Hanoi is the cradle and convergence of many craft villages, and is renowned as the land of hundreds of crafts. In this article, JAVICO will help you discover the number of craft villages and traditional craft villages in Hanoi.
How many craft villages and traditional craft villages are there in Hanoi?
According to statistics from the Hanoi Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, the city is currently home to 1,350 craft and vocational villages. Of these, 268 have been officially recognized as craft villages, and 59 have been officially recognized as traditional craft villages. Thus, Hanoi has 327 officially recognized craft and traditional craft villages in total, accounting for nearly one-third of the total in Vietnam.
Hanoi’s craft and traditional craft villages are currently classified into 6 categories:
- Processing and preserving agricultural, forestry and aquatic products: 70 villages
- Producing handicraft products: 22 villages
- Handling and processing raw materials for rural production and trade: 16 villages
- Producing wooden furniture, rattan, ceramics, glass, textiles, yarn, embroidery, wickerwork, and small mechanics: 200 villages
- Producing and trading of ornamental creatures: 14 villages
- Providing services for rural residents’ production and life: 5 villages
Hanoi is home to many craft and traditional craft villages in different categories. (Photo from the Internet)
List of craft villages in Hanoi
Here are some of the most famous craft and traditional craft villages in Hanoi:
- Trach Xa – Áo dài making
- Thach Xa – bamboo dragonfly making
- Vong – green sticky rice (cốm) making
- Gie Ha – leather shoes making
- Phu Tuc – forked fern weaving
- Kieu Ky – gold laminating and gilding
- Phung Xa – silk weaving
- Du Du – wood carving
- Thiet Ung – wood engraving
- Ngu Xa – bronze casting
Ngu Xa bronze casting village is a renowned craft village in Hanoi. (Photo from the Internet)
- Bat Trang – pottery making
- Quang Phu Cau – incense making
- Chuon Ngo – mother-of-pearl inlaying
- Canh Hoach – bird cage making
- Van Phuc – silk making
- Phu Vinh – bamboo and rattan weaving
- Cu Da – vermicelli making
- Dao Xa – musical instrument making
- Chuong – conical hat making
Chuong conical hat craft village boasts a history spanning over 1,000 years. (Photo from the Internet)
- Vac – paper fan making
- Da Sy – blacksmithing
- Dao Thuc – water puppet making
- Ha Thai – lacquerware making
- Son Dong – lacquering and gilding
- Thuy Ung – buffalo and cow horn comb making
- Thang Loi – embroidery
- Nhi Khe – woodturning
- Xuan La – tò he making
- Kim Hoang – folk painting making
Hopefully, the above information has given you an overview of the number of craft and traditional craft villages in Hanoi – a land of thousands of years of civilization.
