Silk Weaving in Bao Loc City

Bao Loc City, Lam Dong Province is known as the "silk capital" of Vietnam, where the traditional mulberry growing, silkworm raising, silk reeling, and silk weaving industries are strongly developed. Bao Loc has affirmed its position in the Vietnamese silk industry, with many high-quality silk products exported to countries around the world.

The technology for producing and processing silk and silk textile products in Bao Loc city has been invested in thoroughly with many modern, high-capacity equipment, machines, and production lines. The locality has also supported people to convert from old varieties to new varieties with high productivity.

The synchronous application of technical advances from planting and intensive cultivation of mulberry varieties to high-quality silkworm breeding techniques has reduced production costs, increased productivity and quality of cocoons for silk production.

Behind silk costumes is a long process with dozens of meticulous and absolutely precise stages following each other from the field to the factory.

Author Vu Thanh Minh submitted his work to the " Happy Vietnam 2025" Award , with the series "Silk Weaving in Bao Loc City ". These are images of hard-working workers in the Silk Weaving Factory in Bao Loc City, Lam Dong Province.

Female worker with rolls of silk

Workers roll warp yarn to weave silk

Silk Thread Rolls

Workers are hard at work in the silk factory.

Silk reels in the factory

Silk Textile Factory's winding line

We invite readers and photographers at home and abroad to continue sending photos and videos to the "Happy Vietnam 2025" Award. The Award is organized by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism in collaboration with the Vietnam Association of Photographic Artists and Vietnam Television . Thereby, we continue to introduce and promote the image of the country, the Vietnamese people, cultural and natural values ​​throughout the country; arouse national pride and aspirations for development in all classes of Vietnamese people to join hands to build an increasingly prosperous, prosperous and happy Vietnam.

Deadline for submission of works: From May 22, 2025 to September 30, 2025. Entries are accepted online at : https://happy.vietnam.vn  

Contestants: Vietnamese citizens and foreigners aged 15 and over

The award consists of two categories: Photo and Video .

Each contest category (photo and video ) will have one First Prize worth 50,000,000 VND, two Second Prizes worth 30,000,000 VND, three Third Prizes worth 15,000,000 VND, 10 Encouragement Prizes worth 5,000,000 VND, one Most Voted Work Prize worth 5,000,000 VND.

The Organizing Committee encourages and will award a creative prize in each category (photo and video) worth 20,000,000 VND for works with new ideas, creativity in content and form of expression.

In addition, the Organizing Committee will award monthly prizes including First, Second, and Third prizes to the highest voted works of the month in each category.

The Jury will select the award through two rounds of Preliminary and Final, both online and in person.

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