The craft village that earns living by hammering in the capital
Despite the rapid pace of urbanization, craftsmen in the outskirt district of Hanoi are still striving to preserve their hundred-year-old traditional trade.
14:47, 2021/10/27
Thuong Mao Carpentry Village busy in peak season
After the social distancing orders eased, the sounds of wood chiseling and carving resound again through Thuong Mao Carpentry Village, about nearly 20 km from the Hanoi’s center.
16:13, 2021/10/12
Hanoi’s young rice making village enters a new season
After nearly two months of standstill due to the Covid-19 pandemic, villagers from Me Tri trade village are returning to their traditional job of making com or young glutinous rice as Covid-19 restrictions have been eased.
22:11, 2021/08/21
Kieu Ky gilding craft revives thanks to artisans’ creativity
The gilding traditional craft village has resorted to innovation to make the traditional trade thrive.