Visit Can Tho to see the Flowers of the Land

Tu ngay 27 - 31.8.2025, tai Bao tang TP Can Tho dien ra chuyen de “Hoa cua dat”, gioi thieu hon 200 hien vat va anh tu lieu gom Nam Bo. Trung bay tai hien khong gian gom Cay Mai (Sai Gon), gom Bien Hoa (Dong Nai), gom Lai Thieu (Binh Duong) 3 dong gom noi tieng hinh thanh nen “tam giac gom” Nam Bo.

From December 27 to 31, 2025, the Can Tho City Museum will hold a seminar on "Flowers of the Earth", introducing more than 200 artifacts and documentary photos of Southern ceramics. The exhibition recreates the space of Cay Mai pottery (Saigon), Bien Hoa pottery (Dong Nai), Lai Thieu pottery (Binh Duong) 3 famous pottery lines that form the "three pottery triangle" of the South.

Gom Cay Mai la ten goi mot dong gom noi tieng cua “xom Lo Gom” thuoc vung dat Sai Gon xua, phat trien ruc ro cuoi the ky XIX dau XX duoc ua chuong o khap moi mien dat nuoc. San pham da dang tu lu, hu, tieu, vai den do tho, tuong tho va linh vat gom. (Trong anh la cac san pham gom Cay Mai).

Cay Mai pottery is the name of a famous pottery line of the "Lo gom hamlet" in the ancient Saigon region, which developed brilliantly in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and was popular in all regions of the country. The products are diverse from rolls, jars, pipes, and pipes to worship items, worship statues and pottery. (In the photo are Cay Mai pottery products).

Gom Cay Mai doc dao voi men mau cao cap, trang tri de tai phong phu nhu phong canh, thu phap, dien tich dan gian… mang ve dep gian di, co kinh ma tinh te.

Cay Mai pottery is unique with high-quality color, decorated with rich themes such as landscape, calligraphy, folk remedies... with a simple, ancient but sophisticated beauty.

Gom Bien Hoa phat trien cuc thinh dau the ky XX, ket hop ky thuat truyen thong voi anh huong phuong Tay. Gom Bien Hoa da dang, tu cao cap den binh di dung sinh hoat va trang tri nhu: am, dia, hu, lo, choe, chau, don, tuong, tranh, phu dieu… Cac san pham duoc trang men, khong tham nuoc, mau sac dep, hap dan, ket hop giua trang tri va hoi hoa de tai phong phu.

Bien Hoa pottery flourished in the early 20th century, combining traditional and Western techniques. The characteristic is the dense pattern, carved, peeling, mixed with green ash "flowering". At the international exhibition in France in 1925, Bien Hoa pottery, famous for its international title Vert de Bienhoa ( Bien Hoa blue), contributed to bringing Vietnamese pottery art to the international arena. (in the photo are Bien Hoa pottery products).

Ra doi giua the ky XIX, gom Lai Thieu ket hop ky thuat nguoi Hoa – nguoi Viet, tao nen dong gom men mau binh di, thanh thoat. Cac truong phai Quang Dong, Trieu Chau, Phuc Kien tao phong cach da dang, gan gui.

Originating in the mid-19th century, Lai Thieu pottery combines Chinese-Vietnamese techniques to create a stream of simple, elegant ceramics. Quang Dong, Trieu Chau, Phuc Kien schools create diverse and approachable styles. (In the photo are Lai Thieu pottery products).

Do an hoa mau don, rong phuong, tung hac, son thuy huu tinh cua gom Lai Thieu duoc the hien sinh dong tren to, dia, binh tra, chau canh, tao nen dau an dac trung cua gom Nam Bo.

The model flower project, phoenix dragon, male and female male paintings of Lai Thieu ceramics are vividly expressed on bowls, pipes, tea vases, and landscape pots, creating a typical mark of Southern ceramics.

Do an tranh cat tuong voi hinh anh con ga trong tren to, dia tro thanh thuong hieu cua gom men mau Lai Thieu.

The sand painting project with the image of a rooster on a bowl andia has become a brand of Lai Thieu ceramics.

Tuong ca hoa long gom Lai Thieu the ki XX.

The artificially made Lai Thieu ceramic dragon statue in the 20th century.

Nhieu tuong tho va vat pham trang tri bang gom duoc luu giu nguyen ven, the hien su ket hop giua tin nguong dan gian va my thuat tinh xao cua nguoi tho gom.

Many worship statues and decorative items made of Southern ceramics are preserved intact, expressing the combination of folk beliefs and sophisticated art of the potters.

Tu dat set binh di, qua ban tay tai hoa cua nghe nhan, gom Nam Bo “no hoa”, vua phuc vu doi song thuong nhat, vua tro thanh tac pham nghe thuat mang hon cot vung dat.

From simple clay, through the hands of talented artisans, Southern ceramics "flowered" to both serve daily life and become works of art with the soul of the land.

Nghe nhan Vinh Long gioi thieu ve quy trinh, ky thuat lam gom truyen thong. Gom Vinh Long mang sac do tu nhien dac trung tu dat nung, duoc lam tu dat set dia phuong khai thac o ruong ha go. San pham tao hinh thu cong bang xoay tay, in khuon, do rot… roi nung trong lo tron truyen thong, dung trau lam nhien lieu o nhiet do khoang 900°C suot 7 ngay. Moi chu ky nung keo dai 15 ngay, cho ra nhung san pham moc mac, ben chac, gan voi hon dat va con nguoi Vinh Long.

Vinh Long artisans introduce the process and techniques of traditional pottery making. Vinh Long pottery has a natural red color characteristic of terracotta, made from local clay exploited in low-lying fields. The product is hand-shaped by hand-wrapping, printing molds, pouring and burning in traditional round furnaces, using beams as fuel at a temperature of about 900°C for 7 days. Each firing cycle lasts 15 days, producing rustic, durable products associated with the soul and people of Vinh Long.