Bat Trang Pottery Village

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Bat Trang is an ancient village located on the Red River. Since ancient times, people here have lived and developed by making pottery. Thanks to the technique of creating glaze and precise kiln techniques along with the “soul” breathed into the work, the artisans here have skillfully created a special type of ceramic product with harmonious composition and elegant colors that represent human sophistication. Coming to Bat Trang ancient village, visitors will be able to admire the ancient architectural works and experience a peaceful life in the countryside: Van Van ancient house, Bat Trang communal house. Most tourists when coming to Bat Trang pottery village want to make their own unique ceramic products.

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Van Phuc Silk Village, Ha Dong

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Ha Dong Silk or Van Phuc Silk Village is only about 10 km from the center of Hanoi. Van Phuc Silk is a hand-woven product made from silk, durable, beautiful, and extremely rich in color and design. In recent years, Van Phuc silk village has developed and become one of the most popular tourist destinations in Hanoi. Visitors coming here will be able to visit the weaving workshop and learn about the process of creating soft silk, from stages such as silk sewing, fiber sizing, weaving to dyeing… Each stage must be carried out step by step quite elaborately to produce the highest quality products, making Ha Dong silk famous throughout the country.

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Thach Xa Bamboo Dragonfly and Butterfly Village

The village is located at the foot of Tay Phuong mountain where Tay Phuong pagoda is located in Thach Xa commune, Thach That district, Hanoi. The main products are colorful dragonflies and butterflies made of bamboo and beautifully painted. The special thing is that the dragonflies and butterflies can stand on their beaks.

Chang Son fan village

Chang Son fans (Thach Xa) have been around for 200 years. The French brought Chang Son fans to Paris for exhibition in the 19th century. In the entire Chang Son commune of nearly 10,000 people, there are 3,000 people making fans, producing nearly a hundred thousand of all kinds of fans every day: paper fans, bamboo fans, silk fans, picture fans…

Chuong conical hat village

The village belongs to Phuong Trung commune, Thanh Oai district, Hanoi. In the past, Chuong village produced many types of hats for many classes for girls, for boys and noble men. Chuong village conical hat market meets 6 times a month and on even days of the month, the 4th, 10th, 14th, 20th, 24th and 30th of the lunar month. The market opens very early from 6am to about 8am. The market only sells hats and materials for making hats. But it is not necessary to go to the market on the right day, you can come on a weekday to see hat making and buy hats.

Phu Vinh bamboo and rattan weaving village

With a long-standing tradition, Phu Vinh bamboo and rattan weaving village in Phu Nghia commune, Chuong My district is increasingly attracting many tourists to visit and experience. The bamboo and rattan products of the villagers are mainly baskets, trays, trays, sieves, bags, boxes… utensils for daily life. In addition, according to the needs of life, the village also makes rattan and bamboo products such as decorative objects, lampshades, curtains, portraits, landscapes, horizontal lacquered boards, parallel sentences…

Dao Thuc water puppet village

The water puppetry troupe of Dao Thuc village, Thuy Lam commune, Dong Anh district, Hanoi, is known as a place that preserves traditional cultural capital, the folk art of water puppetry, which has existed for nearly 300 years. When performing, there is a water pavilion – using water to make the puppets move, using water to hide the mechanism and controls, this is a wonderful creation of folk artists. Water makes the puppets lively and fresh. The guild leader, actors control the puppets, musicians play the lute, flute, two-stringed fiddle, drum, cymbal, horn and… along with the singers. The singers can sing melodies of Cheo, Tuong, folk songs, Hat Van, Hat Xam…

In addition, Quat Dong embroidery village (Thuong Tin), Canh Hoach birdcage village (Thanh Oai), Dinh Cong jewelry village, Ngu Xa bronze casting village, Tay Tuu flower village, Nhat Tan peach village, Tu Lien kumquat village… are also attractive traditional craft villages that attract tourists, creating a unique cultural feature, a type of experiential tourism for visitors when coming to the capital.