Back to Bac Ninh to visit Phu Lang pottery village

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Back to Bac Ninh to visit Phu Lang pottery village

Bac Ninh is not only famous for the four-body shirts associated with the image of siblings in passionate and sweet melodies. About Kinh Bac land, visitors can also explore and admire the beautiful and unique ceramic products at Phu Lang pottery village. 

History of Phu Lang Pottery Village

Phu Lang Pottery Village is one of the famous traditional pottery villages in the country. Pottery village in Phu Lang commune, Que Vo district, Bac Ninh province, about 60 km from Hanoi. To visit the pottery village you can choose different means for your journey. From Hanoi you can ride a motorbike along National Highway 5 and then turn to new 1A. At the overpass roundabout in Bac Ninh, turn right to Pha Lai, then go down a small village road through Chau Cau market about 5-10 minutes. In addition, visitors can also take bus number 54 from Long Bien to Bac Ninh city and then continue to take the bus Bac Ninh – Sao Do will return to Phu Lang pottery village .Phu Lang pottery villagePhu Lang Pottery Village has an extremely long history of formation and development

According to historical records, the ancestor of Phu Lang pottery village is Luu Phong Tu. At the end of the Ly Dynasty, he was sent by the court to China. He learned about pottery and teaching in the country. First, this profession was passed on to people on the banks of the Luc Dau River, then moved to Van Kiep (Hai Duong). In the early 13th century (in the Tran dynasty) the craft was introduced to Phu Lang Trung. Currently, the Vietnam History Museum, still preserves and displays a number of Phu Lang pottery products dating from the 17th to 19th centuries. It is a brown glazed ceramic product and its shades like leather enamel. eel, light yellow, brown yellow …Phu Lang pottery villageCheck in at Phu Lang pottery village

The process of creating a ceramic product in Phu Lang pottery village

Phu Lang Pottery Village was born more than 700 years ago, famous for its household products such as jars, kettles, pots, jars, flower pots, decorations, … For more than 10 years, thanks to the rhythm With the taste of the market, Phu Lang villagers have found a new direction for the development of the craft village. That is the development of the product line of fine art ceramics. Phu Lang pottery focuses on three types:
– Ceramics used in beliefs such as: censer, altar, peak …
– Household ceramics: jars, jars, jars, jars, pipes …
– Decorative ceramics : vase, animal pot, flower pot …Phu Lang pottery villageArtisans are decorating patterns on ceramic products

The raw material to create the products of Phu Lang pottery village is light pink clay, which has undergone many stages, the clay is softened and then shaped on the turntable by hand of the craftsman. Like many other traditional pottery villages such as Bat Trang (Gia Lam), Tho Ha (Viet Yen), the method of shaping products (with circular cross-section) is polishing. All products are put on the hand wheel, operating around the turntable with 3 people, including one who specializes in sitting, one person rhyme, and one runner. For small-sized products, it is necessary to have 2 creators: one grinder and one rhyme. Phu Lang pottery villageThe ceramic is carefully and carefully crafted

After the product has been shaped, let it gradually seize, until the hand does not see stickiness, then the worker proceeds to basket, punch and push the inside of the product to shape objects, let it dry. At this time, if there are cracks on the product, it will be patched with fine and crushed soil. The last step to complete the product is the ticks and curettage. The product is then coated with a fermentation layer. Materials for enameling include forest ash, quicklime, crushed tube lime, white alluvial mud. These four ingredients, after preliminary processing, mixed together in a certain proportion, then processed into a liquid. When the product is still damp, the technician sweeps the fermentation outside with a suitable thin layer and then dries it. After enameling and drying, all products are milky white. Phu Lang pottery villageThis is a very difficult step, so it requires artisans to have a lot of experience

After being enameled and dried, the pottery is piled up to put into the kiln. Loading products in the kiln must comply with the principle of maximizing the space of the furnace bed. To do that, the craftsman has to arrange small pots in large pots, baby rows are in large rows … Just like that, products are lined up to the top of the oven. This stacking effect is that all of the gaps in the oven have product. The cooking time lasted 12 hours.

Discover the beauty of Phu Lang pottery village

The pottery products of Phu Lang village not only contribute a significant part to the local economic development, but also contribute to creating a unique culture of Kinh Bac land .Phu Lang pottery villagePhu Lang Pottery Village is an indispensable cultural beauty of the land around them

Unlike other pottery villages, Phu Lang ceramic products are covered with an enamel layer with eel-skin pattern that looks both elegant and durable. In addition, the outstanding feature of Phu Lang pottery is the use of embossing method in the form of double touch, natural, durable and strange enamel color; The shape of the pottery is rustic but contains the pristine beauty of the earth with fire, and is very bold in sculptural shape.7_4A unique and novel approach to creating eye-catching ceramic products

With the love of craft, creativity, and traditional essence, they have painted a completely new look for traditional products by changing their designs and adding motifs and decorative patterns on the product. There are many products that meet the different needs of users such as lamps, vases, galleries, reliefs, … Especially, decorative jars with a combination of ceramic and wood are very popular.Phu Lang pottery villageFamous pottery paintings in Phu Lang village are handcrafted


A product that you cannot ignore when coming to Phu Lang pottery village is the ceramic painting line. Thanks to the ingenuity, sophistication and meticulousness of the potter, it creates extremely vivid pictures. In order to create a ceramic painting, it is necessary to go through many stages from staging, shaping, cutting pictures, drying pictures, burning pictures, joining pictures … Particularly for ceramic paintings, it is necessary to burn with gas kilns for the land picture to “ripen” evenly. No warping, warping, dust, dirt or burning black.Phu Lang pottery villageMeticulousness and sophistication by skilled craftsmen have created beautiful works

It’s a pity when you visit Phu Lang pottery village without buying for yourself ceramic paintings to decorate your family space as well as as gifts for friends and relatives. Currently, the products of Phu Lang pottery village not only appear in domestic markets but also are exported to other countries such as the US, Japan, Korea … with a variety of products. / luhanhvietnam

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