Old Hoi An craft villages should visit

Thanh Ha Pottery Village Hoi an

• Address: Pham Phan Street, Thanh Ha Ward, City. Hoi An, Quang Nam Province
• Reference opening hours: 8:30am - 5:30pm

It has been more than 500 years since Thanh Ha Pottery Village first appeared in Hoi An. The production technique of Thanh Ha's pottery hamlet is entirely by hand. Thanh Ha has the rural, serene beauty of a Vietnamese village and is situated on the lyrical Thu Bon River.

When you visit the Thanh Ha pottery hamlet, you may observe the talented craftspeople's deft ceramic polishing methods firsthand. You have the chance to design your own ceramic pieces with this possibility. The "miniature Vietnamese ceramic world" is a terracotta park with a footprint of around 6,000 square meters that is located in Thanh Ha.

Just 3 km west of the Old Town on the Thu Bon, in the 16th-century village of Thanh Ha, pottery is still made the old-fashioned way. Many homes in this area still use a foot-powered potter's wheel and locally sourced clay to create pottery by hand.

The Museum of Trading Ceramics, right by the covered Japanese Bridge, showcases ceramics from various cultures, including pottery from China, Japan, and the Middle East that was found in and around Hoi An as well as Vietnamese wares that traveled as far as Egypt.

Hoi An Silk Village

• Address: 28 Nguyen Tat Thanh Street, Cam Pho Ward, City. Hoi An, Quang Nam Province
• Reference opening hours: 8am - 9pm
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One of Quang Nam's traditional craft villages is Hoi An Silk Village. The art of ancient silk weaving and nursery craft is displayed, preserved, and replicated here. When you visit the silk village, you'll discover how the "sea silk road" came to be in the 17th century.

A collection of 100 endearing Ao Dai and 54 distinct traditional Vietnamese garments are held by this Hoi An craft community. There is also a more than 10-meter-tall, ancient mulberry tree from the Cham Pa era, whose leaves have an odd bird's foot shape. Avoid missing the silk product showroom and discover how to tell the difference between genuine and imitation Hoi An silk.

The silk-making industry has mainly shifted overseas, yet there is no shortage of silks in Hoi An's hundreds of tailor shops. However, the Hoi An Silk Village still allows you to view the entire fascinating process, from worm to textile.

Kim Bong Carpentry Village

• Address: Nong Thon Street, Trung Ha, Cam Kim Commune, City. Hoi An
• Reference opening hours: 07:00 - 17:00

The 500-year-old Kim Bong carpentry village first appeared in the 15th century and reached its height of prosperity in the 17th and 18th centuries. 

Alongside Hoi An's growth, Kim Bong Carpentry Village produced ever-increasing numbers of wooden pagodas, temples, boats, and architectural structures to satisfy the needs of early traders.

The tourism industry in Hoi An is currently receiving a lot of attention and drawing a lot of local and international visitors, therefore the craftspeople in Kim Bong carpentry village are also producing more handcraft items. while taking part in the preservation of historical artifacts and traditional old-town architecture.

Tra Que Vegetable Village

• Address: Tra Que village, Cam Ha, City. Hoi An
• Reference price: 35,000 – 120,000 VND/pax

The first known Hoi An old town craft village is Tra Que Vegetable Village. The area is incredibly fertile due to its location between the De Vong River and the seaweed lagoon, which favors human cultivation. Because they are fed seaweed, the vegetables in Tra Que are better and more fresh than those in other places, giving the vegetable village there a name for itself. 

The experience that you should participate in when coming to Tra Que vegetable village is to sign up for a vegetable growing tour with the people, experience the process of planting and taking care of the vegetable garden like a true farmer.

Lantern making - Hoi An traditional craft village

oi An lantern making is one of the 9 typical craft villages in Vietnam. Hoi An lantern making village has existed for more than 400 years. Colorful lanterns are typical symbols of Hoi An ancient town.

Hoi An stands out for its old town with colorful lanterns at night. The lanterns are the cultural connection between Vietnam - China - Japan of the trading port of Hoi An 400 years ago. Locals claim that Cantonese, Chaozhou, and Fujian residents brought lanterns to Hoi An to display in front of their homes as a symbol of their love for their native countries. To enhance Hoi An's reputation, craft villages there gradually established lantern manufacturers. Making lanterns will be a highly engaging experience for visitors.

You may see how a lovely and eye-catching lantern is made by visiting the Hoi An lantern craft villages. The procedures are quite intricate and thorough. The stage for choosing materials to make lanterns is also quite strict: bamboo must be fresh old bamboo soaked for 10 days with salt water and then dried, beveled, cloth wrapped is silk fabric, rubbing cloth and colourful.