Thousand-year-old Kim Lan ceramic village

(VOVworld) - Kim Lan is considered to be one of renowned ceramic villages in Hanoi’s Gia Lam district producing, making a variety of products like flowerpots, decanters and jars, toothpick holders.

Thousand-year-old Kim Lan ceramic village  - ảnh 1
 
Thousand-year-old Kim Lan ceramic village  - ảnh 2
The village is near Bat Trang, a well-known ceramic village in the north.

Thousand-year-old Kim Lan ceramic village  - ảnh 3

Thousand-year-old Kim Lan ceramic village  - ảnh 4
Together with other ceramic villages in Bac Ninh and Hanoi, Kim Lan has been preserving and promoting the traditional craft.

Thousand-year-old Kim Lan ceramic village  - ảnh 5
Kim Lan village is seen as a cradle of household ceramic wares in the old Thang Long Capital (or Hanoi today)

Thousand-year-old Kim Lan ceramic village  - ảnh 6

Thousand-year-old Kim Lan ceramic village  - ảnh 7

Thousand-year-old Kim Lan ceramic village  - ảnh 8

Thousand-year-old Kim Lan ceramic village  - ảnh 9
Despite difficulties, local villagers are making every effort to develop the traditional craft.

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