Traditional Bat Trang pottery village

The over five-century old Bat Trang pottery village is situated on the bank of the Red River. Being one of the most famous pottery villages in Việt Nam.

Visitors to the village have a chance to learn how to make a ceramic product in ancient kilns which were built in the late 19th century (Photo:VNA)

The processes of molding, shaping products are always the most difficult steps, which require skillfulness and meticulousness (Photo:VNA)

Large size products are created by skilled artisans, they must go through several stages of selecting, processing and patterning, among others (Photo:VNA)

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Bat Trang pottery village (Photo:VNA)

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The village’s unique way of drying coal on the walls (Photo:VNA)

Narrow paths beside communal house become a special thing in the village (Photo:VNA)

A showroom of fine art pottery products in Bat Trang village (Photo:VNA)

Besides traditional products, the village’s kilns also produce many modern products to meet the demand of customers both in Vietnam and foreign countries (Photo:VNA)

The process of creating pattern for ceramic products (Photo:VNA)

Young artisans are following their previous generation to preserve and develop the traditional trade (Photo:VNA)

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Visitors to Bat Trang will have a chance to experience many activities such as drawing, shaping and making pottery products (Photo:VNA)

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With a history of more than 500 years, Bat Trang pottery village still retains a lot of cultural values (Photo:VNA)

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People of Bat Trang pottery village transporting products on the road is a very familiar image in Hanoi (Photo:VNA)

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