy period, commodities and export contracts were distributed to the General Corporations and then to the companies and enterprises assigned to each cooperative, There should be high order and organization. But until now, due to lack of uniform direction, price competition has reduced the quality of products. Copyright issues in modeling are of little interest. The products in the household often overlap, because the copy should only be a series of ... In order to liberate the village environment and develop sustainably, the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the Department of Industry of Ha Tay (former) together with the Japanese NGO JICA invested in the planning and construction of the craft village Ha Thai lacquer on a large area, creating opportunities to focus production, promote efficiency and also an attractive tourist attractions. Mr. Do Huu Sang said: This is also a great opportunity to expand the consumption of traditional handicraft products to improve the quality of craft villages. The association of Ha Thai Lacquerware Village will also soon build a display area for traditional handicraft products to introduce and promote unique handicraft products of the village to visitors.

Pearl culture

There are many kinds of precious gems and high export value such as Ma Ma, Hammer, Canh Dai and Jamson.

Pearl farming was born about 40 years ago. There are many kinds of precious gems and high export value such as Ma Ma, Hammer, Canh Dai and Jamson. The first sea-farming pearl village in the Northeast of Vietnam in Van Don island district, about 60km from Halong city. This profession was born and developed here about 40 years. Van Don island area has the area of ​​tidal flooded land is 10.969ha, along with thousands of land with water surface in the bay, spare parts, bay ... hidden in the stone mountain, the land of Bai Tu Long Bay. The ideal place to develop this profession. Van Don is home to four valuable pearl ostriches, including Ma's clams, Cajun clams, Canh Dai clams and Jamson clams. These are very precious pearl species and have high export value. With the water surface of tens of thousands of hectares, along with the climate and environment, it is very convenient for breeding pearl oysters, creating a large area of ​​pearl cultivation in Van Don. According to the ship to the bay, visitors have the opportunity to visit the "fishing grounds" breeding pearls on the sea of ​​"village" pearl oyster. In the sunshine of the morning to float the float, the cage net undulating along the wave, you will feel surprised, amused by the scenery here. In the past, the farming of mussels, implanted jade is done by manual methods. Cages for raising pearls are hung on bamboo poles, in small quantity, low economic efficiency. Nowadays, thanks to the application of technology raising cages with rope by the advanced science and technology such as hanging cage at depth not more than 2.5m so that when the tide is withdrawn, the cage should not be floating on the sea surface or not. At the bottom, other species will eat mussels or boys will mud sludge ... Another method is also applied, that is transplanted into truss with long and straight bamboo, area of ​​several hundred square meters / area. , each cage is 0.5m apart. Such races can feed mothers at different ages, it is easier to move boys.

Visit Dong Ho village

This is a famous folk painting village of Vietnam. Formerly known as Village is a village is a small village near the southern bank of the Duong River dyke, about thirty kilometers east of Hanoi.

The village still preserves the ancient painting of Kinh Bac. It is made on paper (paper is made of pomegranates, filtered and laminated), colors made from natural materials such as bricks, leaves, roots burned burning coal. In order to have a sparkling background, painters use clam shells, burnt scallops to form lime, pounded, plastic resin spreads on paper to create a unique. Dong Ho village paintings do not have to draw inspiration art that users use the board to print. In order to have the inscriptions reached the level of sophistication, there must be a model. Modelers and engravings require them to have an artistic and artistic passion, especially with a high level of technical skill. Painting is not difficult because everyone can paint the board and print. After the painting, even in the dry, the viewer still feel the color of the picture as fresh as wet. The cubes, placed next to each other, naturally harmonize. Blended colors are often taken from natural materials: black people have to burn bamboo leaves and get their charcoal; blue from the shell and leaves, yellow from the flowers, red from the body, roots, the color of the gravel from the mountains, white is the message ... In recent years there are some people Paintings used to have some color and modern chemicals, so the product has increased but the color of the paint is not as fresh as traditional paintings. So, in a short time the colors are fading. There was a time when folk paintings of Dong Ho were forgotten, so they made some pictures. Few households abandon the competition to make gold code. In the last few years Dong Ho people have rejoiced in painting more because our people have come to realize that the beauty of Dong Ho's simplicity is indispensable in everyday life. , especially on Tet.

Traditional handicraft village Nhan Thap, Nhon Hau

On the QL1, north-south direction, from Dap Da ward (An Nhon), turn to the west for about a kilometer to go to Nhon Hau commune. Here, besides pottery, smiths, there are handicraft villages in Nhan Thap with famous wood products from the past.

