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Craft Villages in Vietnam

Dong Xam Silver Plated Village

Updated: Sep 20, 2025

Located in Hong Thai Commune in the North of Kien Xuong District, Dong Xam Silver Village is widely famous for its silver processing which has existed since the 17th century. The fame of Dong Xam Silver is known not only in Vietnam, but also overseas. Silver handicrafts produced here are used in domestic market and exported to some foreign ones, such as Japan, South Korea

Silver-plaited village in the Red Delta River

Updated: Sep 20, 2025

Legend has it that 300 years ago, there was an artist named Nguyen Kim Lau, who had used his boat to travel downstream on Tra Ly River to earn his living. It was him who transferred his silver carving skills to local people in Dong Xuan village. Through the ups and downs, silver carving has been maintained and boomingly developed. After he died, Dong Xam Temple was built

Indigo in the clouds - Hmong textile in Sapa

Updated: Sep 20, 2025

In the hazy mist and renowned splendor of Sapa, a traveler is sure to find beautiful young Hmong girls dressed in charming indigo clothing even in the most remote areas. Not only are the Hmong good at hemp weaving, they also utilize a special indigo dyeing technique. As a natural dyeing substance, indigo is widely used by ethnic minority groups throughout SE Asia. In the northern mountainous area of Vietnam

Non Nuoc village becomes national heritage

Updated: Sep 20, 2025

Founded 200 years ago, Non Nuoc Stone Carving Village is a traditional village famous for fine art stone engraving products. The founder of the village was craftsman Huynh Ba Quat, a local in Thanh Hoa Province. He brought his families to live here, founding a craft village manufacturing items serving the daily lives of local people such as rice mortars, grain grinders, and tombstones.

The oldest pottery village in Southeast Asia

Updated: Sep 20, 2025

About 10 km from Phan Rang City, on the National Highway 1A. Bau Truc pottery items are made from clay from the Quao River mixed with sand. Clay is collected from the river only once a year, each lasting for half a month. Clay is taken more or less depending on the ability of each person. In the clay collecting season, local people try to take as much clay as they can to store, for use in an entire year.

IOVOP, International One Village One Product Partnerships, is an initiative created by the close co-operation between the Oita OVOP International Exchange Promotion Committee – the initiator of the One Village One Product movement in the world, Vietnam Handicraft Exporters Association (Vietcrat) and Vietnam Rural Industries Research and Development Institute (VIRI). Together with the OVOP member countries, the IOVOP will be organized into five regions: Africa, Asia, Europe, America and Oceania.

Craft Villages in Vietnam

Dong Xam Silver Plated Village

Silver-plaited village in the Red Delta River

Indigo in the clouds - Hmong textile in Sapa

Non Nuoc village becomes national heritage

The oldest pottery village in Southeast Asia

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