When to visit Bat Trang village has many centuries. Not only learn about the craft, visitors also can directly make pottery to create their own products. Bat Trang people hearted and hospitable space has created a cultural tourism to attract visitors from all over the country ...
Bat Trang commune, Gia Lam district, Hanoi. Known as suburbs, but social center of Hanoi is just about ten kilometers. From the city center, walk or Chuong Duong Bridge, Long Bien and go over the Red River on the levees along the river are coated concrete is half an hour to arrive. Ancient craft villages located on the dike road, river outside the Bat - a crossing the Red River of the ancient village.
Bat Trang is a traditional occupation of the commune, has been handed down for generations from 14-15 century. Throughout history, the famous Bat Trang pottery and used in the palace, was the object of the national tributary large. Now, Bat Trang has changed much but the locals still preserve his father's profession.
Step into the village, they met with stalls selling all kinds of products are produced on site. Beyond the row of shops were ceramic market, bringing together the kilns in the village on display and sale of ceramic. Going into a bit of a multitude of kilns. Pottery kiln was located in the house. In the village, there is almost always a pottery kiln. Ovens always devoted a little space as a playground for guests pottery. Previously, to Bat Trang, guests just visiting, watched as artisans. Guests arriving winter day, anyone curious craft products, some service oven was opened for visitors to try out. Since then, the house should eat through this service besides producing pottery distributed throughout all the country.
Guests on the "play ceramics" was delivered to a local kiln owners clay and meticulously guide how to create the product shape on the turntable. Is important to land in the center of the table. A crank table, one hand "Ceramic claws" to shape the product. Normally, only the most simple dishes as cups, bowls, flower vases. They were all very quick apprenticeship and make yourself the first product. Guests play nice pottery, until they've got enough. Price once do just 10,000 - a "soft" compared with many other services. If you want to bring the product on, the furnace flue to reheated products, for dry land. Afterwards, guests decorated with arbitrary color. Prices of this stage only 30,000.
Bat Trang people are very hospitable, very enthusiastic treated. Pending terracotta pottery, ceramic kiln owners often invite guests tea, tobacco and chatting happily. Bat Trang artisans craft very drunk. Women, men, young men in the village his father's profession mature. Although growing up and going to school in the capital, but the young people in the village still go home on weekends to support their families make pottery. These young people are very active. Exposure to young travelers, they become the tour guide handy. Born and raised on traditional land occupation, they understand very well about the pottery should be very clear explanations, create excitement for guests. Many people set up facebook for craft introduction of pottery village and a playground for guests of the family. Pictures of guests to play ceramics are posted on Facebook to create a channel to promote village image, put pottery beyond the village gate. There were young tourists coming here. Not only visitors from afar that even people well to Bat Trang capital at the weekend to learn traditional crafts and pottery delight players.
Take several hours playing with clay senseless, after exciting first product, kilns departure, according to the village oven for sightseeing. That ancient house, curved roof is facing the Red River. The stretch before the river village called Bat. Family standing in the field, fairly quiet. Communal house was built almost 300 years ago, according to the binary characteristic typeface Kinh Bac temples. Many families are embellished but space remains, ancient architecture: Inside the harem of 3 times; contemporary worship outside the building and 2 bottles of 5 times. Contemporary church worship space in the building are decorated solemn. The solid ironwood columns to create a space majestic cathedral. In more than 50 families still keep religion ordained to the tutelary through kings, lords. In 2005, the Ministry of Culture, Home and Information by Cultural Relics art architecture.
Upon arrival in Bat Trang, who also came home to visit, worship. Those who look after family very enthusiastic. Just call the phone number on the door hanging, any hour guests were welcomed graciously. Another nice thing is not just that a lot of families who looks in the village who can articulate explanations about the village and the village. Absolutely no conversation extortion, "beg for money" after guiding. Bat Trang is an interesting destination of traditional crafts. /.