The handicraft village of Nhan Thap was the only place where the table, the lamppost, and the table were circled. When the subsidy was cut, some of the locksmiths approached the market and rode on transatlantic journeys. Selling children's toys or wooden decorations by simple means such as ashtray, globe, tea pots ... are consumed by tourist centers. From the consumption of lumber to the wood, the lacquered wood, the young workers of the craft village to find the village of the nacre, wood village in the northern provinces to learn. occupation. Good craftsmanship in the villages of La Xuyen - Nam Dinh, Chang Son - Thach That, Phu Xuyen - Thuong Tin - Hanoi, Dong Ky - Bac Ninh ... , inlaid mother-of-pearl, first is the product consumption, the latter to vocational training for local labor.   Up to now, the village has 6 clay mosaic bases and 05 large establishments - the focal point for purchasing finished products for the purpose of specializing in touching and finishing paint products and more than 100 facilities for turning wood satellite. Wood material used to make the original products in the late twentieth century, using whole group I timber, has now shifted to use wood group V down. The main consumption market in the country and part of exports to China through the North companies. In general, Nhat Thap handicraft village has many good production establishments, has used electric motors for pedestrian milling, sawn timber processing, wood carving preliminary processing. Instead of hand saws, chisels, the quality of products is better, more beautiful, higher productivity, lower production costs, step by step satisfying the demand of customers, expanding domestic and foreign markets. However, in the production process, the foundations encountered many difficulties such as: increasingly scarce wood resources, lack of capital, the application of steel framing lathe is low because of the high cost of capital, the capital Small facilities have not been invested. Most of the craft villages use new wooden lathes using electric motors. In order to gradually restore and develop traditional craft villages in the town, with the provincial and district industrial development funds, in 2006, the town invested in the construction of trade village gates and concrete roads around the village. Funds for vocational training for laborers, financial support for establishments participating in trade fairs, to introduce products. And in 2007, the People's Committee of Binh Dinh Province has recognized the Village of fine art wood meets the criteria of traditional villages.

Visit the craft village of Phu Loc Tay

Five years ago, Phu Loc West Casting Village in Dien Khanh District (Khanh Hoa) was a sad village, because almost no furnace was blowing fire because there are no customers.

Apparently a village over 100 years old nestled in the river is about to be wiped out but now there is a strange rise in this place. The young artisans are advancing the essence of their predecessors to apply new methods of production to create products that not only retain the traditional look, but are also more acute. It can be said, the soul of a village is the artisans. In Phu Loc Tay, the essence of copper casting is being handed down to young artisans. The oldest person in the profession is Mr. Tran Lau (62 years old). When he was 12 years old, he still sits on the ground for candlesticks, incense burners, and necklaces. The bronze products at the hands of Mr. Lau are more beautiful and beautiful than others, so connoisseurs often go to his house to order. Mr. Lau has a traditional son, Tran Hai (33 years old). He is very loving father's job and was able to design products, check quality copper, pour copper master. To Phu Loc Tay at this time, if you do not know, it is believed that the village of pottery, because in the village wide yard, the boys learn to make molds of clay like pottery. As mentioned above, Phu Loc Tay village specializes in casting lamps, incense burners ... for worship. There are many different types from large to medium, with the lowest price is 150,000 VND / set to the highest of 500,000 VND. The main material for casting is bronze scrap purchased at 18,000 VND / kg. Copper stoves are still helping each other in the "exchange" way, meaning that when the house is cooked, the house to help and turn back. Those who do not have capital are eating the same way of making molds of candlesticks at the price of several thousand dong / set. Currently, Phu Loc West's products are consumed strongly. The cause is that the life of the people has been improved, the purchase of a bronze religious set no longer exceed the economic ability of the family. Besides, it must recognize the creativity of the artisans, have transformed the seemingly nothing item into a decorative art in the house. The revitalization of a village not only solves jobs for local residents, but also a unique village culture. Particularly with Phu Loc Tay, this is also the pride of many generations determined to retain their own characteristics after more than a hundred years.

Visit the village straw fragrant

The village is located in Tan Loi 2 Hamlet, Thuan Hung Commune, Thot Not District, Can Tho City. The village is adjacent to the bridge on Highway 91 (the road to Long Xuyen City - An Giang) has a very cute name: "Straw Pom" so people in the Hau river known as "Knit straw net village". According to Mr. Ho Khac Thanh, owner of a net weaving facility, most of the villagers are from Thua Thien Hue, choosing this land is good for the establishment of nearly 30 years.

