Located along the picturesque Dong Nai river, Bien Hoa pottery village boasts over 300 years of history. It is renowned for its two major pottery clusters: one in Tan Van ward and the other at the Bien Hoa practical fine arts school. This village is also the birthplace of other famous southern pottery centres, such as Binh Duong and Thu Duc.
A ceremony has been held in the southern province of Binh Thuan to present UNESCO’s certificate recognising the “Art of pottery-making of Cham people” as an Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding.
The Muong Cultural Space Museum has launched a ceramics workshop in Hanoi, showcasing over 130 unique Muong ceramic artworks crafted by artists over the past decade.
Hanoi will launch a new double-decker city tour from downtown Hoan Kiem Lake to Bat Trang pottery village in its suburbs this year, the municipal People’s Committee has announced recently.
According to researchers, Bien Hoa pottery is the only Vietnamese pottery brand recognized internationally, renowned for its distinctive "verdigris glaze with floral patterns." The intricate details and characteristic glaze infused by artisans into each product have garnered admiration for Bien Hoa pottery from enthusiasts both domestically and abroad.
