Approving Bau Truc pottery village to become a community tourism model

On October 2, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism issued a decision approving the Project "Building a heritage model connected with tourism itineraries to develop ethnic minority communities with similar heritages". Accordingly, the project will build 2 models connecting intangible cultural heritages, including: "Traditional handicrafts of the Cham people" in Bau Truc village (Ninh Phuoc commune, Khanh Hoa province); "Pottery making of the Cham people" in Binh Duc village (Bac Binh commune, Lam Dong province).

In the coming time, the Department of Cultural Heritage will preside, organize, and coordinate with the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, relevant agencies, units, and localities to implement the project. The funding source for project construction and implementation is from the central budget of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism granted to the Department of Cultural Heritage in 2025 to implement the National Target Program on socio -economic development of ethnic minority and mountainous areas in the period 2021 - 2025.

Artisans in Bau Truc pottery village introduce unique pottery making techniques to tourists . Photo: Lam Anh.

The pottery making profession of the Cham people in Bau Truc village is one of the typical intangible cultural heritages, with unique historical and artistic values. Bau Truc pottery village is recognized as one of the ancient pottery villages in Southeast Asia and has unique characteristics such as: The technique of creating shapes entirely by hand, without using a turntable; the process of firing pottery outdoors with firewood and straw, creating characteristic natural colors and patterns... In November 2022, Bau Truc pottery was recognized by UNESCO as an Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Protection.

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Source: https://baokhanhhoa.vn/van-hoa/202510/phe-duyet-lang-gom-bau-truc-tro-thanh-mo-hinh-du-lich-cong-dong-90d1bd6/