Discovering traditional craft villages

Traditional craft village tours in Hội An are increasingly drawing domestic and international tourists. Thanh Hà pottery village, Trà Quế vegetable village, and Kim Bồng carpentry village have become one of many interesting destinations to discover and get one-of-a-kind experiences in Hội An, Vietnam.

Children are learning the process of planting clean vegetables in Trà Quế

Trà Quế vegetable village belongs to Cẩm Hà commune, about 2.5 kilometers from the center of Hội An Ancient Town to the North. The village was formed in the sixteenth century. Now, Trà Quế people continue to live and preserve intact the values of a traditional craft village.

Children are growing vegetables

Foreign guests are quite interested in the experience of hoeing and growing vegetables

Trà Quế is a land that has the characteristics of an island on the river, a coastal area with good soil, a river system and a cool climate. So for a long time, it was chosen as the settlement by the communities of Sa Huỳnh, Chăm Pa and Đại Việt. They are farmers who have been cultivating for a long time on this land, contributing to the creation of many unique flavors for many culinary specialties of Hội An, Quảng Nam.

Thanh Hà Pottery Village is located on the banks of the Thu Bồn river, about 3 kilometers from the center of Hội An Ancient Town to the West. You can move from the city center to here by motorbike, bicycle, car or shuttle bus,…

From the 16th to 17th centuries, Thanh Hà pottery village played an important role in the process of economic formation and development in Hội An commercial port. The people of Thanh Hà pottery village are currently carrying on the job of their forefathers. In addition to fine art ceramics, civil ceramics and decorative ceramics, they also produce yin and yang bricks and tiles for the restoration of relics in Hội An Ancient Town.

For specific tourist information about Thanh Hà pottery village and Trà Quế vegetable village, please contact the Hotline of Hội An Office of Tourist Service: 0843428888 or Fanpage: Hội An Office of Tourist Sevices.

Children are visiting Thanh Hà pottery village

Tours to learn and experience craft villages are a creative method for the local tourism industry to grow. It uses the available tourism resources to provide new high-quality tourism products while also helping in the restoration and development of crafts and craft villages that provide livelihoods for locals. At the same time, it is an opportunity to “revive” the values built up by predecessors over hundreds of years for future generations to keep, inherit, and build a solid foundation for Hội An towards the Creative City of Crafts and Folk Arts.

Hội An Center for Culture, Sports, Radio and Television