The village is located in Tan Loi 2 Hamlet, Thuan Hung Commune, Thot Not District, Can Tho City. The village is adjacent to the bridge on Highway 91 (the road to Long Xuyen City - An Giang) has a very cute name: "Straw Pom" so people in the Hau river known as "Knit straw net village". According to Mr. Ho Khac Thanh, owner of a net weaving facility, most of the villagers are from Thua Thien Hue, choosing this land is good for the establishment of nearly 30 years.   The knitting season starts from March 3 (active source of goods for floating season) to November 11 (when the water has been drained and adjacent fields). At first, straw net made for sale to local people and neighbors in O Mon, Red Flag ... but over 15 years have been present in many markets in the Mekong Delta. According to the comments of the customers: "Straw lattice narrow knit, high durability, easy to catch fish, the price is lower than other places net from 10% -15% should fit the pocket of the poor. Currently, the "village" has over 20 net weaving establishments, attracting nearly 400 workers. Net knitting work just hard, meticulous.    Many poor students take advantage of their free time to do more netting, lead-in also earning VND10,000 - VND15,000 / day - so be sure to pay for the new school year. With proficient job, the net, lead, catch money ... can earn 25,000 - 30,000 per day. In rural areas, the income is already in the quarter. Thanks to net knitting, many households escape from poverty, children are educated to the place.   Commodities made available for consumption have helped craft villages have technical conditions to improve productivity, quality, design. Phan Thanh Dung, a lead biting worker, from the thought: "Serpent bite is certainly a high risk of lead poisoning! How do you accept the "lead worker" - have used self scrap to produce lightweight lead clamp, capacity "clamp machine" increased 4-5 times "mouth clamp". At the price of 500,000 VND / machine, he has sold hundreds of leaders to the network in Can Tho, Hau Giang, An Giang, Dong Thap. Mr. Huynh Van Thanh - Secretary of the Party Committee of Thuan Hung Commune said: "To support the craft villages, localities only collect taxes of establishments during the peak production season," eat goods "especially 3 months floating season . We are promoting the establishment of the Knit nets network to further expand production, seek markets, create hundreds of new jobs for local workers. "

Go to Ha Tay village to visit Dao Xa embroidery village

Dao Xa village is one of the traditional villages of the former Ha Tay land, located 25 km south of Hanoi capital. Like many villages with banyan trees, wells, other communal houses, Dao Xa has a history of self-thousand. Over the years, the countryside, the countryside more and more penetrated the scene and people through generations. If you have the opportunity to visit Dao Xa, you go to the village to witness the statue of the village - Emperor of the embroidery, still strictly.

   Dao Xa embroidery process is similar to that of many other craft villages. The embroiderers receive the materials from the agents handed out for each household, embroidery only, designs, specifications, quantities, patterns for embroidery, and returned to customers also through agents. Then the goods are shipped to Japan, USA ... The hands are smartly show the smooth, nose in the nasal thread only the love Dao Xa, the village embroidered love was internationally recognized . Embroidery here is mainly painting, with hundreds of different designs. The village also has the "painter" very handsome, they are people day and night thinking of the beautiful models for the village. The material and spiritual life is improved day by day. In fact, it once again confirmed that the craft village - embroidery lace has contributed not less to a rich, stable and cultural villages as today.

Rach Gom shrimp dry trade village

The threshing bag of shrimp; Many people come to the sea to dry shrimps ... This image becomes familiar in Rach Gia market (Tan An commune, Ngoc Hien district, Ca Mau) every spring. They busy with their work to have each sign shrimp shrimps, dry shrimp for traders to sell three days Tet.  

