Gigantic potter’s wheels at Bat Trang Pottery Museum
Inspired by potter’s wheels intersecting with each other, the Centre for Vietnamese Craft Village Quintessence was built in the heart of the ancient Bat Trang pottery village in Hanoi. Spanning 3,300 square metres, the centre is some 15 kilometres from the capital’s downtown area on the banks of the Bac Hung Hai River, which runs through the city and Bac Ninh, Hung Yen, and Hai Duong provinces.
The Bat Trang Pottery Museum, part of the Centre for Vietnamese Craft Village Quintessence, is a new destination for those who love ceramics. (Photo: Vietnam Pictorial/VNA)
The architecture of the museum is inspired by the “Lo Bau” (Bau kiln) in Bat Trang village. (Photo: Vietnam Pictorial/VNA)
Visitors will be impressed by its rather unique architecture, with the shape of 7 giant spirals in light brown, inspired by potter's wheels. (Photo: Vietnam Pictorial/VNA)
The exhibition area is divided into zones, displaying different types of ceramic products. (Photo: Vietnam Pictorial/VNA)
The exhibition area is divided into zones, displaying different types of ceramic products. (Photo: Vietnam Pictorial/VNA)
The exhibition area is divided into zones, displaying different types of ceramic products. (Photo: Vietnam Pictorial/VNA)
The exhibition area is divided into zones, displaying different types of ceramic products. (Photo: Vietnam Pictorial/VNA)
A panorama of the Vietnamese ceramics throughout over-2,000-year history will be reflected through an exhibition set to open at the Vietnam National Museum of History in Hanoi on November 19.
There is a pagoda where the two values of village culture and Buddhism are intertwined. A place that boasts the beauty of both landscapes and spiritual culture. A place with the traditional architecture of pagodas in the Red River Delta. It is Tieu Dao Pagoda in Giang Cao village, Bat Trang commune, in Hanoi’s Gia Lam district.
As the Lunar New Year (Tet) is nearing, residents in Bat Trang pottery village in Hanoi capital city are busy to prepare products to supply the Tet market.
In the heart of the Bat Trang ancient pottery village in Gia Lam district, Hanoi, the Bat Trang Pottery Museum is not only a place to preserve the village’s cultural values but also a destination for visitors far and wide.