1. Brief introduction about Binh Duong Lacquer Village
In the process of development, this city in the Southeast region is a place imbued with cultural beauty from traditional craft villages such as Lai Thieu Piggy Bank Village, Wood Carving Village, Rice Paper Village or Incense village. The most interesting thing to mention is the craft village with an artistic bloodline that has been passed down from father to son for many generations. That is the famous Binh Duong Lacquer Village.
Concentrated mainly in the wards: Chanh Nghia, Phu Cuong, Tuong Binh Hiep, Tan An, Dinh Hoa located in Thu Dau Mot City, the lacquer craft village initially started in Tuong Binh Hiep ward. Then this industry gradually spread and created the bustling system of craft villages like today. Binh Duong Lacquer Craft Village is known for its countless works of art including sculpture, engraving... extremely vivid.
On August 29, 2006, the Binh Duong Lacquer - Sculpture Association was established under Decision No. 3838 of the People's Committee of this province. This is an important bridge that not only demonstrates the spirit of preserving and conserving traditional crafts but also fulfills the desire to promote the strengths of lacquer in Binh Duong.
2. Explore the unique lacquer village
Origin of Binh Duong Lacquer Village
If a group of Chinese craftsmen came to Vietnam to start Binh Duong ceramic villages around the 19th to 20th centuries, then based on local records, lacquer artisans brought this profession with them to immigrate in the 1990s. At the end of the 18th century. From Quang Binh and Thuan Hoa to Dong Nai and Gia Dinh, they stopped at the land of Tuong Binh Hiep, now part of Thu Dau Mot City, Binh Duong province, and at the same time passed down the unique craft of lacquer painting unique.
Before 1975, the lacquer profession in Binh Duong only operated in the area on a small scale. The products that are widely known at this time are mainly beautiful decorative paintings in the homes of wealthy landowners or foreigners. After that period until now, although it has undergone countless changes, the lacquer industry is still sustainable and increasingly proves its superiority at home and abroad thanks to a variety of advanced designs.
Possessing a rich tradition and development history of more than 300 years, Binh Duong Lacquer Village has become richer in the beauty of national identity with each ups and downs. With state-of-the-art science and technology, craftsmanship inherited from ancestors combined with modernity has contributed to creating many lacquer items and enriching painting materials.
Beauty in every lacquer product here
This famous traditional product in Binh Duong attracts many people from near and far because the way it is crafted brings a very eye-catching and luxurious feeling. Using natural wood materials, each item is made meticulously and meticulously, as if encapsulating the essence of the craft village as well as unique national cultural values โโinto each finished product.
According to the introduction of Binh Duong Lacquer Village during your visit and exploration, from the preparation step to the final stage the product must go through a total of 25 stages. Each part requires a lacquer artist with extensive experience and specific crafting techniques. Not stopping there, the process of painting the item takes 3 to 6 months to ensure quality requirements.
The traditional paint commonly used in Binh Duong Lacquer Village is a mixture of Nam Vang paint mixed with Phu Tho paint, which has very different properties compared to other regions in the country. One thing that cannot be denied is that the durability and beautiful gloss of the painting materials here have become an artistic language that transcends all eras.
Lacquer products in general have many methods to express such as glossy paint, thin lacquer, sunken paint, eggs, mother-of-pearl, and snails. Besides, it can also be varied when used in combination with materials: ceramic, bamboo... extremely unique.
Although most prominent with many painting designs, products using lacquer for decoration including vases, bracelets, plates, boxes... are also equally popular. When people from near and far come here, they often buy these compact and beautiful items to bring back as travel gifts. Please try them out!
Binh Duong Lacquer Village with its rich beauty of national identity, from the elaborate production process to eye-catching finished products, promises to bring you an extremely unique experience. If you have the opportunity to travel to Binh Duong, besides many tourist attractions such as Phu Cuong Communal House (Ba Lua), Chau Thoi Pagoda... don't forget to visit and explore this famous craft village!