Crafts · 5 min read
Ma Chau Silk Village, Duy Xuyen: History, Revival, Visit
Ma Chau silk village in Duy Xuyen, Quang Nam: mulberry, silkworms and weaving, the decline and the revival, and what to know before you visit.
Crafts
Craft villages of Quang Nam–Da Nang
Carpentry, pottery and stone-carving villages and the people who keep them going.
Crafts · 5 min read
Phuoc Kieu Bronze Village: Gongs, Bells, Heritage
Phuoc Kieu bronze-casting village in Dien Ban: its long story, the unsettled founder, how gongs are cast for the Central Highlands, and how to visit.
Crafts · 4 min read
Tra Que Vegetable Village, Hoi An: Seaweed, Herbs and Visits
Tra Que vegetable village near Hoi An: how seaweed feeds the beds, which herbs grow, its heritage titles, and the farming and cooking visits.
Crafts · 10 min read
Kim Bong Carpentry Village, Hoi An: History, Guilds, Visit
Kim Bong, the carpenters' village across the river from Hoi An: where it came from, its guilds, boat building, the ancestor ceremony and how to visit.
Crafts · 5 min read
Non Nuoc Stone Village, Da Nang: History, Stone and Craft
Non Nuoc stone-carving village under the Marble Mountains: Thanh Hoa carvers, an old stele, court stone workers, the quarry ban and the craft.
Crafts · 6 min read
Thanh Ha Pottery Village, Hoi An: History, Clay and Kilns
Thanh Ha pottery village on the Thu Bon River: Thanh Hoa founders, brown clay, wood kilns, the near collapse, the revival and the ancestor festival.