Visiting Van Phuc today, we feel the asmothphere of a
handicraft village on the way to develop, hear the familiar clatter of
shuttle driving melody, see villagers spinning under moonlight. Products
of Van Phuc has a typical traditional value which is considered as
symbol of traditional beauty.
Located on the bank of Nhue River, 10km from southwest of Hanoi
Old Quarter, Van Phuc village is renowned for its traditional weaving
and premium quality silk products. At the age of over 1,200 years, Van
Phuc is proud to be the most ancient silk village which provides the
best silk in Vietnam.
Visitors in Vietnam tours visit Van Phuc village will be impressed by typical manner of an ancient village in the north of Vietnam
with banyan tree, well, communal house, and the sound of power-looms
everywhere. Walking on the main road in Van Phuc, tourists will be lost
in the world of silk with various products like shirts, ties, crafts,
dresses… made of silk available in the village.
For a long period
of time, silk was considered as extremely precious handwork which was
only used to tailor Royal members' and aristocrats’ dress. The special
beauty of Van Phuc or Ha Dong silk was inspiration for many Vietnamese
poems, songs and movies (see The White Silk Dress, one of the 5 most
outstanding Vietnamese movies).
Van Phuc silk has been known for
its smooth, light weight, and elegant appearance. Especially, a
traditional kind of silk called Van Silk made in Van Phuc make the
wearers feel cool in summer and warm in winter. Today, to satisfy
various demand for silk of the market, Van Phuc silk producers have
expanded their silk and garment goods like embroidered silk, , wrinkled
silk, double layers and more colors for silk products.
Many
families in Van Phuc open their own shops on the main road of the
village; create a “town of silk” that sell eye-catching and high quality
silk products. Tourists in Vietnam tours
may buy available nice souvenir and clothes in the shop, or select the
most suitable materials to then get customized products. The sellers are
very friendly and can speak a little English and French to communicate
to foreign tourists.
Today, although the weaving has been
mechanized for higher productivity, but there are still simple manual
looms in some houses in the village which help visitors contemplate the
genuinely traditional Vietnamese way of making silk.
Source: VNO
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