Village of Lamponas for Bao Dap stars
Located less than 10km from Nam Dinh city, Bao Dap village (Hong Quang commune, Nam Truc district) is famous nationwide for its traditional star lantern making profession. Since the 60s of the last century, the job of making star lanterns has become the main source of income for the people here.
The materials for making lamps are quite simple, including bamboo, glass balls and the wheel covers. Unlike other products, the star lanterns of Bao Dap village are made entirely by hand. Each stage, no matter how small, requires meticulousness and perseverance through the skillful hands of the craftsman.
Tong Xa bronze casting village
existing for 900 years, Tong Xa bronze casting village (Lam town, Y Yen district, Nam Dinh province) has been preserved and passed down by the people for generations. This craft village is about 20km from Nam Dinh city, convenient for moving around during the day.
The bronze products of Tong Xa village, whether for daily use or souvenirs, are artistic and highly sophisticated. According to experienced artisans in the craft village, a complete bronze product must go through many stages.
glass blowing village
Xoi Tri village in Nam Thanh commune, Nam Truc district, Nam Dinh province is famous for the glass blowing profession. Using primitive tools, people here have produced glass items.
The process of making glass blowing goes through many stages. First, when choosing materials, the pieces of glass must be guaranteed to not stick to dirt and classified according to different colors of blue and white.
On average, a batch of glass is cooked for 6 - 7 hours, when the temperature reaches the maximum level (about 1,800 degrees Celsius), it melts. The glass blower will hold an iron pipe to remove the glass and start blowing according to the available mold.
Sa Chau fish sauce craft village
Regarding the Giao Thuy sea area during the hot summer days, it is not difficult to see the scene of people in Sa Chau craft village (Giao Nhan commune, Giao Thuy district, Nam Dinh province) diligently sifting each drop of pure fish sauce with beautiful rooster petals and characteristic aroma.
The ingredients used mainly are salt and scad (or fish, new shrimp) fresh, delicious, not chilled, not crushed. According to those who work, the fish sauce is standard when there is a white salt scum floating on Ang's face. The sun is sunny, the better the quality of the fish sauce and the faster the salt is floating.
Co Chat silk growing village
Co Chat village (Phuong Dinh commune, Truc Ninh district, Nam Dinh province) was once famous for its silk weaving and weaving. Today, Co Chat is one of the few famous craft villages in Nam Dinh that still follows a unique manual processing process.
Coming to Co Chat silk growing village, visitors will feel the peaceful atmosphere, watching the bunches of white yellow silk dried on the bamboo shoots. Just take a 21 km walk along National Highway 21 from Nam Dinh City to get to this place.
