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Craft Villages in Vietnam

Dong Xam Silver Plated Village

Updated: Sep 7, 2025

Located in Hong Thai Commune in the North of Kien Xuong District, Dong Xam Silver Village is widely famous for its silver processing which has existed since the 17th century. The fame of Dong Xam Silver is known not only in Vietnam, but also overseas. Silver handicrafts produced here are used in domestic market and exported to some foreign ones, such as Japan, South Korea

Da Sy Forging Village

Updated: Sep 7, 2025

Today’s Da Sy’s knives and choppers are still renowned for being hard wearing and able to retain a hard and sharp cutting edge. Although mass produced factory tools have flooded the market in recent decades, Da Sy people are full of confidence about their products and their future. Moreover, the designs of the hand-made village products are much more varied and individualistic.

Silver-plaited village in the Red Delta River

Updated: Sep 7, 2025

Legend has it that 300 years ago, there was an artist named Nguyen Kim Lau, who had used his boat to travel downstream on Tra Ly River to earn his living. It was him who transferred his silver carving skills to local people in Dong Xuan village. Through the ups and downs, silver carving has been maintained and boomingly developed. After he died, Dong Xam Temple was built

Pottery village in Vinh Long

Updated: Sep 7, 2025

Two kilometers from downtown after crossing Thieng Duc Bridge on National 31 along Co Chien River, in the distance, you will see heaving kilns with white smoke emitting into the sky. That is the kingdom of red ceramics. The famous pottery craft village which has been in operation for 20 years along the Co Chien River from Vinh Long City, Long Ho District to Mang Thit District. Vinh Long ceramics are popular not only

Indigo in the clouds - Hmong textile in Sapa

Updated: Sep 7, 2025

In the hazy mist and renowned splendor of Sapa, a traveler is sure to find beautiful young Hmong girls dressed in charming indigo clothing even in the most remote areas. Not only are the Hmong good at hemp weaving, they also utilize a special indigo dyeing technique. As a natural dyeing substance, indigo is widely used by ethnic minority groups throughout SE Asia. In the northern mountainous area of Vietnam

IOVOP, International One Village One Product Partnerships, is an initiative created by the close co-operation between the Oita OVOP International Exchange Promotion Committee – the initiator of the One Village One Product movement in the world, Vietnam Handicraft Exporters Association (Vietcrat) and Vietnam Rural Industries Research and Development Institute (VIRI). Together with the OVOP member countries, the IOVOP will be organized into five regions: Africa, Asia, Europe, America and Oceania.

Craft Villages in Vietnam

Dong Xam Silver Plated Village

Da Sy Forging Village

Silver-plaited village in the Red Delta River

Pottery village in Vinh Long

Indigo in the clouds - Hmong textile in Sapa

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