Traditional craft villages in Quang Nam province, Vietnam

Thanh Ha Pottery Village

If you visit Quang Nam once, you cannot ignore this traditional Thanh Ha Pottery Village. After visiting the quiet and ancient Hoi An ancient town, take some time to visit Thanh Ha pottery village located right next to this famous tourist destination.

Thanh Ha village existed before the Nguyen Dynasty with a history of nearly 500 years. Although there was a time when this ancient craft village fell into recession, but thanks to a number of very dedicated craft groups, it was able to revive a whole traditional craft village to avoid falling into oblivion. Hoi An Ancient Town has been recognized as a "Cultural Heritage" in the world, which has partly raised the name of this traditional craft village to a new height. This is a rather favored destination and is chosen by many domestic and foreign tourists when coming to Quang Nam.

A peaceful little village with a rudimentary craft still remains, creating an undeniable attraction from the rustic, simple exuding from each ceramic product, every house, and every street. The small, zigzag brick road that stretches across the village under the shade of peaceful shady old trees also creates beautiful and unforgettable memories in the hearts of visitors.

Coming here, visitors can also mold their own ceramic works and freely shop for ceramics as souvenirs at very cheap prices, without the "hacking and slashing" phenomenon like in other tourist areas. Thanh Ha Pottery Land Park with an area of ​​​​over 6000m2 opened in 2015 has become the largest ceramic exhibition in the country today. In particular, the annual anniversary of the profession's ancestors on the 10th day of the 7th lunar month every year at Nam Dieu Temple is also held quite solemnly and attracts a large number of tourists, which is an occasion that you should not miss.

Kim Bong carpentry village

Kim Bong craft village was born in the 15th century and entered its heyday in the early 17th century thanks to the opening of a large commodity trading port in Hoi An town. According to the artisans here, this craft village was built from the ancestors who migrated from the Northern Delta and Thanh Nghe Tinh to the Central region to reclaim the land in the current territory of Hoi An city. .

Visitors who want to visit Kim Bong carpentry village have to travel by boat with a very cheap river crossing fee. The first impression of visitors is the peace, quiet and very mellow that this riverside craft village brings. Most of the households here do carpentry and have a carpentry workshop in their house. Here, you have the opportunity to see firsthand the process of creating delicate works of art made from wood. Visitors can freely shop for some wooden items as gifts such as bracelets, jewelry boxes, combs, Buddha statues... at quite affordable prices.

Note that there are also some households that specialize in selling to foreign tourists, so the price is a bit more expensive than usual. This is one of the most famous craft villages in the Central region that you should not miss when choosing to travel here.

Hoi An Lantern Village

Hoi An is a small town located on the wild and beautiful Thu Bon River. Hoi An is famous with friends all over the world not only because of its ancient, profound and heart-fluttering beauty, but also by the very typical "specialty" of this ancient town - lanterns.

Located right in the ancient town of Hoi An is the famous Hoi An lantern village with many households producing lanterns by their own hands and selling them in a variety of ways. The craft of making lanterns here has existed for more than 400 years, starting from the early 16th century. Visitors can freely buy a bright or elegant lantern as a souvenir or decorate their home with it. quite affordable price.

There are quite a number of artisans in the lantern village and the skills in the craft are still preserved and handed down to a large number of craft lovers who want to learn. Walking along the river in the center of the old town, the colorful shimmering lights emanating from the lanterns will surely make you flutter. The lanterns not only bring a brilliant and fanciful appearance to the night of the town, but also spread the ancient beauty and national cultural identity of Vietnam to friends from all over the world. If you have the opportunity to visit Quang Nam, do not miss this famous traditional craft village.

Zara brocade weaving village

Zara brocade weaving village is located in Thach My town, Nam Giang district, Quang Nam province. This is a long-standing traditional craft village of the Ca Tu ethnic group living in this locality. The craft village now receives a lot of attention and help from many sources, so it has developed a lot more than before, creating favorable conditions and opportunities for ethnic minorities to have jobs, while preserving the characteristics of traditional craft villages. traditions of national culture.

Recently woven products with significantly improved quality have attracted a lot of attention from both domestic and foreign tourists. The development direction of Zara's brocade weaving village is to both preserve the weaving profession and turn it into a path of tourism development to create opportunities for the village to become increasingly famous. Every year, the cooperative of Zara weaving village supplies the market with more than 300 textile products of all kinds and has created the brand name of Ca Tu weaving village in the market.

Visitors here will be fascinated by the simple traditional loom and the skillful hands of the women who quickly weave colorful threads to create eye-catching finished products. Come visit this place to learn about the special weaving village of ethnic minorities in Quang Nam province if you have the opportunity to travel here.

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