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Many changes in the way of tourism in Bat Trang Ceramic Village (Gia Lam District, Hanoi) are attracting more returned tourists. Coming to Bat Trang village, visitors not only visit the pottery market, participate in pottery making experiences with artisans, but also discover many unique and attractive architectural ancient works.
Once in Bat Trang, visitors can not miss an interesting check-in point, which is the Center of Vietnam Quintessential Handicraft. We often call it the Bat Trang Pottery Museum. This work is located in Zone 5, Bat Trang commune, recently put into operation in June 2021, becoming a tourist attraction because of its distinctive architecture, which simulates the shape of clay on a pottery turntable.
Inside the Bat Trang Pottery Museum is space for exhibition and presenting sophisticated ceramic products from Bat Trang village. In addition, this place also organises experiential activities for visitors.
In addition, visitors will be impressed when they discover the more than 700 years old ancient village of Bat Trang. Here, visitors can go along the beautiful small village streets, sometimes only 1-2 people can pass there. In the ancient pottery village, there are still many old houses and walls, as evidence of the old lifestyle of Bat Trang people.
Another interesting destination for tourists not to miss on their trip to Bat Trang pottery village is the only surviving ancient "gourd-shaped kiln" in Bat Trang. This ancient kiln consists of 5 gourd-shape room, which are nearly 100 years old. In the past, this gourd-shape kiln was used to fire pottery manually. However, today, people in Bat Trang have used modern firing techniques to avoid polluting the environment. The ancient gourd kilns are preserved only for admiration.
Visitors can go inside these "gourds" and see the space in which the pots are arranged in a simulation similar to the previous kiln arrangement. In addition, visitors can also see the bricks inside the kiln covered with a beautiful glaze after 100 years.
In Bat Trang Ceramic Village, visitors will discover many houses with impressive architecture, which have become attractions and pottery exhibition. For example, the wooden house of artist Manh Duc (the son of Vietnamese famous writer Kim Lan) is designed to simulate the H’mong King Palace in Ha Giang. The house has a large skywell, surrounded by galleries.
The house also has a small stage for performing ca tru in the evening.
The owner of the house spends most of the area displaying quintessential ceramic products from Bat Trang and many localities.
In the ancient village, there is also a house with an elegant space with almost no door. The entrances are always open for people easily moving. The house was built in the 1980s and was a pottery workshop of many families, so it has several architectural floors.
Currently, this house is the working place of some artists living in Bat Trang. In the future, this will become a place to hold art events.
Come to Bat Trang Ceramic Village, visitors have a chance to learn the sophisticated steps of pottery making. If you would like to book a guided tour within a day or include this fascinating village in your itinerary, feel free to contact us and let us know your wish.
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