Category Archives: Traditional Craft Villages

Hanoi is the home to a huge number of craft villages, each with their own traditional art practice: pottery, mother of pearl inlay, conical hat, embroidery and rattan, bronze casting, silk and many others. Hanoi traditional craft villages, with age-old cultural values and techniques that have been handed down from generation to generation, represent the cradle of skilled crafts, folk arts and traditional festivals in Vietnam.

Yen Nhan - Ban Soybean Paste Village
Yen Nhan - Ban Soybean Paste Village

In the trips around Hanoi, if visitors have the opportunity to visit the villages of [...]

06
Oct
Dao Xa Traditional Musical Instruments Making Village
Dao Xa Traditional Musical Instruments Making Village

Take one and a half hours by motorbike, zigzag through winding roads and lush green [...]

04
Jan
Ha Mo Embroidery Village
Ha Mo Embroidery Village

The densely populated village of Ha Mo, Dan Phuong district, Hanoi is proud of its [...]

04
Jan
Yen Thai paper products called Do
Yen Thai Do Paper Making Village

Nestled near the West Lake, in the north west of Hanoi, Yen Thai or so-called [...]

28
Dec
Thiet Ung wooden products
Thiet Ung Wood-engraving Village

Belongs to the suburb district of Dong Anh, Hanoi, Thiet Ung village, Thien Ung village [...]

28
Dec
Tranh Khuc - Square Sticky Rice Cake (Banh Trung) Making Village
Tranh Khuc - Square Sticky Rice Cake (Banh Trung) Making Village

Annually, before Tet Holiday, Tranh Khuc, located in the outskirt of Hanoi, in Duyen Ha [...]

28
Dec
La Khe Silk Weaving Village
La Khe Silk Weaving Village

Having existed since 18th century, achieved the high level of sophistication and prestige in domestic [...]

28
Dec
Thach Xa - Bamboo Dragonfly-Making Village
Thach Xa - Bamboo Dragonfly-Making Village

Nestled at the foot of the mountain where the temple of Tay Phuong is situated, [...]

23
Dec
Traditional water puppets
Dao Thuc - Water Puppet Village

Having preserved and developed the traditional art form – water puppet for hundred years, artisans [...]

23
Dec
Com - Green Sticky Rice
Vong Green Sticky Rice Village

Be right in the center of Hanoi, belongs to Dich Vong ward, Cau Giay district, [...]

23
Dec
Yen Phu Incense Village
Yen Phu Incense Village

One of traditional craft villages of Thang Long citadel, right at the center of Hanoi, [...]

23
Dec
Ly Nhan Forging Village
Ly Nhan Forging Village

Belongs to Vinh Tuong district, in the southwest of Vinh Phuc province, takes one and [...]

21
Dec
An artisan teaching his students, Bich Chu Carpentry Village
Bich Chu Carpentry Village

Situated by the side of Red river of An Tuong town – Vinh Tuong district [...]

21
Dec
Huong Canh Pottery Village
Huong Canh Pottery Village

Being one famous village in a good selection of traditional handicraft villages in Vinh Phuc [...]

21
Dec
Thuy Ung Horn Sculpture-Oyster-Encrusting Village
Thuy Ung Horn Sculpture-Oyster-Encrusting Village

A small village in “the promise land of handicraft products”, Thuy Ung village, belonging to [...]

07
Dec
Da Sy Forging Village
Da Sy Forging Village

Nestled in Kien Hung Commune, Ha Dong Town, Hanoi, the small, but prestigious village - [...]

07
Dec
Craftmen sculpturing wooden products
Van Diem Carpentry Village

A small village in the suburb of Hanoi, 20 km South from Hanoi center, Van [...]

07
Dec
Boi Khe Bamboo and Rattan Village, Ung Hoa Dist., Hanoi
Boi Khe Bamboo and Rattan Village

Lies on the highway 1A, just about 50 km from Hanoi center, belongs to Chuyen [...]

07
Dec
Du Du Sculpture Village
Du Du Sculpture Village

Du Du charmingly lies in a tranquil village, belonging to Thanh Oai district, 30km from [...]

24
Nov
Le Mat Snake Village
November 24, 2015

About 7 km Northeast of Hanoi, located in Viet Hung Ward, Long Bien District, Le [...]