The silk road of Vietnam

Vietnamese silk is highly valued in the world for its special qualities even though the country is not a global silk hub.
The silk road of Vietnam ảnh 1Quang Nam people have a 400-year tradition of raising silkworms (Photo: VNA)
The silk road of Vietnam ảnh 2Silkworm cocoons before being spun into fibers (Photo: VNA)
The silk road of Vietnam ảnh 3A foreign visitor to Van Phuc silk village in Hanoi explores how a silkworm produces silk fibers (Photo: VNA)
The silk road of Vietnam ảnh 4Quang Nam people still keep the traditional techniques of making silk from worms, which date to about 400 years ago (Photo: VNA)
The silk road of Vietnam ảnh 5Spinning fibers at Co Chat silk village in Nam Dinh (Photo: VNA)
The silk road of Vietnam ảnh 6Joining fibers while weaving, a sophisticated technique (Photo: VNA)
The silk road of Vietnam ảnh 7Wooden shuttles of a traditional loom (Photo: VNA)
The silk road of Vietnam ảnh 8Beautiful silk made in Quang Nam (Photo: VNA)
The silk road of Vietnam ảnh 9High-class silk made from Ma Chau silk village (Photo: VNA)
The silk road of Vietnam ảnh 10A machine weaving quality silk to make kimonos in Bao Loc district, Lam Dong province, which is known for growing mulberry trees and raising silkworms (Photo: VNA)
The silk road of Vietnam ảnh 11Bao Loc silk is made on advanced production lines (Photo: VNA)
The silk road of Vietnam ảnh 12Quality silk for export (Photo: VNA)
The silk road of Vietnam ảnh 13Rolls of fibers for weaving silk (Photo: VNA)
The silk road of Vietnam ảnh 14A weaving machine for making high-class silk (Photo: VNA)
The silk road of Vietnam ảnh 15Workers at A Chau Silk Joint Stock Company in Bao Loc, Lam Dong (Photo: VNA)
The silk road of Vietnam ảnh 16High-grade silk made in Van Phuc village (Photo: VNA)
The silk road of Vietnam ảnh 17Elegant silk fashion designs (Photo: VNA)
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