Who has the opportunity to Rachc market on the early winter, in the fresh air of the early days, the scene here is really hot. Everyone starts their work. They have seven to dry. Especially, the three sides of Rach Gia is famous for a long time, but now there is a market that is often called dry shrimp market exciting days. According to the predecessors, dozens of years before the Rach Kok sea species of rare species come here live water. In the days of the season, the fish is concentrated on the shore as a "float". Therefore, Rach Kok is the country of: Assembly of fish sugar, three aspects. Now, Rach Kok is the residence of people from other places to set up. And to deal with their livelihood, they do many jobs to earn a living. Capitalists, groceries; The capital of buying shrimps from the boat after a couple of days to dry shrimp. Lack of capital, many profits are quite good, so the shrimp job has attracted many people wait until November (lunar year) the right time of shrimp head, shrimp ... are they started to work.   To the home of Ms. Luu Thi Nhanh, living in Rach Gom hamlet, hit our eyes are the floor connected with each other full of shrimps. Ms. Nhanh said: One year her family looks in November, 12 to make shrimps to order before. Her guests are mostly owners of restaurants, hotels or traders in Saigon first. Each shrimp price is about VND 350,000 (*). Want to get 1kg dry shrimps to buy right 10 kg fresh shrimp. Normally, shrimps at this time are the best. Many buyers, shrimps do not have the status "flock". Especially, sun drying is convenient because there is a sunny sunshine in January. If you encounter a rainy day, the shrimp will be damaged. Nhan can see the food to do, many people do shrimps as they focus on where Ms. Nhanh find "output". One day, the phone rang constantly to order shrimps, Ms. Nhanh stood out to buy the deal as promised to break the promise. Two years ago, shrimp head is the "great horseman" of the bottom row, boat in Rach Kok. In part, prawns have no place to eat. Sell ​​cheap as ducks that no one buy. At the start of the season, shrimp head down the heap. We are sorry, many people say, dry, try to see. Eat delicious and have a little money to salvage petrol money each trip to sea. But want to dry shrimp head is not easy at all. Cut the shell on both sides and salt water for one night, peel the spices for drying to dry. No doubt, when exposed to a sunny, dry shrimp head to the pan with hot grease caught out with the beer on the days of the new year. Therefore, dried shrimps are known to many people, the price increased. One shrimp cap is about 100,000 - 120,000 VND (*). There are still not sold in time. Mr. Ly Mong Hoang said: "From the day I dried shrimp headline, the people here very much. On the occasion of Lunar New Year, there is also the same rice from the shrimp headline. Several years ago, it's a sign of 100,000 VND but not a few. " Ms. Nguyen Kim Phuong - component of poverty reduction of Tan An commune - she met me, she said: "On average my family is about three, four dry shrimp headline. Dry bare ceiling, two hands bleeding but have money to spend New Year.

Visiting Bien Hoa ceramic village

It has been a tradition since the 17th century with terracotta and terracotta ... but by the end of the 19th century and the 20th century, Bien Hoa pottery with porcelain wares became famous and especially won. won gold medals at international art pottery exhibitions in Paris in 1990 and 1993.

The characteristic of this pottery is the combination of Vietnamese pottery style, Chinese pottery and French limoge pottery. According to the Sai Gon - Bien Hoa highway, to the Dong Nai river basin, we encounter rich villages with countless kilns on the brink of smoke, which are the Bien Hoa pottery villages of Dong Nai province, more famous Both Cu Lao Pho, Binh Duong and Xuan An villages. Highlights of Bien Hoa ceramic products are both artistic value and high value. Mainly elephants, round flowers, flower pots, statues, animals ... with modern refinement decorations, sophisticated, using light glaze, bleach white milk or white ivory. Decorative themes on ceramics often have Chinese style, such as the images of Tu Quy, Tu linh, Han poems often found on enamelled products of Bien Hoa. Besides, the fine art of Bien Hoa is also famous. Over the past 20 years, Bien Hoa pottery artists have been very successful in drawing and engraving folk paintings on pottery, forming a line of pottery paintings that have been developed to this day. Fine arts pottery in Dong Nai is very rich: from Cham culture, such as Vixnu statue, Xiva god is dancing to Vietnamese folk statues such as bronze, bronze, etc. In addition, Bien Hoa is also famous for its terracotta pottery (red pottery), which is not covered with yarns. Two important factors that make up the beauty of Bien Hoa ceramics are the high quality kaolin and clay materials combined with the skill of skilled potters. It can be said that the talent of Bien Hoa potters is that they have absorbed the essence of cultures in their products. The process of producing a ceramic product is first of all through shaping on a turntable or in a mold, decorated with paint, embossed or perforated and then glazed on the decorated parts before being put into the furnace. Dong Nai ceramic production areas are mainly located in the south of Bien Hoa City, in Hoa An, Vu Hoa, Tan Van, Tan Hanh and Long Thanh communes. In the province there are hundreds of enterprises, limited companies and ceramic production facilities. Most of the large manufacturing facilities here, such as Thai Duong Ceramic Cooperative, Minh Duc Co., Viet Thanh Co., Ltd., Thanh Thinh Co., Ltd. The product quality is equal and lower production cost. Participating in many international fairs and exhibitions in the world, Bien Hoa ceramic products are more and more popular in the world. Bien Hoa pottery has been exported to most countries in Asia, Europe and America, bringing the export turnover next year higher than last year. In 2000, the export turnover of handicrafts and ceramics in the province reached US $ 6,683 million but in 2002 it reached US $ 9.6 million. In the current trend of development and integration, Dong Nai is one of the provinces having great strength in foreign investment, in which traditional handicrafts, especially ceramics, play an important role. in promoting the economic development of the province. With the advantage of a city located at the gateway of Ho Chi Minh City, convenient transportation and import-export business, Dong Nai pottery industry with its own tradition and unique style is fully qualified. To introduce and expand its market to many countries around the world.

