Craft Villages in Vietnam

Honey: Ethiopia’s Liquid Gold

Honey has always had a special place in Ethiopian culture for thousands of years. It has been used in a variety of ways, from a form of food to the making of wine and as a medicinal aid. Ethiopia is Africa’s largest producer of honey.

Wood Carving Village in Mombasa

Akamba handicraft is one of the largest wood carvings industries in Kenya, where you will find approximately 5000 people all working with hands to produce the beautiful African carvings. It is a Kenyan organization that produces high-quality animal, functional and decorative carvings, masks and ornaments, human sculptures, and customized goods.

The merry clop of Cham weaving looms

Everyday, a Cham woman called Gai sits by an old loom in her soil-walled house in My Nghiep Village to weave fabric. The work creates a merry clop sound when the loom components hit together. The simple but good-to-listen-to hollow sound goes echoing amidst the laughs and giggles of the children and the chatting of the adults in the traditional Cham weaving village in the central province of Ninh Thuan.

The oldest silk village in Vietnam

As the oldest silk village in Vietnam, Van Phuc has a glorious past. Generations of master weavers have built the village into a national brand. Van Phuc Silk was highly sought after and in the old days was widely favored by courtiers and even monarchs. It became known internationally when in 1931 The King chose to send its silk to a fair in Marseille, to be presented before the French public. It was a great success.

Home to the pottery families

Home to Vietnamese generations of potters, Bat Trang Ceramic Village, a 14th-century porcelain and pottery village in the Gia Lam District of Hanoi, has attracted a large number of visitors every year. The aesthetic curve, the sophisticated white enamel, the soulful drawing line and the graceful silhouette, none of the word can there be used to speak for the beauty of each Bát Tràng ceramic creation.