Revival of scarf weaving village in Dong Thap

Undergoing hundreds of years of existence of development, scarf weaving in Dong Thap faced risks of falling into oblivion but it has now been revived thanks to the locals’ efforts.

Scarf weaving trade village in Long Khanh A commune, Hong Ngu district, the southern province of Dong Thap was once on the brink of falling into oblivion (Photo: VNA)

Given that, locals have thought twice to renovate their products (Photo: VNA)

Up til now, there have some 50 local households preserving the traditional trade with about 150 looms being capable of weaving up to 60 items per day for each (Photo: VNA)

Thanks to locals’ efforts, the traditional trade has been revived (Photo: VNA)

The trade village can now supply nearly 1.5 million scarfs annually (Photo: VNA)

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