Thanh Ha Ceramic Village in Hoi An Ancient Town

Published:  09:58 Wednesday - December 07, 2011

Thanh Ha Ceramic Village in Hoi An Ancient Town

Located within the city, just 3km south of Hoi An in central Quang Nam province, the Thanh Ha ceramic village has existed for more than 500 years, and has well upheld its traditional craft of making ceramics. Visiting this ceramic village, tourists in Vietnam travel can see ceramic making process.

In the 15th century, artisans from Thanh Hoa province settled in Hoi An and established the village. They practiced their traditional craft and handed it down to the present-day potters. In the 16th and 17th centuries, the craft flourished together with the rapid development of Hoi An, providing ceramic products to the whole central region.

Thanh Ha ceramics and other crafts, such as Kim Bong wood making, Cam Kim mat making and Tra Que vegetable growing, have contributed to the creation of a series of craft villages around Hoi An city.

Ceramic products of different shapes and sizes are produced in Thanh Ha, including pots, bowls, vases, cups, jars, bricks, tiles, and other things of artistic value.

Currently, about 20 local households are engaged in making ceramics, which are renowned for their unique features, distinctive characteristics, and special colors as they are manually made and burned in kilns.

If you are foreign tourists and joining tours in Vietnam and Hoi An is also one of your destinations in Vietnam, you should once visit the ancient ceramic village of Thanh Ha within Hoi An city. Here, you will have interesting experiences for sure.

Especially, you can buy some ceramic products as the gifts to your friends and your relatives.

Now, take time to admire some beautiful photos of Thanh Ha ceramic village:

Thanh Ha Ceramic Village in Hoi An Ancient Town

A corner of ceramic craft village

Thanh Ha Ceramic Village in Hoi An Ancient Town

An ancient temple in Thanh Ha village

Thanh Ha Ceramic Village in Hoi An Ancient Town

Making ceramic products in a traditional way

Thanh Ha Ceramic Village in Hoi An Ancient Town

Heating ceramics

Thanh Ha Ceramic Village in Hoi An Ancient Town

Preparing raw materials

Thanh Ha Ceramic Village in Hoi An Ancient Town

Working in pairs

Thanh Ha Ceramic Village in Hoi An Ancient Town

Shaping ceramic products

Thanh Ha Ceramic Village in Hoi An Ancient Town

Traditional ceramic products

Thanh Ha Ceramic Village in Hoi An Ancient Town

Decorating pottery products

Thanh Ha Ceramic Village in Hoi An Ancient Town

New designs

Thanh Ha Ceramic Village in Hoi An Ancient Town

Cau (Bridge) Pagoda

Thanh Ha Ceramic Village in Hoi An Ancient Town

Sculpturing with a flourish

Thanh Ha Ceramic Village in Hoi An Ancient Town

Thanh Ha Ceramic Village in Hoi An Ancient Town

Thanh Ha Ceramic Village in Hoi An Ancient Town

Thanh Ha Ceramic Village in Hoi An Ancient Town

A good try by tourists

Thanh Ha Ceramic Village in Hoi An Ancient Town

 

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