Dinh Yen textile mats village

The project is always associated with the life of the people of Vietnam and our country has many famous weaving mats villages, which can not forget to refer to the Dinh Yen show of Dong Thap

Not only is the homeland of rice fields, orchards, fertile villages, Lap Vo district is also the place where weaving village famous in two communes of Dinh An, Dinh Yen, especially Dinh Yen - where 70% of households By profession as projection. Weaving, carpeting from paved trees is a great handicraft production in Dong Thap with available labor force, along with abundant local materials as pear trees. All Dinh Yen households have 1-2 looms or more. Weaving the mat but hard and vicious but Dinh Yen people with hereditary father is still diligent to continue to maintain and develop traditional trade villages. Every year, the households produce millions of products sold throughout the Mekong Delta and the South East. Come to Dinh Yen you will enjoy when this place is always colorful from the house out by the lane by the blue, red, yellow, white, purple, etc. It is interesting to see the turn of the day. The skilled workers from old, young, girls, boys in the looms, slices, strands etc. to produce beautiful, beautiful thumbnail; along with the skillful hands of the tinker, pattern printing, rim, borders, etc. Weaving mats requires the skill, sophistication and secrets to create durable, beautiful products, etc. Dinh Yen projection project has many types, sizes and designs, including: square cotton candlestick, cotton candle, candlestick, candlestick, candlestick, etc. Each type of projection has a uniform length of 2m, while the width of 1.4-1.6m; oscillating from 25,000 to 50,000 VND / pair. Currently, Lap Vo district has practical projects to support the development of industry, branding "Dinh Yen mat". Dinh Yen textile mills are also planned in the project to develop tourism services associated with rural villages of Lap Vo and Dong Thap.

Thanh Ha Pottery Village - Hoi An

Thanh Ha pottery village with the development of 500 years, however, people have forgotten that Thanh Ha pottery is very unique.   But with the enthusiasm of the elderly in the village, Thanh Ha pottery gradually recovered.

Located about 3 km west of Hoi An, in the 16th and 17th centuries, Thanh Ha is a very prosperous village, famous for its pottery and earthenware exchanged and wholesaled throughout the central provinces of Vietnam. . The pottery village of origin from Thanh Hoa, after receiving some technical capital, the village has formed a pottery village as today.   Pottery village with products such as: jar, jar, jar, vase for life. With its clay-based ingredients and hand-made craftsmanship, pottery products have a variety of color and durability. It is the Thanh Ha potters who make and supply bricks, roofing tiles, tiles for old houses in Hoi An and surrounding areas.   At present, the people of Thanh Ha pottery village are doing the right things and in the way their fathers did in the last century. In their skillful hands, beautiful vases, tea pots, wine bottles, warmers, bowls, jars, jars, jars, and even beloved animals such as buffaloes , Cows, cats, pigs ... come in turn.   In addition to the development of tourism based crafts, artisans Thanh Ha pottery village still want to find a solid direction for their products such as producing fine art ceramic products for export and serve the same work. tu, the construction of ancient architecture in Hoi An. Today, the old houses in Hoi An need clever hands and intelligent mind, creative of Thanh Ha potters. They are the only partners that can provide bricks, standard roof tiles, standard tiles and high quality for restoration and conservation of Hoi An, World Cultural Heritage. .

Enjoy delicious dishes in Mu Cang Chai market - Yen Bai

Enjoy the sticky rice, black glutinous rice or grilled fish of the Thai people are the dishes of North West identity that you can not miss when walking around the market Mu Cang Chai.

Visitors to the northern mountains of Vietnam, do not forget to visit the fairgrounds to discover local cuisine. Below Vietnam Travel will introduce some delicious dishes that are easy to find in Mu Cang Chai, Yen Bai. 1. Xoi colorful Dusk is a popular dish in the holidays of the North West, especially with the Thai in Yen Bai. Depending on the needs that the processor can use more or less color. You can see the popular colors of sticky rice such as white, black, purple, yellow. The talent of the ethnic people is the use of natural materials to dye for sticky rice. With white, people simply use sticky rice. Blue, red rice made from rice, blue sticky rice, red sticky rice. In black or purple, the cook uses the leaves to soak the rice, depending on the degree of color that the color.

