Located within the city, just 3km south of Hoi An in central Quang Nam province, the Thanh Ha pottery village has existed for more than 500 years, and has well upheld its traditional craft of making ceramics. Visiting this pottery village, tourists in Vietnam travel can see ceramic making process. This is one of the most popular attractions in Hoi An!
In the 15th century, artisans from Thanh Hoa province settled in Hoi An and established the village. They practiced their traditional craft and handed it down to the present-day potters. In the 16th and 17th centuries, the craft flourished together with the rapid development of Hoi An, providing ceramic products to the whole central region.
Thanh Ha ceramics and other crafts, such as Kim Bong wood making, Cam Kim mat making and Tra Que vegetable growing, have contributed to the creation of a series of Vietnamese handicraft villages around Hoi An city.
Ceramic products of different shapes and sizes are produced in Thanh Ha, including pots, bowls, vases, cups, jars, bricks, tiles, and other things of artistic value.
Currently, about 20 local households are engaged in making ceramics, which are renowned for their unique features, distinctive characteristics, and special colors as they are manually made and burned in kilns.
If you are foreign tourists and joining tours in Vietnam and Hoi An is also one of your destinations in Vietnam, you should once visit the ancient pottery village of Thanh Ha within Hoi An city. Here, you will have interesting experiences for sure.
Especially, you can buy gifts such as some ceramic products for your friends and your relatives.
Now, take time to admire some beautiful photos of Thanh Ha pottery village: Thanh Ha pottery village in photos
Source: VOV
