A project focused on developing rice straw-woven products aimed attourists was recently set in place by the Scientific Union forSustainable Tourism Development (STD).
In July, the STDcollaborated with the Duong Lam Commune women's union and the relicmanagement unit in introducing the potential of straw-woven productssuch as roosters, dolls, hats and boots to local residents.
UnionPresident Nguyen Thu Hanh said: "To date, village products have been ofa very poor standard. It has been our task to instruct residents in howto develop and design quality souvenirs woven from straw, bothpopularising the destination and helping in locals increase theirincomes."
Duong Thi Lan, vice chairwoman of the commune women'sunion, expressed her support for the project, saying that local peopleused to have the tendency of burning straw and so polluting theenvironment.
"Duong Lam has its own materials and market.Everyone here is extremely keen on making things work out and findingsufficient sponsorship to benefit the maximum amount of people."
Afterbeing recognised as a national architectural relic in 2005, Duong LamCommune has drawn many tourists, who have found buying keepsakes arather arduous task.
According to veteran tour guide Pham HoangTuan, most visitors are attracted by the laterite architecture andancient houses, there being no typical tourism product except fortypical north Vietnamese cuisine.
Relic management deputy chiefNguyen Trong An, agreeing with Tuan, said that monotonous products haveserved as a barrier to the ancient village becoming one of the mostattractive tourism spots in the country./.
In July, the STDcollaborated with the Duong Lam Commune women's union and the relicmanagement unit in introducing the potential of straw-woven productssuch as roosters, dolls, hats and boots to local residents.
UnionPresident Nguyen Thu Hanh said: "To date, village products have been ofa very poor standard. It has been our task to instruct residents in howto develop and design quality souvenirs woven from straw, bothpopularising the destination and helping in locals increase theirincomes."
Duong Thi Lan, vice chairwoman of the commune women'sunion, expressed her support for the project, saying that local peopleused to have the tendency of burning straw and so polluting theenvironment.
"Duong Lam has its own materials and market.Everyone here is extremely keen on making things work out and findingsufficient sponsorship to benefit the maximum amount of people."
Afterbeing recognised as a national architectural relic in 2005, Duong LamCommune has drawn many tourists, who have found buying keepsakes arather arduous task.
According to veteran tour guide Pham HoangTuan, most visitors are attracted by the laterite architecture andancient houses, there being no typical tourism product except fortypical north Vietnamese cuisine.
Relic management deputy chiefNguyen Trong An, agreeing with Tuan, said that monotonous products haveserved as a barrier to the ancient village becoming one of the mostattractive tourism spots in the country./.