2. Black Cake Black Cake is a unique dish of Thai Muong Lo in Yen Bai province. Normally, banh chung (Banh chung) is made only during Tet (Tet), but if you are lucky, you will still find this dish in highland markets.   The special thing of the black banh chung is the shape of the cake and the color. Thai people wrapped cylindrical pancakes, or folded leaves like the dough down the bottom. Rice glutinous rice is soaked with the leaves of the tea leaves to have a characteristic black. The ingredients are carefully selected, including wild leaves, wild boar or armpit pigs. When eaten, the cake will be cut into small fish or whole whole.

3. Grilled fish roasted pac Speaking of Thai cuisine, there is no lack of grilled fish. This unique name means "grilled fish" in Thai. They usually use only stream carp to bake. The cook uses the ingredients featured in Thai cuisine such as cherries, ginger, garlic, herbs to marinate in fish meat. Fish are placed directly on charcoal grilled or grated. Fish sauce is soft, sweet, not drunk and dry. The taste of fish mixed with spices makes the food becomes special, stays in the mind of the guests.

4. Roasted chicken with honey biscuits with gilts With grilled Thai dishes, honey leaves are an important ingredient. Grilled chicken is the sour, sour sweet, sweet. In addition, people often dot chicken with "diagonal cross" - mixed secretions and chicken liver, lemon chili, garlic, fruit merit. Diagonal is a special kind of dots ethnic people, quite comparable and solid. When eating with grilled chicken, you can feel the sweet and sour taste of the leaves bile, the light bar of praise and a little bit of chili.

Many villages should focus on tourism

With handicraft villages that can not stand the market mechanism, but just a reputation in history, in the memory, only collections to preserve the museum, serve tour village.

That is the issue after the traditional Hue Traditional Festival 2013. Many experts said that in the present context, each locality needs to determine what is a specific skill, strength, comparative advantage to have proper orientation in conservation and development. conservation rampant development. There are tourist villages that only open opportunities for conservation rather than to develop into commodity economy, as they are not competitive with products of other craft villages of the same type but with higher levels. . It should be clearly defined that craft village tourism is a product for the benefit of the whole community. The residents of Thanh Toan bridge in Huong Thuy town (TT-Hue) are not good enough for farming tools for tourism, but with the market for agricultural products, The production has become a specific product, contributing to the formation of tourist brand Cho Day. Similarly, the Phuoc Tich ancient pottery kiln in Phong Dien district (TT-Hue) has been restored, making an important contribution to the establishment of Huong ancient village tour brand, not to enrich the whole village with ceramic products of some. young workers rice rice to learn vocational training in Bat Trang back. Because Bat Trang ceramics are also sometimes wobbly before the rise of Chu Dau pottery, before the expansion of the brilliant pottery from Jingdezhen in China. In fact, despite the investment of hundreds of millions of dollars to recover, Phuoc Tich ancient pottery was only a few days old when Hue organized the festival. Therefore, Phuoc Tich ancient pottery should stop at the task of preserving the museum and serve the festival, tourism, many experts said. Loose between tourism and village Many village tours are like a spontaneous phenomenon. Between the tourism and craft villages in Hue, there is little positive cooperation in the sharing of investment responsibility and profitability. Particularly, the tourism industry is more prone to exploit and invest less. This is in China, in Thailand people do very well. If through Yunnan, a poor province of China, will see the tour closely integrated between sightseeing, accommodation to shopping. From the car guides are very aware of the time to introduce local destinations, customs, habits, products. They are very skillful in linking service establishments to the daily routines. To Thailand, if you travel from Pataya to Bangkok, and vice versa, the tour will take you to Noong Nooc Park, crocodile farm, snake farm, jewelry store. These destinations are also a standard stop, have free drinking water, clean toilets; Service staff is very warm, thoughtful; Guests traveling on a discounted tour. In Hue, there are no trade villages, product introduction centers, souvenir shops of such standard. And there are few tour operators, guides who are responsible for such partners. This is due to the lax association between the tourism industry and its partners, including the craft village.

Come and experience the craft villages in Hanoi

Coming to the traditional craft villages in Hanoi, visitors will be able to see the hands of "gold" skillfully create the products characteristic of each village. Coming to each of Hanoi's villages, visitors will find traditional cultural values ​​hidden in the familiar landscape of the Red River delta: village gate, temple of profession, centuries-old house, roof ancient houses, wells or in each fine handicraft products developed through generations.

