Craft Villages in Vietnam

The legend of wood carving in My Xuyen

The village of My Xuyen has more than 700 woodcarvers whose passion for their craft has been introduced to all regions of Vietnam and exported throughout the world. The carving style of this riverside village is the melding of an ageless inheritance of the quintessential combined with the modern world. Woodcarvers here have successfully united traditional culture and art with the unique architecture of Hue.

Beautiful textiles in Hoa Tien village

Please visit Quy Chau – an old land of Phu Quy cultural belt where ancient Viet’s people lived thousand years ago – a place of natural favors such as immense forest and mountain along Hieu poetic river, mysterious caves, and numerous famous dazzling white waterfalls such as Tham Bua, Tham Om, Tat ngoi, Thac Dua,…. and also a place of weaver’s shuttle’s melody day by day

Da Sy Forging Village

Today’s Da Sy’s knives and choppers are still renowned for being hard wearing and able to retain a hard and sharp cutting edge. Although mass produced factory tools have flooded the market in recent decades, Da Sy people are full of confidence about their products and their future. Moreover, the designs of the hand-made village products are much more varied and individualistic.

Silver-plaited village in the Red Delta River

Legend has it that 300 years ago, there was an artist named Nguyen Kim Lau, who had used his boat to travel downstream on Tra Ly River to earn his living. It was him who transferred his silver carving skills to local people in Dong Xuan village. Through the ups and downs, silver carving has been maintained and boomingly developed. After he died, Dong Xam Temple was built

Pottery village in Vinh Long

Two kilometers from downtown after crossing Thieng Duc Bridge on National 31 along Co Chien River, in the distance, you will see heaving kilns with white smoke emitting into the sky. That is the kingdom of red ceramics. The famous pottery craft village which has been in operation for 20 years along the Co Chien River from Vinh Long City, Long Ho District to Mang Thit District. Vinh Long ceramics are popular not only