Vietnam arts

Dai Bai village remains traditional craft of casting bronze
05/07/2012 03:42
Đại B�i village in the northern province of Bac Ninh follows a standard craft of casting bronze items- a profession, that has been living for many years. Rising costs of input materials, and reduced demand in recent years have had a negative impact on the village’s business. During...
Vietnamese Water Puppet (Mua Roi Nuoc)
02/07/2012 03:02
The art of Bat Trang ceramics
28/06/2012 03:13
Bat Trang is an ancient village to travel to Vietnam situated on the northern bank of the Red-river, about 8 kilometers from the center of Hanoi with 72 white ground hillocks and Chu Dau china of Hai Duong province.� As far back as 600 years the village has provided ceramic bowls, cups,...
Vietnamese Folk Paintings
28/06/2012 01:44
The Vietnamese people believe in ancestor worship and the deification of natural phenomena, they are reflected in the paintings. Because of their historical popularity, the folk paintings were produced in huge quantities. This high demand was met through the use of the woodblock carving...
Dong Hoi Citadel symbolizes the brave of Vietnam
06/06/2012 04:10
Dong Hoi Citadel is located in Dong Hoi city, Quang Binh Province. It is a complex of high fences and towers, forming a fortress that protected the kings and the capital of the Nguyen dynasty since 1630. The citadel is 1'500 m away from Nhat Le beach; it is adjacent to Nhat Le River in...
Dong Ho- Vietnamese Folk Art Painting
06/06/2012 03:37
Dong Ho pictures are printed on a special kind of Dzo paper. The printing paper is made of bark of a tree called "Dzo". Artists use pine leave brushes to coat Dzo paper with sea bivalve mollusk powder to create a sparkling colorful background. Colors of the painting are refined from various...
Vietnamese Silk Painting
06/06/2012 02:48
Differently from other kinds of paintings, the silk canvas is usually not painted. The Vietnamese traditional silk painting style tends to use the silk canvas directly as the background of the painting. Boat Silk Painting The colors are used delicately with the canvas to make...