There are also good artisans, considered as the "living museum" of each village, heard about the process of formation, development of the profession, the experience of those who passed before and passed the witnesses. The "golden" hands create a unique product of each village. Tour guides are the village workers, will give visitors an interesting moment through the rustic introduction but very deep ... There can be many villages like that. For example, if you choose to travel from the center of Hanoi, along the National Highway 1A about 20km to the south, visitors come to Quat Dong embroidery village, Thach Xa garment village; Duyen Thai, American specializing in lacquer, mosaic; Nhan Hien village is skilled in stone sculpture. Then the village of Vác making paper fan, bird cage; Bell village, Phu Vinh rattan and bamboo village with skewed oaks is known as the pinnacle of Vietnamese knitting art; Hamlet of Cake Pie; The village of adjacent lobbies ... The adjacent villages, closely linked to each other, sometimes only a rice field or a river ... And experience The most interesting for tourists on the tour in the village of Hanoi is to experience life here. For example, in Bat Trang pottery village, visitors will feel the great harmony between water, fire and Vietnamese soul. With more than 2,000 pottery kilns, Bat Trang is a pride of a traditional pottery village. As time passed, the village's products have developed and become famous both at home and abroad with quality, color glaze, style features of ancient villages on the banks of the Red River. Visiting Bat Trang pottery village, visitors can walk around the village or go on buffalo carts. Visitors can also manually knead the soil, molding, creating a product at the factory of a family working in the village. Admire the skillful hands of the craftsmen clattering the details on the ceramic turntable, visitors also visit many beautiful and interesting places such as Temples, worshiping the daughter of Bat Trang Folk worship with the brand "Thanh Mau Duong", the beautiful and noble Cuu Long statue ... Coming to Van Phuc silk village, visitors can hear the familiar tone of the silk weaving. Under the skillful hands of the Van Phuc weavers based on traditional techniques have created many unique silk fabrics such as silk, noise, brocade, stature ... are customers in and the country. Popularity. Coming to Phu Vinh, a famous village with a long life. Visitors can see old people, children drunk with bamboo products and always smile welcoming friendly visitors. Ha Noi's trade village is so, but many people love the discovery, the village has not been fully exploited tourism companies are often the ideal destination. Before the simple beauty, the cultural values ​​are intact, the status quo, each person will have their own feelings, the examination itself after each trip ...

Kim Son mountain attractive

On the small road leading to the historic Phat Diem Cathedral, Kim Son (Ninh Binh) you will be surprised to see countless bags, hats, boxes, slippers, vases, flower vases, flower basket ... all seagulls

Kim Son people live in the village of the seagrass hundreds years ago, so full of the characteristics of a true craftsman, skillful, sharp and passionate career. The cultivation of rush and rush in Kim Son district, Ninh Binh province famous near and are popular with consumers in and outside the country.   In order to have a fine art handicraft product, the technique of planting and producing sedge of Kim Son is quite special. It is a meticulous, meticulous and precise process right from the time of growing seagrass, seagrass harvesting, picking seagrass, seagrass, sunflowers, sedge ... to the final stage is knitting and finishing products. Typically, the technique of applying polyascera spray on the surface of sedge products, helps to stabilize the industrial design, while improving the resistance to mold, moisture, especially in the export. foreign. As a result, Kim Son handicraft products always ensure the quality when reaching the consumers, contributing greatly in improving the competitiveness in the international market. Up to now, Kim Son handicraft products have been exported to more than 20 countries and regions.

Silver manipulation manipulation "black gold"

From the dark, shaggy clay, craftsmen have deftly made statues, engravings of all shapes and rich. It is unique art products only in the area of ​​Ha Long, Cam Pha (Quang Ninh).

