A small village in “the promise land of handicraft products”, Thuy Ung village, belonging to Hoa Binh commune, Thuong Tin district, Hanoi, has been known as horn carving village for a long time. The career has been handed-down from generations to generations in the village. Time has gone, but products of Thuy Ung have been favored by domestic and foreign markets for its the abundance, the sophistication and high-quality.
To make a horn comb, workers must carry a number of stages. Each stage requires the workers to be very skillful, careful and meticulous. The making process is difficult because all horn combs are completely different from each other and workers must depend on their horns to produce. The material is imported from other countries such as Laos, Cambodia and other countries in Africa.
Visit the village to have a closer look at the process of making products from horns with diverse designs ad styles. Products appear in many shops and entertainment centers over the country, especially in Hanoi such as Vincom, Trang Tien Plaza, Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, Ngoc Son temple, Van Mieu Quoc Tu Giam ...
