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| Bat Trang Pottery Village in Hanoi |
History of Bat Trang Pottery Village
Located in an area rich in clay, 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.
In the18th and 19th century, due to restricting
foreign trade policy of Trinh, Nguyen dynasty, it was difficult for
pottery products in Vietnam to be exported to foreign countries, and
some famous pottery making villages like Bat Trang, or Chu Dau ( Hai
Duong province) went through a hard time. 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 in Bat Trang Pottery Village
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.
Activity in Bat Trang Pottery Village
Visiting Bat Trang, tourists can take a walk or join a buffalo 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
youngsters and 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.
Location of Bat Trang Pottery Village
Bat Trang belongs to Gia lam district of Hanoi. You can catch the bus 47 (Long Bien- Bat Trang) that stop just a few steps from Dong Xuan market
with the end terminal in Bat Trang. The bus runs every 20 minutes. You
can also ride a motorbike from the center of Hanoi to Bat Trang ( 20
minutes) – rent one or ask a Xe Om to take you there!
- Vietnam Travel Guide
- http://www.vietnamphoenixtour.com
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