Folk paintings are a combination of traditional cultural values with ancient artistic methods that have been created through the labour of past generations. There are two types of Vietnamese folk paintings, T..
Bat Trang is an ancient village situated on the northern bank of the Red-river, about eight kilometers from the center of Hanoi with seventy-two white ground hillocks and Chu Dau china of Hai Duong pro..
Fans made of paper, silk, and wood are a cultural feature only found in Asia.
The fans symbolize the grace and reserved character of women, and the
elegance and strength of men. They are also means of showi..
Located next to the ancient quarter of Hoi An, the Thanh Ha ceramic village has been in existence for a long time. The village is famous for its traditional ceramic products. In the 1990s, the village was a d..
The tradition to decorate the ancient town in Hoi An with multi-colored lanterns, which started three centuries ago, is still continued today on the fourteenth night of each lunar mo..
What can make music, hold water and inspire dozens or legends in Vietnam's Central Highlands, the gourd is a godsend.
The mythThe bottle-gourd is among the first plants to have been..
Hat-making village Phu Cam (also Phuoc Vinh) lies on the southern bank of the An Cuu River in the centre of the former imperial capital of Hue. It's a village famous for its traditional way of making conical ..
If you are lucky enough to arrive at Chuong village on market day, you will happen upon a wonderful scene, the village's market ground covered with thousands of conical palm hats, known in Vietnamese as non.
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Van Phuc is situated on the bank of Nhue River, 10km from Hanoi on the southwest motorway. The village is in the centre of Ha Dong Town, Ha Tay Province, and the biggest silk production village in Vietnam. Th..
The village is situated on the side of National Highway Two, about one hour drive from Hanoi to the north.
It is in Binh Xuyen District and according to some historical records; it is about 300 years old. Y..
Bich Chu Village lies on the bank of the Red River running through Vinh Tuong District.
The village is famous for its carpentry works and Bich Chu villagers were seen going to different localities with saws..
Nobody knows when and how the blacksmith trade started in Ly Nhan Village.
Old people told a story of a duke coming to the village for a visit only to find that most the villagers were either drunk or busy ..
Hai Luu Village is in Lap Thach District and the stone carving trade has been established there for several hundred years.
Major products of the village are household stone products including stone rice mort..
Located in the southwest of Hoa Dong commune, Tuy Hoa district.
In this place, there is the famous weaving occupation passed through many generations. Therefore, bamboos have grown in Vinh Ba village since ..
Xom Go village (its former name was Pottery Kiln Village) belongs to the areas of Hoa Quang and Hoa Tri communes, Phu Hoa district.
According to the old people in the village, this is the oldest pottery vill..
Like other villages in Phu Yen, the people in Hoa Da hamlet, An My commune (Tuy An district) mainly live on the rice plants, and also from this abundant material resource, ricepaper-making has long appeared h..
With the material resource of banana fibres and rattans available in the local area, through the hands of skillful workmen in the occupation villages of Vinh Phu, Phu An, An Nien, Dong Phuoc (Hoa An commune, ..
It is not as busy as other traditional craft villages in Hong River delta region. The endurance and quietness have made Do Xuyen become a traditional craft village with unique products.
Nobody know when th..