Experience: Unique miniature weaving products of Khmer women in Vinh Long

The traditional weaving craft of the Khmer ethnic group in the South has existed for hundreds of years. With the hard work and creativity of Khmer women in Dai An commune, Vinh Long province, traditional products have been raised to new heights.

Dai An Commune is located in the Southwest Delta, along the Hau River. The Nguyen Van Pho Canal flows through the commune. This is a locality with a large population of Khmer people from the South. In addition to participating in agricultural production, the Khmer people here also develop their family economy through specific traditional occupations.

Although there are still many difficulties, maintaining traditional crafts is very important. The people here help preserve craft villages associated with tourism development and environmental protection of the locality.

Dai An commune belongs to Vinh Long province, formed after merging 3 units, including Dai An commune, Dinh An commune and Dinh An town, old Tra Vinh province. Dai An commune has a natural area of ​​over 32 km2, has 5,282 households, with a total population of nearly 23,000 people. In addition to the majority of Kinh people, the Khmer ethnic group has more than 2,400 households with 11,201 people, accounting for more than 49% of the population. The Hoa ethnic group has 81 households with 208 people, accounting for 0.92% of the population. The rest are a small number of Nung ethnic groups.

In Dai An commune, with creativity and hard work, Khmer women in the South have made unique products from bamboo, rattan, and rattan such as baskets, baskets, sìa, boi, traps, traps, ca na, etc. In particular, these products are very delicately miniature, bringing higher economic value than ordinary products.

With abundant natural resources, the weaving profession in Dai An commune is very developed. From the skilled hands of artisans, the weaving profession here not only helps preserve long-standing cultural values, but also contributes to solving employment for many Khmer women in the locality.

Source: https://phunuvietnam.vn/trai-nghiem-doc-dao-san-pham-dan-dat-thu-nho-cua-phu-nu-khmer-o-vinh-long-238251203201625627.htm