The Hanoitimes - It's essential to explore Hanoi's crafl villages whẹn come to this thousand - year -old city.

The Hanoitimes - It's essential to explore Hanoi's crafl villages whẹn come to this thousand - year -old city.

Bat Trang Pottery Village. 

Bat Trang, traditional porcelain and pottery village with history of seven centuries, is an interesting attraction in Hanoi that tourists should not ignore. Located in an area rich in clay, the village has the advantage of ingredients to create fine ceramics. Visiting Bat Trang, tourists can take a walk or join a buffalo tour for sightseeing and shopping. 

Besides many ceramic stores along the road in the village, tourists should visit Bat Trang Porcelain and Pottery Market where they can directly make pottery products by themselves. Many youngs†ers and foreign tourists are interested in this poftery-making experience, and spend a whole day in †he market to make a gift for family or friends.

Van Phuc Silk Village. 

Van Phuc Silk Village is situated on the banks of Nhue Thi River, Nguyen Trai Road, near Ha Dong city, 8 km southwest of Ha Noi. It takes you only 30 minutes by motorbike to go there from the centre of Hanoi. The village has been much well -known for its traditional sericulture, weaving, and silk products. Tourists coming here are lured by various beautiful shirts, crafts, ties, dresses and many other things made of silk available ỉn the village. Wth is special is that the silk is made by very simple looms, which is the genuinely traditional Vietnamese way of making Silk. 

For centuries, silk has always been considered an extreme luxury, compared with rhinoceros hom, ivory and precious handworks in Vietnam. It has long been a universal byword of luxury, often worn by the richest, most powerful citizens. Today, the fine and lustrous cloth that originates from the cocoon of the silkworm is more affordable for “ordinary” folk. Furthermore, silk is currently enịoying a fashion renaissance, particularly since its many varieties can be made into a wide range of designs suitable for all facets of modern life. With 2000 years of history behind them, the silk weavers of Van Phuc Silk village are still busy weaving dreams.