Quan Ganh Village is famous for its traditional cake called "Banh day", a delicious treat of glutinous rice cand green beans wrapped in banana leaves. Almost all people who pass this area stop to buy some couples of “bánh dày” as souvenirs for their beloved or simply as their lunch, a famous specialty of Ha Tay land. This…
Dinh Yen Mat craft village is located around 33 kms from Sa Dec Town of Dong Thap province. This is an attractive destination for Vietnam travel. The village which is by the side of Hau River, has been famous for its traditional mat-making craft which has existed for nearly 100 years. About Vietnam travel - Visitors to Sa Dec Town…
Being well-known for beautiful sedge mat for centuries, Nga Son (Thanh Hoa, Vietnam) is always bustling in harvest season: the animation of the local residents together to harvest sedge and the exciting images of sedge drying a lot from the fields to the yards of each family. Most Vietnamese know well the idiom, “Nga Son mats, Bat Trang…
Vinh Long ceramics are popular not only due to their elegant shapes but also by their distinguished color of pink that makes them different from other ceramics of other regions How to visit there for tourists in Vietnam travel? Two kilometers from downtown after crossing Thieng Duc Bridge on National 31 along Co Chien River, in the distance, you…
Everytime when Mid-Autumn coming up, Bao Dap traditional village in Nam Dinh province is busy again with their trade of making star-shaped lanterns While many toy making traditional craft villages in Vietnam have no longer produced toys, artisans in Bao Dap village in Nam Dinh province still preserve their trade: making star-shaped lanterns.
Ninh Binh beautifies Vietnam not only with potential tourist attractions but also with stone carving
Craftsmen in Ninh Van commune work hard to create stone products with skilfull hands to beautify the country. In the past, stone carving was only practised in a few households in Ninh Van commune, Hoa Lu district in the northern province of Ninh Binh, and they mainly produced items made of blue stone which were sold only in the…
Those who visit Thach That District will never forget the images of houses, village gates, wells and walls built with laterite bricks with a dark yellow colour. These bricks are rough and lumpy but they create a rustic beauty suitable to the countryside scene. For hundreds of years, people in Thach That District, Hanoi have been digging laterite…
Although it has not developed as many different craff villages yet but brocade weaving occupation had become the traditional village baring the deep cultural characteristics of Cotu ethnic. Brocade Weaving has a long life in Vietnam, is a cutltural characteristics of ethnic minorities as E De, M'Nong, Gia Rai, H'mong... The most excellent products belongs to Cotu ethnic.…
With more than 400 year-old history, Phuoc Kieu Bronze casting village (Dien Phuong commune, Dien Ban district) is one of the oldest village of Quang Nam province. Phuoc Kieu is located on the national highway 1A, about 25km to the north of Da Nang, 40km to the south of Tam Ky city. Remarkably, the village lies between two…
Coming to Doi Tam, visitors will see big drums placed in front of each house in the village and hear the sound of planers and saws from every house. Drum viet nam, Doi Tam village is very famous for its drum-making techniques. The village is located at the foot of Doi Mountain in Doi Son commune, Duy Tien…
Besides martial tradition, An Thai (Nhon Phuc - An Nhon) is also famous of a special noodle that is song than (song thằn) vermicelli. People call this noodle “song than” because they always make two noodle threads at the same time. Many people differently call it “song thần”. Song than vermicelli (made into separate 30cm-wide square pieces, dried)…
Tan Chau silk has its fame because of the softness, toughness, long-wearing and high absorbability of natural silk material. All clothes made from Tan Chau silk bring to people comfort, coolness in summer, warmness in winter. Tan Chau silk is deserved to be called “Queen” of silk. Not only for legends and remains, Tan Chau silk village in…
The more blazing the sunshine is, the purer the salt is and… the saltier the sweat dropping on the makers’ bony shoulders is. Phu Yen has three craft villages that have made salt for more than 300 years: Trung Trinh, Le Uyen, Tuyet Diem (Song Cau district). Previously, Tuyet Diem salt was called Cu Mong salt by the salt…
Dong Xam silver engraving village belongs to Hong Thai commune, Kien Xuong district, Thai Binh province. It is famous for sophisticated and high-artistic-valued product. Dong Xam village situates in the east of Kien Xuong district, belongs to Hong Thai commune. The silver engraving career in Dong Xam appeared in XVII century that means it has existed for about…
Most Vietnamese people wear new clothes to celebrate Tet, or the Lunar new year, in order to promote a fresh beginning to the year. Although Western-style outfits are more convenient for daily chores, the traditional tunic, or ao dai, reappears each Tet. These tunics add to the festival’s formal atmosphere. Most Vietnamese people wear new clothes to celebrate…
