Craft villages around Hanoi

Duong Lam ancient village

The ancient village, located about 50km from the city center, is one of the rare ancient villages that still retains its intact architecture and lifestyle of the ancients. The nostalgic space with banyan trees, water wharf, communal yard, countryside meals, and rough laterite walls makes visitors extremely impressed and want to return.

How to get there: You can take the bus (route 70, 71, 77), taxi, or motorbike to get to Son Tay town, and ask for directions to Duong Lam.

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Bat Trang Pottery Village

This famous pottery village still retains the image of a traditional craft village. This is also where the check-in point is popular with young people - Bat Trang Pottery Museum. There, you will discover how Bat Trang pottery making has changed over the past 500 years. A day exploring Bat Trang, shopping for lovely items and having an unforgettable experience making pottery yourself.

Transportation:

Bus: From Hanoi center, you take the bus to Long Bien and then take route 47 to Bat Trang

Motorbike: Just go along the Red River from Chuong Duong bridge or Vinh Tuy bridge and you can reach the pottery village.

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Ha Dong silk village

Thanks to its thin, soft, airy, colorfast, and wrinkle-free properties, silk is very popular with tourists. Whether winter or summer, visitors can find and buy satisfactory gifts from silk such as scarves, shirts, dresses, bags... In addition to Van Phuc Silk Village (about 10 km from the center of Hanoi), You can also buy silk at stalls on Hang Gai or Dinh Liet streets.

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Thach Xa Bamboo Dragonfly Village

Bamboo dragonfly-making village located in Thach Xa commune, Thach That district. Located right at the foot of Tay Phuong Mountain, this location is also the birthplace of a distinctive dish. Coming to the dragonfly village, before your eyes you will see images of thousands of dragonflies made of bamboo with different sizes and unique colors. After visiting Thach Xa craft village to see the dragonfly making process, remember to visit Tay Phuong Pagoda to visit Buddha and enjoy the scenery.

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Quang Phu Cau incense village

Quang Phu Cau incense village, also known as Cau soap incense village, is about 35km from Hanoi center. Previously, the profession of making incense sticks appeared mainly in Phu Luong Thuong village. The good news spread far and wide, and this profession gradually spread throughout the Dao Tu and Cau Bau villages. When coming to Hanoi's incense village in Quang Phu Cau commune, you will easily see the beauty imprinted with the imprint of a Northern Delta village in the past but still mixed with modernity.  

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