The 800-year-old super bonsai village in Nam Dinh

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    Nam Dinh - Coming to Vi Khe bonsai village, many people cannot help but admire the artistic bonsai works with unique shapes.

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    Vi Khe bonsai village (Dien Xa commune, now Nam Dien commune, Nam Truc district, Nam Dinh province) is about 8km from Nam Dinh city, a traditional bonsai craft village that has existed for more than 800 years.
    Ong to nghe cay cua noi day la To Trung Tu, mot vi quan thoi Ly.
    According to legend, the profession of growing flowers and ornamental plants here was taught to the villagers by a Ly Dynasty official named To Trung Tu.
    Noi day noi danh voi cay canh, cay the, bonsai... duoc uon tia cham soc cong phu thanh cac dang, the, day nghe thuat va dep mat. Vi Khe cung la noi cung cap cho nguoi dan khap moi mien dat nuoc nhieu loai hoa dep, moi dip Tet den xuan ve.
    Along the road into the village, on both sides are lush green gardens with all kinds of ornamental plants and bonsai trees with their own shapes and styles.
    Noi day noi danh voi cay canh, cay the, bonsai... duoc uon tia cham soc cong phu thanh cac dang, the, day nghe thuat va dep mat. Vi Khe cung la noi cung cap cho nguoi dan khap moi mien dat nuoc nhieu loai hoa dep, moi dip Tet den xuan ve.
    This place is famous for its bonsai trees... which are meticulously pruned and cared for into artistic and beautiful shapes. Among them, the most prominent tree is the Nam Dien Sanh tree.
    Nhung vuon cay, cac loai cay voi du cac loai dang the duoc cac nghe nhan cat tia cong phu. De tao mot tac pham cay canh co dang the, cac nghe nhan phai mat nhieu nam moi tao ra duoc mot cay co dang the ung y.
    "In my village now, most households grow flowers and ornamental plants. To create a tree with the desired shape, it takes us many years to create a tree with the desired shape. Right from the moment I had the tree embryo, I had an idea in my head and gradually shaped the tree," said Mr. Nguyen Thanh Van (50 years old), who has been involved in the tree making profession since childhood.
    Nhieu cay sanh Nam Dien duoc cac nha vuon rao ban voi gia tien ti,
    Many Nam Dien Sanh trees are sold by gardeners for billions of dong. The age of a Sanh tree is assessed through its roots and the color of its skin.
    Cac nha vuon con tao dang cay sanh theo dang sanh long.
    Gardeners also shape the bonsai tree into a parasol shape, like large umbrellas.
    Vi Khe con co da dang cac loai cay canh nhu: da, sung, loc vung, sanh, si, cau Vua, van tue, tung La Han... voi nhieu the cay phong phu nhu: long thang, long giang, hac lap, truc sieu, the huyen, the song phuc, huynh de, mau tu tuong than, phu tu tuong tuy...
    In addition to the banyan tree, Vi Khe also has a variety of ornamental trees such as: banyan, fig, Indian laurel, bougainvillea, cycad, La Han pine... with many rich tree shapes such as: long thang, long giang, hac lap, the huyen, truc sieu, song thu, huynh de, mother and child mutual support... Today, Vi Khe is also a place that provides people across the country with many beautiful trees and flowers, every time Tet comes and spring comes.
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