Thanh Hoa’s culture is a variable intersection of the South and the North, an expression of the diversity of traditional craft villages in Thanh Hoa with quality products exported to many countries in the region. .
Thanh Hoa has hundreds of traditional craft villages, spread evenly across different regions: The sea has Nga Son sedge mat craft villages; weaving bamboo and rattan for export in Hoang Hoa and Sam Son; wood carving handicrafts, worshiping objects in Hoang Luong, Hoang Dat. Brocade weaving in the mountainous districts: Quan Hoa, Ngoc Lac, Lang Chanh, Ba Thuoc …
Top 10 famous Thanh Hoa craft villages
Nga Son mat weaving village
Nga Son sedge mat is one of the prominent brands of Thanh origin sold in many other provinces in the country. Nga Son is the name of a district of Thanh Hoa, where 8 communes grow sedge to weave mats. Nga Son mat is woven by hand. Its yarn is small, soft and shiny. Projection is very rich in design as well as decorative colors, compact, and the price is very reasonable. The price of mats ranges from 150,000 VND to 200,000 VND, which is very cheap for a good quality product.
Harvest sedge
Stone carving village of Nhoi village
The stone carving of Nhoi village dates back to the Ly dynasty and has been preserved and developed until now to become a prominent name in Thanh Hoa craft villages . Few people know that stone carving products of Nhoi village appear in works: Tay Do capital city, Lam Kinh temple, Kinh Thien (Thang Long capital city), An Duong Vuong temple (Co Loa) … Yes It can be said that the stone carving of Nhoi village has contributed to creating the face of the nation through many ages.
Tien Son lacquer handicraft
Tien Son handicraft products of Thanh Hoa are now available throughout the country, even exported to some countries in the region. Decorative flower vases, artistic vases; Decorative platter, art; decorative shapes, art; Decorative platforms, arts … are all handcrafted from the stage of making molds, creating lines, patterns to finishing products. The handicraft products here are increasingly improving in quality, design, and price, gradually a souvenir gift to visitors when having the opportunity to visit this land, bringing the reputation of Thanh’s craft village around. , foreign.
Products of Tien Son lacquer handicraft
Weaving of Turkish hemp yarn
Hemp weaving is a traditional profession of the Tho in Thanh Hoa, containing the cultural quintessence of Thanh . If women used to be fond of silk products before, when they could touch the soft and smooth hemp fabrics with their own hands, they would also be very satisfied. From hemp bark and rudimentary bamboo weaving tools, the Tho know how to weave extremely sophisticated and eye-catching products, suitable for making dresses, making headgear, belts, blanket covers … 
Hemp yarn used to weave Tho people
Ngoc village brocade weaving
Ngoc Village (Cam Thuy district, Thanh Hoa) is a popular tourist destination when there is a magic fish stream, not only that, brocade weaving here is also very famous. The products of this Thanh Hoa craft village have bold colors of Muong ethnic culture and are meaningful souvenir gifts for visitors when they have the opportunity to visit the magic fish stream.
The craft of making incense in Dong Khe village
Dong Khe village in Hoang Quy commune, Hoang Hoa district has long been famous for its craft of producing incense. The incense of Dong Khe village is well known and consumed strongly both inside and outside the province, but it only serves the traditional Tet occasion to worship grandparents and ancestors. Many people commented that the scent of Dong Khe was like the smell of Tet, of reunited members. The raw materials of incense are toothpick (bamboo), incense resin (canarium resin) and additive ingredients (charcoal of light woods such as ash tree charcoal, wild morning glory, dry banana leaf charcoal); cardiom, flower, cinnamon, and frankincense), each ingredient is carefully and carefully selected by the villagers of Dong Khe to ensure the fragrance has a mild fragrance.
The traditional copper casting village of East Tea
Dong Tea Village (also known as Tra Dong village), Thieu Trung commune, Thieu Hoa district has been recognized as a National Intangible Cultural Heritage with the traditional bronze casting profession. Born in the seventeenth century, the East Tea Village artisans made many invaluable treasures such as bronze drums, bronze pots, cups, cranes, turtles and other bronze worshipers … Bronze products here Not only are cast exquisitely and meticulously by the hands of talented and experienced artisans, they are also special in that they are all made entirely by traditional manual methods.
Dong Tea casting artist
Vom village pottery
Vom village (Thieu Khanh commune, Thieu Hoa district) is not actually the hometown of pottery making but just the place where these products are consumed. This is an age-old product of the ancient Doanh Xa land. Vom pottery is famous for its light-fire ceramic products, made of soft, flexible, low-doped white clay, the products are also very diverse such as: pot, kettle, super, good quality furniture, beautiful appearance. With high value of use, each way is satisfied by many fastidious customers in other provinces such as Ha Nam, Nam Dinh, Hanoi, … Although over time, pot / kettle products are made of stainless steel and steel. .. is more popular but not so that Thanh Hoa – Vom pottery village loses its value, still occupies a certain advantage in the hearts of consumers.
Famous pottery village in Thieu Hoa district, Thanh Hoa
Nem, spring rolls, Dong Huong spring rolls
Referring to Thanh Hoa cuisine, people mention sour rolls. It is not surprising that the profession of making spring rolls, including spring rolls, is a long-standing traditional profession, the pride of the people of Thanh. Nem Dong Huong (Thanh Hoa City) is favored to buy as an indispensable gift every time visitors have the opportunity to visit Thanh Hoa. Nem, spring rolls, spring rolls are processed by esoteric recipes combined with carefully selected ingredients and through the skillful hands of famous skilled craftsmen nationwide. The price is not too high: rolls from 35,000 VND – 50,000 / 10 pcs; sausages, rolls ranging from 100,000 VND – 150,000 VND / kg.
Do Xuyen fish sauce profession
Do Xuyen village in Hai Thanh commune, Tinh Gia district has long been famous for its craft of making traditional fish sauce in Thanh Hoa. Thanks to the advantage of richness in seafood raw materials, the profession of making fish sauce here is very developed. The secret of Do Xuyen delicious fish sauce is made from fresh anchovies caught in the March of lunar calendar and not washed with fresh water will make the fish lose its appetite and easily spoil for a long time. Salt must be taken from the seas of Tinh Gia, Thanh Hoa, white salt particles, large, old, sunny, not rain-proof. The jars to hold the fish sauce must be made from wood made of a mausoleum or a jackfruit wood for the fish sauce to taste and taste. Do Xuyen fish sauce is loved by the clear, comparable to honey, characteristic aroma, so it is gradually dominating the market in the province and surrounding areas.
Salt fish at the end of March, until Tet, do not begin to filter fish sauce to serve Tet and the following year.
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