The Western Vietnam is not only famous for its stork fields, fruit orchards, long rivers filled with shrimp and fish hatcheries, but also traditional craft villages that preserve the cultural beauty of the Vietnamese.
Tan Qui Dong New Year flower growing village
Ornamental flower growing in the world has long been classified as a unique art of humanity, an additional effort to recreate somewhat of nature devastated by man. In South Vietnam since the 1930s, when referring to the concept of “garden civilization”, many people have known to refer to the ornamental art of Tan Qui Dong as a unique form of civilization. Rivers with the brand “Sa Dec” go wherever they go, they are well received.
The flower village was originally formed in Tan Qui Dong commune from the early years of the twentieth century. At first, a few households here planted flowers just to decorate and give gifts to each other during the Tet holidays. Gradually, the number of households growing flowers increased and business purposes were identified. So far, the number of flower growers has grown to thousands, of which more than 1,500 professional growers with more than 1,000 varieties of different ornamental flowers and flower growing areas also spread to Sa Nhien, Tan Qui Tay clusters. , Tan Khanh Dong, Ward 3 (Sa Dec town), Tan My commune (Lap Vo district … recognized by the People’s Committee of Dong Thap province the traditional craft village.
A special feature compared to other places, flowers in Tan Qui Dong are placed on high trusses to take advantage of water from small creeks. As explained by a flower stall owner, because Tet flowers have to sow from the middle of the year, during the flooding season, the gardeners have to set up a platform to bring the flowers up. A long time into practice, the varieties of flowers sown in the following season were also put on trellises.
Tan Qui Dong is not only known for flowers but is also very famous for its ornamental plants, including Van Nien Tung which is a trendy plant classified by witty gardeners as the “emperor” of ornamental flowers. in the South.
Craft villages build boats “five throws”
With the existence of more than 30 years, the “five throwing” boat craft village in Chau Thanh district, Hau Giang province has clearly affirmed its dominance in the marketplace. Not only create stable jobs for many rural youth, but also create conditions for poor people in floodplain areas to have means of transport and livelihood during the flood season.
At first, “five toss” was just a joke, a superficial evaluation in the frank words of the West, referring to the type of product used for a year and then discarded. Indeed, this type of canoe is made up of trash and salvaged woods, has a short shelf life, but it is important to meet the tight budget of the poor, helping them have a means of birth. chewing through the day by fishing and living with floods.
The feature of the “five throws” canoe is very compact because it is built with sawn boards only 1 – 1.2cm thick. The main raw materials are all kinds of trash wood such as mango, eucalyptus, wooden shell, durian, handcuffs, coconut … exploited from the ability of gardeners to eliminate such as re-planning production, replacing old trees, changing trash trees, discarding old varieties … with abundant supplies from the provinces of Tra Vinh, Ben Tre, and Tien Giang … So although every year the craft village uses thousands of blocks of wood, there is no situation of deforestation or illegal import. foreign tree.
When the product appeared on the market, it quickly received the approval of not only the poor but also the people with money such as the owner of the shrimp square, a large family wanted many means for everyone. can join hands to support fishing, fishing or convenient in living.
The craft village worships Go Cong
Whenever referring to the Go Cong land, perhaps the most reminiscent image in many people’s minds are worship cabinets, cultural products, showing the filial piety in ancestor worship of many families. Vietnam. According to legend, around the middle of the nineteenth century, in Go Cong, a group of four brothers, Vuong Van Non, from the North came to settle here. In their carry-on luggage, the most notable is the two-pillar family-style ancestor cupboard, which is a carpenter’s job. All four brothers of Mr. Non have developed the profession of building worshiping cabinets and passing the profession to the people around the area.
Go Cong church cabinets have long been known for their solemn design, the connecting details are handled by mortise, wooden mounts and pegs, without using nails or screws, especially raw materials to close the church cupboards. Life is just a very rustic mother-of-pearl, but through the skillful hands of the Go Cong workers, the mother-of-pearl panels have come into the water, combined with pearls or nacre colors to create mysterious beauty. , sparkling…
Unlike the North church without a pillar, thanks to the pillar, it looks more refined and mature. By convention, a closet consists of 4 parts: a grave mold, a front door mold, a kneeling leg and a backfill tree (often called a pillar). At first, the altar cabinets were modest in size with only three standing pillars. Over time, the church cabinet has become more and more “monumental” with 19, 21, 29 pillars, even up to 30 columns like the one made by old Ba Duc artisan at the end of 2013 for 750 million according to the order of a guest in Cu Chi.
With its reputation and prestige, the Go Cong worshiping cabinet today is present from the South to the North and overseas, where Vietnamese communities have settled. With aesthetic features of ancient Vietnamese nuances and pieces made of delicate pearls and mother-of-pearls very close to Asian culture, the Go Cong worshiping cabinet highlights the unique beauty of the culture of worship. Vietnamese people.
Ca Mau mat weaving village
If somewhere in this country, there are traditional craft villages such as sculpture, carving or bronze casting with products with many wonderful features, bringing pride to the local people, then at In this attractive land, there have been mats weaving craft villages such as Tan Thanh, Tan Duyet, Tan Loc … famous throughout the South of the province for a long time, before the ancient song “Love you sell mat. ” appear.
With the main ingredients of squint and father, the mat weavers must choose smooth, even and nearly 2m long stalks, combined with smooth pistachios from the bark of the father tree to make beautiful mats. But the most important is the stitching “waving” letters, flowers or patterns. The weaver must carefully choose each stalk with the appropriate color so that after the “flickering” finish, a perfect picture appears on the surface with many variations, maybe it is the bright flowers for the couple. mats spread on percussion set used to display food during the anniversary, Tet, or the words “Hundred Years of Happiness”, “Song Hy” for couples as gifts during weddings …
To maintain the traditional beauty In the craft village, the village mothers often meticulously pass on to their daughters the art of weaving “splendid” mats as a backup livelihood.
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