(VOVWORLD) - Village wells, together with banyan trees, communal houses, and river wharves, are symbols of Vietnam’s northern villages. A village well not only provides water for the villagers’ daily use but is also a link of heaven and earth. Although many Vietnamese villages now have water piped into every home, the village well is still being used in many localities.

(VOVWORLD) - The worship of progenitors, a fundamental tradition of Vietnamese craft villages, expresses villagers’ gratitude for those who created jobs for locals. Through the worship, villagers hope to further develop the craft and have a prosperous and happy life. Every year, death anniversaries of village founders are held.

(VOVWORLD) - A model for developing safe cultivation and animal husbandry in a closed system, initiated by the Green Plain Agriculture Development Company, has been replicated in remote mountain areas.

(VOVWORLD) - Every year on the 13th day of the first lunar month, a pig procession festival is held in La Phu village, Hoai Duc district, Hanoi, to commemorate the Great Holy Tam Lang, a talented general in the 6th King Hung Due Vuong, who fought to bring peace to the nation.

(VOVWORLD) - Located in Vinh Phuc province, 45km north of Hanoi, Huong Canh retains its 300-year-old ceramic and pottery craft despite the influx of modernity.

(VOVWORLD) - Lunar New Year is one of the biggest festivals of the year for Muong Vang ethnic people in Lac Son district, Hoa Binh province. On the first days of the year, Muong Vang people conduct traditional ancestor worship rituals.

(VOVWORLD) - Flowers are indispensable for a Vietnamese family when Tet, Vietnam’s traditional Lunar New Year, arrives. From north to south, there are many villages growing flowers and many flower markets selling them. Though people in different regions prefer different flowers, the most popular and beloved Tet flowers are peach blossoms, apricot blossoms, orchids, roses, kumquat trees, and ornamental trees.

(VOVWORLD) - Buoc hamlet in Kham Xoe village, Hoa Binh province, is famous for its unspoiled natural landscape and primitive Thai ethnic minority population. Since it became an ecological and community tourism area in 2007, the hamlet has been attracting a growing number of visitors.

(VOVWORLD) - Chuyen My village on the outskirts of Hanoi is famous for mother-of-pearl inlays. Of all the seven hamlets practice the traditional craft, Chuon Ngo has the oldest pearl inlay history - more than 1,000 years.

(VOVWORLD) - Traditional craft villages in Vietnam are increasingly attracting tourists thanks to the long-standing culture and signature products. Craft village tourism will bring economic benefits, create jobs, and preserve tradition.