Visit the ancient pottery village in Ninh Binh, more than 50 years of preserving the soul of the land

Ninh Binh - Gia Thuy pottery village is an attractive destination for tourists who want to explore traditional crafts.

Gia Thuy pottery village in Gia Thuy commune, Nho Quan district, Ninh Binh province (now Gia Tuong commune, Ninh Binh province) has existed for more than 50 years and is still preserved and developed by the people.

The pottery making process at Gia Thuy begins with selecting clay - the main ingredient to create unique ceramic products.

Clay is a typical soil of the region, with a golden brown color and high plasticity. After being dried, crushed and kneaded, the clay will become smooth and plastic, ready for shaping.

After shaping, the product will be naturally dried before being put into the kiln. The ceramic firing process at Gia Thuy still retains the traditional method, using firewood as fuel.

Gia Thuy ceramic products have their own unique characteristics, created from a mixture of 3 different colors of soil including green, brown, and yellow. With more than 40 years of experience in the traditional ceramic craft, Mr. Dinh Quang Ha (Gia Tuong commune) said that in the early days, the ceramic products of the craft village were mainly plain models such as jars, pots, pots, ceramic tiles, etc.

In recent years, to meet the market demand for artistic product decoration, each ceramic artisan has gradually become a painter, creating unique patterns on products such as the four seasons, lotus, and village landscape paintings... Not only is it a traditional craft village that brings stable income to the people here, today, Gia Thuy pottery village has also become a destination to explore famous craft villages in Ninh Binh.

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