Watching golden silk threads shine under the golden sunlight like pouring honey, seeing firsthand the process of cocooning for silk is an unforgettable experience for anyone coming to Hong Ly craft village in Thai Binh.
Vu Thu area of Thai Binh province is now famous for many traditional craft villages, in which it is impossible not to mention Hong Ly silk nursery, a place associated with the profession of silkworm raising and silk weaving. time. Hong Ly is one of the rare craft villages that still retain the quintessence of traditional silk breeding and despite experiencing the brides of the times, there are still people who keep and develop the traditional craft day and night. the tradition goes back to the ages of his father.
Hong Ly silk nursery village is an attractive destination that should not be missed in Thai Binh. Photo: @ -the_prabster.
The history of Hong Ly silk weaving village
I do not know when the profession of raising silkworms and silkworms in Hong Ly has existed, but according to the elders, the profession of silkworm raising here has been around a few hundred years ago and there have been many families experiencing dozens life by this traditional profession. Hong Ly has great advantages to develop mulberry and silkworm farming thanks to its good soil with the alluvial ground next to the Red River.
The history of the craft village goes back several hundred years. Photo: Trung Anh
In the golden period (1976-1986), the profession of nursing and weaving silkworm in Hong Ly commune was very developed, the commune had hundreds of hectares of mulberry plantation and thousands of families working together to produce and live by this profession. One out of two to three households will form a nest of silk spinning and spinning after cocoon production. The scene of the craft village in this period was extremely bustling, the mulberry fields were always green and the charcoal stove was burning and red at night.
In its peak period, the village turned red by night and day. Photo: FB / Thanh Hai Nguyen Huu
Through many ups and downs of the times, up to now, the number of people still working in traditional jobs is not much, even families have quit their jobs due to the impact of many factors, limited output, product development. Industrial silk also affected the craft village. However, the villagers decided to stick to and preserve the traditional silk nursery craft in the village with the desire to retain the quintessence and pride of a glossy craft village that their fathers built and even help Hong Ly gradually become an attractive destination on the tourist map of Thai Binh province.
The feat of the profession of “standing rice” in Hong Ly
In order to create quality products, the artisans of Hong Ly silk nursery village have to go through many hard stages. First, people need to create cork frames so that silkworms can release silk and cocoons, silkworms need to be fed with mulberry leaves to have yellow cocoons, if you want to have white cocoons, they should be fed with cassava leaves. When silkworms close cocoons, farmers need to watch the sun so that the cocoons created must be dry and fragrant so that when the silkworms are born, they will not melt and the resulting silk will have a golden golden color.
Silkworms are raised on bamboo sticks. Photo: Youth of the capital
Silkworms eat mulberry leaves will give the cocoon golden. Photo: TTV electronic magazine
The process of nursing is also very hard, in order to do this, people will boil a pot of boiling water, then drop the cocoon in and stir until the cocoon layer comes out. Then the workers will find the original termites of the cocoon and pull it out, piecing 10 strands together into one thread and starting to wrap the silk, the silk when pulled out like that is called raw silk. After pulling, silk will be brought to dry before selling or making handmade products such as silk weaving …
Put the cocoon in a pot of boiling water and stir to get the silk. Photo: TTV electronic magazine
Silk is pulled and rolled evenly. Photo: Lao Dong Newspaper
Although there are machines to support today, the hard work of the craftsmen is still present, each stage needs precision, sometimes the skin of the face will burn because of exposure to hot water.
The result is a bunch of shiny golden silk. Photo: Lao Dong Newspaper
Coming to Hong Ly silk weaving village today, you will enjoy the scenery of a peaceful countryside with the characteristics of the Northern Delta. In that quiet space, you will be able to personally visit and learn about the process of creating golden silk bundles to fill the yard and listen to interesting stories about the craft village. In particular, at present, visitors to the Hong Ly silk nursery village also enjoy an attractive specialty dish that is ripe silkworm. This is a popular gift that many people choose to buy as a gift after visiting this traditional village.
Experience moving to check-in Hong Ly silk nursery village
Hong Ly silk nursery village is located about 90km from the center of Hanoi and 20km from Thai Binh city in the territory of Hong Ly commune, Vu Thu district. The road to this craft village is very convenient, you can move by motorbike or car depending on your needs.
Hong Ly village is only 20km from Thai Binh city center. Photo: Vuthu.thaibinh
To come to the craft village, from Hanoi, you go in the direction of Nam Dinh through Tan De bridge, Thai Binh and then continue to move towards the dyke of the Red River, then turn right to the area of Hong Ly commune and then to the village. profession. Coming to Hong Ly, you can ask Mr. Nguyen Duy Thu’s silk establishment to visit and learn about traditional jobs here.
In addition to the silk village, the canola field in Hong Ly is also very famous. Photo: @ ngoc_bich_0210
In addition to silk nursery facilities to Hong Ly, you can visit the beautiful canola field which is also an attractive destination that attracts many visitors, so do not miss the chance to check-in.
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