VietNamNet – Shopping at trade villages attracts travelers who can see and buy products directly from the makers.
Van Phuc village is in Ha Dong Town, Ha Tay Province, 10km from Hanoi. It is the oldest and most famous silk village in Vietnam, with products maintaining their popularity in national and international markets for hundreds of years. In the past, Van Phuc silk was used in costumes for the King and his family and senior officials. Now, Van Phuc silk is accessible to anyone who comes Hanoi, including fashion designers, who recently honoured Van Phuc silk on the catwalk.
Right at the gate to Van Phuc village, travelers will see a number of silk shops, where they can choose any kind or colour they want. Further inside the village, travelers can enjoy an ancient view of a northern Vietnamese village, with communal house and well, lotus pond, ancient banian tree, and a market…all alongside modern houses.
Van Phuc silk is divided into various grades and designs, but all is cheap, at around VND15,000 – 50,000 or $1 – 3.20/per meter). The most beloved silk is handmade on the loom. Travelers usually find their way to the shop of Trieu Van Mao, an old silk maker, who sells various silk products. Afterwards, many visitors like to see his factory of 20 looms right next door to the shop. Most working stages are presented at Trieu’s factory: from spinning, and gluing, through to weaving and finishing of the silk wares.
Like Van Phuc silk, Bat Trang pottery is another famous handmade Vietnamese product made in Bat Trang village on the Red River, 13 kilometers south east of Hanoi. In families’ “showrooms”, travelers can see products transmitted among generations in families, such as artisan Le Van Tam. Visitors can buy anything at the markets right at the factory door. Bat Trang’s products are also transported to national markets.
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1,000 years of ceramics on display in Vietnam metro
An exhibition in Ho Chi Minh City is showcasing 260 Vietnamese ceramics made over a 1,000-year period.
The artifacts at the “1,000 Years of Vietnamese Ceramics” exhibition were made during the Ly, Tran, the Later Le, Mac, Le Trung Hung (the restored Le), and Nguyen dynasties. The works include bowls, ewers, vases, dishes, jars, statutes, incense burners. Each is described thoroughly on placards accompanying the exhibits.
The period of the Ly and Tran dynasties from the 11th to 14th century, was known as the golden era for Vietnamese ceramics as production expanded and access to new materials allowed for more diversified art.
Buddhist decorations featuring lotuses and fairies exemplify the characteristics of the Ly Dynasty ceramics on show. This period was also famous for jade-glazed bowls and tea pots, and other glazed ceramics.
The Le, the Mac and Le Trung Hung dynasties from 15th to 18th century saw the development of white-and-blue glazed ceramic and crockery, with big jars, vases, small bowls and incense burners becoming particularly popular.
This was the first period when the names of craftsmen and their ceramic facilities appeared on Vietnamese ceramic works. Many professional ceramic centers were then established for export including the Hop Le, Bat Trang and Tho Ha handicraft villages. Bat Trang is currently Vietnam’s most famous ceramic producing area.
During the Nguyen Dynasty, the last feudal lords to rule Vietnam in the 19th and 20th century, ceramics developed strongly in southern region, with Saigon (now Ho Chi Minh City) Lai Thieu in Binh Duong Province and Bien Hoa in Dong Nai Province emerging as major craft centers.
The exhibition aims to celebrate the 1,000th anniversary of Hanoi (1010-2010). The special exhibition, which opened on May 28, will remain open to public at the HCMC Museum at 65 Ly Tu Trong Street, District 1 until December 28, 2010.
