The library

An atlas of Vietnam's craft villages

Thousands of villages hand one craft down through generations. This library records the ones we have visited, delta to delta. The eight whose work we carry are marked with our seal.

Vietnam has thousands of villages where one craft has been handed down for generations. This library records the ones we have visited, from the Red River Delta to the Mekong — a reference first, a shop second. The eight villages whose work we carry are marked with our seal.

Added to as we travel · Last entry October 2026

Work carried by LangSoulVisited and recordedCity

Drawn to scale from the villages' coordinates; the archipelagos are shown schematically. Villages cluster around the old capital, whose courts and temples were the first patrons.

Region

39 villages

Craft

Work carried by LangSoulVisited and recordedCity

Drawn from the villages' coordinates; the Hoàng Sa and Trường Sa archipelagos are shown schematically, not to scale. Villages cluster around the old capital because the delta's courts and temples were the first patrons of its crafts.

Red River Delta & the North

18 villages

Phú Vinh Rattan & bamboo weaving · Mây tre đan Chương Mỹ, Hà Nội On LangSoul Bát Tràng Ceramics & porcelain · Gốm sứ Gia Lâm, Hà Nội On LangSoul Đại Bái Bronze casting & chasing · Đúc đồng Gia Bình, Bắc Ninh On LangSoul Định Công Silver & gold filigree · Kim hoàn Hoàng Mai, Hà Nội On LangSoul Hạ Thái Natural lacquer · Sơn mài Thường Tín, Hà Nội On LangSoul Đồng Kỵ Carved hardwood · Gỗ mỹ nghệ Từ Sơn, Bắc Ninh On LangSoul Vạn Phúc Hand-loomed silk · Lụa Hà Đông, Hà Nội On LangSoul Quất Động Hand embroidery · Thêu tay Thường Tín, Hà Nội On LangSoul Chàng Sơn Paper fans & carpentry · Quạt giấy Thạch Thất, Hà Nội Recorded Chu Đậu Blue-and-white ceramics · Gốm sứ Nam Sách, Hải Dương Recorded Chuông Conical hats · Nón lá Thanh Oai, Hà Nội Recorded Đọi Tam Drum making · Trống Duy Tiên, Hà Nam Recorded Đông Hồ Folk woodblock prints · Tranh dân gian Thuận Thành, Bắc Ninh Recorded Hương Canh Unglazed stoneware · Gốm sành Bình Xuyên, Vĩnh Phúc Recorded Ngũ Xã Bronze casting · Đúc đồng Ba Đình, Hà Nội Recorded Phù Lãng Brown-glazed stoneware · Gốm Quế Võ, Bắc Ninh Recorded Sơn Đồng Carved & gilded statuary · Tượng gỗ Hoài Đức, Hà Nội Recorded Thổ Hà Pottery & rice paper · Gốm, bánh đa Việt Yên, Bắc Giang Recorded

The northern highlands

3 villages

Cát Cát H’Mông textiles · Thổ cẩm Sa Pa, Lào Cai Recorded Lùng Tám Hemp, indigo & beeswax batik · Lanh, chàm Quản Bạ, Hà Giang Recorded Mai Châu Thái brocade weaving · Thổ cẩm Hòa Bình Recorded

The central coast

10 villages

Bao La Bamboo weaving · Đan tre Quảng Điền, Huế Recorded Bàu Trúc Cham hand-built pottery · Gốm Chăm Ninh Phước, Ninh Thuận Recorded Kim Bồng Carpentry & boat building · Mộc Hội An, Quảng Nam Recorded Làng Sình Folk woodblock prints · Tranh dân gian Phú Vang, Huế Recorded Mỹ Nghiệp Cham brocade · Dệt Chăm Ninh Phước, Ninh Thuận Recorded Non Nước Marble carving · Đá mỹ nghệ Ngũ Hành Sơn, Đà Nẵng Recorded Phước Kiều Bronze gongs · Đúc đồng Điện Bàn, Quảng Nam Recorded Phước Tích Pottery · Gốm Phong Điền, Huế Recorded Thanh Hà Terracotta · Gốm Hội An, Quảng Nam Recorded Thủy Xuân Incense making · Hương Huế Recorded

Mekong Delta & the South

8 villages

Biên Hòa Glazed ceramics · Gốm Đồng Nai Recorded Châu Giang Cham brocade · Dệt Chăm Tân Châu, An Giang Recorded Chợ Mới Wood carving · Mộc An Giang Recorded Định Yên Sedge mats · Chiếu cói Lấp Vò, Đồng Tháp Recorded Lái Thiêu Ceramics · Gốm Thuận An, Bình Dương Recorded Mang Thít Brick & pottery kilns · Gạch gốm Vĩnh Long Recorded Tân Châu Black silk (lãnh Mỹ A) · Lụa An Giang Recorded Tương Bình Hiệp Southern lacquer · Sơn mài Thủ Dầu Một, Bình Dương Recorded

Nothing recorded for that combination yet — we are still travelling.

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