TPO - The ancient pottery village of Bat Trang, Gia Lam district, Hanoi was formed around the 14th-15th century and is now one of the craft villages that attracts a large number of domestic and international
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| “In the sky there are blue clouds/In the middle of white clouds, surrounded by yellow clouds/I wish I could marry her/So I could buy Bat Trang bricks to build… ”, these are folk songs that almost every tourist hears when visiting the ancient pottery village of Bat Trang. |
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| The highlight of Bat Trang pottery village is the Bat Trang Ceramic Museum. This project started construction in 2018 and started operating from April 2021. |
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| Bat Trang Ceramic Museum is an architectural work of bold art, inspired by the familiar pottery wheels of potters. |
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| Currently, the entrance fee to the first, second and fourth floors of the ceramic museum is 50,000 VND/person (2 USD). The pottery making experience on the first floor costs 50,000 VND/child (2 USD) and 70,000 VND/adult (3 USD). |
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| In addition, there is also an art experience combo (G, 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 5th floors) priced at VND 189,000/person and an elite space experience combo (G, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th floors), including lunch priced at VND 249,000/person. |
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| Coming to Bat Trang pottery village, visitors can also visit the production workshops to observe and directly experience the stages of pottery making, from preparing clay to shaping, glazing and firing the pottery. |
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| According to a survey by Tien Phong reporters, many pottery workshops currently offer services for tourists to make their own pottery for prices ranging from 50,000 to 70,000 VND. |
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| Tourist Daniel (Sweden) said: “The pottery in Bat Trang has a sophisticated beauty that is different from other places I have visited. The lines and details of the pottery from the raw material to the finished product have a special appeal that makes me unable to take my eyes off.” |
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| Sharma (an Indian tourist) said that she has visited many craft villages in Vietnam, but Bat Trang is where she has spent the most money, because the ceramic vases here are extremely diverse in types and designs. Sharma said that she has bought more than 10 products including vases, plates, and ceramic reliefs to bring back home as gifts for relatives and friends. |
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| It is known that Bat Trang pottery is special because the clay core is made from sand and alluvium of the Red River. |
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| Ceramic artist To Thanh Son said that Bat Trang ceramic glaze is made from rice husk glaze, which is made by burning rice husks and mixing them with mud and lime powder in a certain ratio and then grinding them finely. Then, the ceramic glaze is fired at a relatively high temperature of 1250 - 1320 degrees Celsius, creating a deep, rich glaze color, which is unique to ancient ceramics. |
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| Nowadays, when visiting Bat Trang pottery village, in addition to sightseeing and experiencing, tourists can also choose many household items such as bowls, plates, vases, antique vases, four-season ceramics, wall plates, ceramic relief statues... |
Recently, the International Jury, the World Craft Council, surveyed and evaluated to consider recognizing Bat Trang craft village as a member of the Global Creative Craft Cities Network. Visiting the craft village, Mr. Aziz Murtazaev - Chairman of the World Craft Council Asia -
Pacific - was surprised by the beauty and value of Bat Trang craft village. Mr. Aziz Murtazaev also affirmed that he will introduce the products of Bat Trang artisans to countries around the world, to contribute to spreading the traditional culture of Vietnam. The above move not only promotes the preservation and development of Bat Trang pottery, but also stimulates domestic and international tourists to come here.
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