The Hoi An World Cultural Heritage Conservation Center (Hoi An World Heritage Conservation Center) recently collaborated with Thanh Ha Terracotta Park (Hoi An Tay ward, Da Nang city) to introduce the book "Thanh Ha Village - Hoi An," and to exchange and supplement information and documents about the ancient Thanh Ha village.
This publication aims to contribute to documenting, preserving, and disseminating the historical, cultural, creative, and social values of Thanh Ha village. Through this, it provides opportunities for the public, researchers, and the local community to access information, thereby fostering a shared sense of pride and responsibility in the journey of preserving and promoting the indigenous culture of Thanh Ha village in particular and the Hoi An World Heritage site in general.
This is also one of the activities within the framework of the Thanh Ha Pottery Ancestor Commemoration Ceremony, taking place from January 31st to September 1st in Thanh Ha pottery village, Hoi An.
The publication "Thanh Ha Village - Hoi An"
In 2018, the Hoi An Center for Conservation of Cultural Heritage launched the program "Investigation, research, and proposal of directions for preserving and promoting the cultural heritage of Thanh Ha village" to identify and propose solutions for preserving and promoting the historical and cultural heritage values of Thanh Ha village.
In 2024, building upon the research results of the aforementioned survey program, the Hoi An Heritage Conservation Center (Hoi An city, Quang Nam province) compiled and published the book "Thanh Ha Village - Hoi An," thereby providing information on the program's implementation to serve the needs of the people and tourists, and to support research and reference for guiding the socio-economic development of the local government.
The publication "Thanh Ha Village - Hoi An" is the result of a research project on the preservation of the cultural heritage of Thanh Ha village, compiled, supplemented, and published by the Hoi An Center for Conservation of World Heritage Sites.
This book, licensed for publication by Da Nang Publishing House, measures 16x24cm, is 300 pages thick, and features vivid illustrations depicting the pottery-making process, reflecting the daily lives of the people in the pottery village.
The book is structured into four chapters: Chapter 1: Thanh Ha Village - Formation and Development; Chapter 2: Tangible Cultural Heritage of Thanh Ha Village; Chapter 3: Intangible Cultural Heritage of Thanh Ha Village; Chapter 4: Han Nom Documentary Heritage.
Additionally, there is an appendix introducing place names, notable figures, and a chronological record of events.
With the meticulous accumulation of scientific materials over many years, this book comprehensively reflects the land and people of Thanh Ha, along with its brilliant and distinctive traditions, and its significant contributions to the formation and development of the international trading port city of Hoi An, as well as the later town and city of Hoi An.
Building upon the results of long-term, scientific, and meticulous research, the book comprehensively and fully portrays the land and people of Thanh Ha, with its glorious traditions and rich identity, and its significant contributions to the formation and development of the international trading port of Hoi An during the medieval period and the later development of Hoi An town and city.
Ms. Nguyen Thi Hoi An, Deputy Director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Da Nang City, delivered a speech at the book launch event.
Since Hoi An Ancient Town was recognized as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1999, along with various projects, topics, research programs, collections, and surveys about Hoi An, the Hoi An World Heritage Conservation Center has compiled and published more than 50 books.
The information and images presented in these publications across various fields such as history, archaeology, architecture, crafts, festivals, cuisine, folklore, folk arts, documentation, and heritage preservation are valuable scientific and practical resources. They significantly contribute to a more thorough understanding of Hoi An in general, and the Hoi An Ancient Town World Heritage Site in particular; creating a favorable foundation for the preservation and promotion of heritage values, as well as tourism promotion in the locality.
Thanh Ha Pottery Village - Hoi An
The Nam Dieu-Thanh Ha pottery village (Thanh Ha ward, former Quang Nam province) was formed around the 16th and 17th centuries by a number of craftsmen from Thanh Hoa and Nghe An who came to Thanh Ha to build a village, bringing with them the pottery craft. The village flourished most in the first half of the 19th century, and was recorded by the Nguyen dynasty in the book Dai Nam Nhat Thong Chi, in the section on Quang Nam's local products.
The village has approximately 320 households and about 1000 residents, of which 105 households and 212 people are involved in pottery making. With its unique cultural values and rich history that are constantly being preserved and promoted, in August 2019, Thanh Ha pottery was included in the National List of Intangible Cultural Heritage by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
This pottery village, over 500 years old, still preserves intact the traditional handcrafted pottery making process along with many folk knowledge values associated with the formation of the village and the development of Hoi An as a trading port city.
Closely associated with tangible cultural heritage is a large body of intangible cultural heritage such as: knowledge of pottery production (traditional and artistic), stoneware, bricks, tiles, making Kitchen God statues, lime burning, and the division of labor and organization of production.
Following the merger, the pottery village is now located in Hoi An Tay ward, Da Nang city. In the central area of the pottery village, there are currently 10 classified historical sites included in the list of protected sites.
Source: https://baovanhoa.vn/xuat-ban/an-pham-lang-thanh-ha-hoi-an-lan-toa-gia-tri-lang-gom-hon-500-tuoi-165115.html
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