Experience a day at a traditional pottery village over 700 years old

VTV.vn - Only about 30 minutes drive from the center of Hanoi, there is a craft village that has existed for more than 700 years.

That is Bat Trang pottery village - not only a place to preserve the quintessence of traditional pottery, but also a meeting place for those who love creativity and want to experience the journey of "turning soil into art" for themselves.

Coming here, visitors can easily see the image of blazing pottery kilns, where each product is completely handmade, from the stage of selecting soil, shaping, glazing to firing the pottery. Each Bat Trang artisan has his own secret glaze, creating thousands of different glaze colors - both preserving the soul of ancient pottery and blending with the breath of modernity.

The experience of making pottery yourself is the most popular activity. Under the guidance of artisans, from a block of raw clay, visitors can mold, draw, and decorate a product with their own personal touch. "The feeling of touching the clay and watching the product gradually appear makes me forget all the stress," said Ms. Dao Thi Hue ( Hanoi ).

Not only famous for its pottery, Bat Trang cuisine also makes visitors linger. The squid and bamboo shoot soup, once a "royal dish", shows the sophistication and delicacy of the village chef - the sweet, mild aroma, reminiscent of the old countryside.

The journey ends at the Vietnamese Ceramic Essence Center and the ancient village of Bat Trang, where visitors can admire the unique architectural space simulating the traditional turntable and kiln. With the steady sound of the turntable and the never-ending fire of the kiln, Bat Trang today both preserves the quintessence of its ancestors and breathes new life into each product, affirming the enduring vitality of the craft village.

Bat Trang today is not only a craft village, but also a place for people to return to their roots - where traditional values ​​are still preserved and spread through the hands of ceramic artisans.

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