Since the late twentieth century, when French colonialism took hold of the coal, sculpture crafts on coal began to be formed. Through the hands of the talented miner, the creation of everyday objects at the beginning gradually developed, becoming skilled craftsmanship elaborate and creative. Looking at the shiny black statue was complete, few can imagine the elaborate work and care of the craftsmen. Mr. Mien An (Area 4, Hong Hai, Ha Long), who has more than 20 years experience in the industry, shared: "Coal used for processing must choose quite strict. The producer must choose pure coal (coal), old, strong, not acidic. Workers in our profession still transmit each other only the coal of Deo Nai, C Sau Sau (Cam Pha) has enough quality to create shapes, blocks. This charcoal is small with a few fingers to the large hugging people, the sculptor can be "chisel" at ease, there are familiar images of Ha Long Bay as Ga Choi, Lu Scents, sailboats, fishermen ... more sophisticated, there are Vietnamese girls, tigers, lions, dolphins or fancy furniture. From the copy, each of them tinkering to create the new image according to their own, in which the summit to portraiture to portraiture. "This kind of coal is not easy to use," says Mien An, "when sawing is very easy to crush or crumble, allowing very small errors. Cutting, hewing, polishing, pruning, to polishing products are handmade and require great precision. To create a beautiful, attractive, "artisans" need precision and persistence, meticulous. Will there be lost souls in coal? Nguyen Van Luan, former vice president of the Coal Handicraft Association, who has been working since the 1980s, said: "This is a long, historically handicraft-related craft. Establishment and development of mining land and working class (coal workers) from the French colonial age. There were times coal mining in Quang Ninh thrive, visitors not only purchase goods but also to visit the workshop, learn how to do. In the 90s of last century, Ha Long has "colony" Column Hai concentrated high skilled workers around the company Fine Arts - Quang Ninh. After the company dissolved, the craftsman came out to do his own workshop, then scattered gradually. Le Thanh Tong street at the foot of the Bai Tho in previous years "flooded" the shop display products, now only 1-2 houses remain. The craftsmen perceive, now in Ha Long, Cam Pha has only about 70 skilled workers with nearly 40 single households, mostly small scale, mainly produced on orders. As a person with more than 20 years in the profession, Mr. An said that both the input and output of art products from coal are not stable. The price of coal increased day by day, while the output of the product was constantly being squeezed by traders. Traditional craftsmen are under pressure to stay and develop their profession. Ms. Dang Thi Lan (zone 2, Hong Hai, Ha Long) confided: "Many people leave the profession because they can not support themselves anymore. That's right, when the output price is unstable. No management agency, every product made are squeezed seasonal price. Excluding coal raw materials, we have to buy with private prices, so expensive, sometimes to 20 million per ton. Lan said: "The price of 1kg of charcoal is now 15,000 VND (not including transportation), one lion can only sell 500,000 VND, raw material is 200,000 VND and takes 3 days. How much profit? According to Mien An, this job is dusty, toxic, but he is still attached to his day job. "I was a retired miner," he said. "He has been half his life with coal so he can not leave it now. If you do not have passion and love for charcoal, it is hard to make a living. " Perhaps also with that love, the famous sculptor of the mine named Tuan Loi, Tam Nham took charcoal as a composition material, over the purpose of making original artwork, creating valuable works. high art. However, difficulties from many sides made the carving workers scurry, the risk of shortage of generations nearby, young people do not want to learn his father's career, the workers such as Mien An, sister Dang Thi Lan always grieves that "traditional craftsmanship of the mining character is lost, while Quang Ninh, or narrower is Ha Long, are in need of specific products to serve the development of tourism. long-term calendar "?

Xen Ban - Traditional Thai culture

In the cultural tradition of the Northwest ethnic people, the festival has become a tradition, traditions passed from generation to generation, including the Thai ethnic. Thai, "Say" means worship, broader than the demand for good weather, fresh season. Every year, the village is celebrated on April of the 10th day (according to the 10-day calendar of the Thai people, including: soup, new, marmalade, precious, April 17th.

According to the Thai tradition, April is the time of winter rice crop (previously only one rice crop, depending heavily on rain water), early summer, sunny so many people celebrate the ceremony. to pray for rain. Preparing for the festival, the people elected representatives are the successors of the first family to explore, build village. The representative invited the master about the offerings. Early in the morning, at the two entrance and exit of the village people set up two bamboo gate, sent strict watchers not to guests in the village during the ceremony. At 8 o'clock in the morning, the monk began worshiping under the old tree in the village. The presentation consists of a pig head (black pigs), two chickens, an egg, rice bowl, incense sticks, candles. Mo teacher took a bunch of paddy rice, a fish toss, a hammer on the table and then read the mo (praying) bridge for good weather, bumper harvest, chasing unclean spirit, bring health, Life is warm for everyone. After that, the teacher took a piece of bamboo, add a pair and then bounce. When two pieces of bamboo fall down if one is tilted (a tilted one) it is a good omen - the prayer was accepted by Giàng. The ceremony lasts about 30 minutes, then the ceremony will invite the teacher, Para (the representative of the people in the village, equivalent to the priest). At the ceremony, the representative brought the gift home, take a general wine should invite the teacher and his relatives to eat together happily. The publication is usually accompanied by drum beats, throws, mummies. Men and women divide the two sides, who throw in the circle on top of a bamboo plant in the middle of the yard will be rewarded with a cup of wine. After the ceremony, farmers in the plow plowed plow, plating, start a new rice crop. Ban is a tradition that preserves the traditional culture of the Thai people, unfortunately that tradition is gradually lost. This is a cultural custom that should be kept for the rest of the world.