Lo Cuong village in Tu Minh ward, Hai Duong city, Hai Duong province is renowned for its rice noodle product, which has been consumed widely across Vietnam.
The tradition of making rice noodle in Lo Cuong village dates back to the 1960s and grew strong in the 1990s (Photo: VNA)
Making rice noodle is a meticulous craft, with many steps being carried out by hands (Photo: VNA)
Before cutting into strings, rice sheets are dried out under the sun (Photo: VNA)
Rice noodle making largely depends on the weather (Photo: VNA)
There are some 600 households in Lo Cuong village producing around 60 tonnes of rice noodle in total everyday (Photo: VNA)
Rice noodle making has improved local livelihood (Photo: VNA)
Lo Cuong rice noodle shows up across Vietnam, mostly in Hai Duong, Hung Yen provinces Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City (Photo: VNA)
Lo Cuong villagers have been striving for market expansion (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi has recently announced it will spend 265 billion VND (11.39 million USD) implementing the local One Commune-One Product (OCOP) programme for the 2019 – 2020 period.
Besides Van Phuc silk village, Bat Trang pottery village in Gia Lam district, Hanoi has been designated to become one of signature destinations of the capital city’s trade village tourism development.
