TOPIC 1: BAT TRANG POTTERY VILLAGE

History (lịch sử hình thành)

Located in Ha Noi, the village has advantage of ingredients to create fine
ceramics. Moreover, lying besides the Red river, between Thang Long and
Pho Hien, two ancient trade centers in the north of Vietnam during 15th-
17th century, Bat Trang’s ceramics were favorite products not only in
domestic market, but also foreign ones thanks to Japan, Chinese and
Western trading boats that passed by.

Since 1986, thanks to economic reforms and development, more attention

has been vested in the village and the world gets a chance to know more
about Vietnamese porcelain through many high quality exported Bat
Trang’s ceramic products.
Products (sản phẩm)
Bat Trang ceramics are produced for daily household use (bow, cup,
plates, pot, bottle…), worshipping, or decoration purposes. Nowadays, the
pottery artists bring into ceramics many innovations in production
techniques, and creativity in products’ features, hence many new products
have been born, and even daily household items may have the beauty like
decoration ones.

Things To Do (Những việc có thể làm)

Visiting Bat Trang, tourists can take a walk or join a 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 foreign tourists are
interested in in this pottery- making experience, and spend a whole day in
the market to make a gift for family or friends.
 TOPIC 2: CHAU GIANG WEAVE VILLAGE
History (lịch sử hình thành)
Chau Giang Brocade is a perfect combination between traditional and
modern specialties that today has found its' own name in the domestic
market, and many customers abroad.

Located in Tan Chau District, An Giang Province, Chau Giang Village has
been well-known with brocade weaving in recent years. Chau Giang
Brocade has not only traditional beauty of brocade but also unique in
producing Cham ethnic minority specialty varies with a number of patterns,
mostly known are: xarong.

Traditionally, the local girls from age 12 will be taught to weave brocade.
And from that women will be responsible for weaving, sewing clothes,
scarves, hats ... for their whole families.

In the past, most  people in Chau Phong lived on weaving. Nowadays, not

many people follow the traditional craft; however, brocade products, such
as sarongs, shirts, bags, and scarfs, are still manually weaved featuring
subtle and artistic patterns.
All the products are made from natural materials, including skins and latex
of trees, making bright and colour-fast colours that cannot be mistaken for
brocade products from other localities.

Products (sản phẩm)

In the past, brocade was made of silk but now cotton is the most popular
material due to a reasonable price. Natural colors from leaves, fruits, and
tree bark are used to dye (nhuộm) fabrics. All the dyeing process (still a
family secret that we do not know exactly) is made by hand to make sure
that the quality can be controlled and colors can remain unchanged and
bright. After that, fabrics are woven by loom.

Nowadays, modern clothing companies give many choices of styles,

designs, and colors to consumers. People seem to get lost in fashion
choice because there are so many of them in the market. In contrast,
brocade fabric with its color and beautiful patterns brings a fresh feeling
and adds a flair of elegance to any outfit or even home accessory. Most of
the products are also durable, which means you can use them for a long
time without color degradation.

Things To Do (Những việc có thể làm)

Tourists can take a walk or join a tour for sightseeing and shopping. In
addition, buying a piece of brocade is an effective way to conserve the
Cham cloth handicraft.

Thanks to that, Cham people have a bright future to develop their ancestor
legacy and pass it to the next generation.