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Hanoi Chuong Village is a famous traditional conical hat-making village many centuries ago, a place to preserve the country spirit of the Vietnamese people with beautiful and quality conical hats.
Where is Hanoi Chuong Village?
Hanoi Chuong Village is a traditional conical hat-making village located in Phuong Trung commune, Thanh Oai district. It is about 30 km from Hanoi’s capital. With a long history of development over centuries, this conical hat village has become an attractive destination for domestic and foreign tourists.
Chuong village is also known as Thanh Oai conical hat village, with an area of over 481 hectares including 8 villages. Visitors can come here by motorbike or car in the direction of National Highway 6 to Hoa Binh. Then continue to go in the direction of Perfume Pagoda through Kim Bai town 2 km and then turn right to Chuong village.
This long-standing conical hat village is located next to the Day river with the traditional beauty of the northern countryside, mixed with the unique beauty that the conical hat making profession brings. If you are a traveler from afar, you should remember Chuong village when you have the opportunity to travel to Hanoi to discover the beauty and history of the formation and development of this village.
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The formation and development of conical hats in Chuong village
Passing a distance of 30 km from the capital to here, visitors will see a Chuong Village in Hanoi appearing with an ancient, peaceful beauty, true to the old village of the North. Time covers the villages with the beauty of contemplation and tranquility. From the houses with tiled roofs, the roads, etc. are rustic and simple, adorned with elaborately and beautifully made conical hats.
Discovering this traditional village in Hanoi, you will see beautiful conical hats everywhere. At home, people both old and young are hard at work creating each handmade hat, preserving a little bit of the country’s soul. Every little corner in the village, every place is beautiful for tourists to stop and admire, and take pictures.
No one knows exactly what year the hat-making village was born. However, according to the village elders, since the 8th century, this village has started making hats. At that time, Chuong village was called Trang Thi Trung, producing many types of hats to serve the majority of different classes in society.
In the new period of formation, Chuong village is the place to supply all kinds of women’s three-level hats, conical hats, protruding cones, conical hats, hot dragons, etc. for men. Over time, the types of hats gradually changed and developed to suit the trend. By the time around the 20th century, three-ring hats were being produced quite a lot.
During the period of formation and development, Hanoi Chuong village is a place to supply traditional hat products such as strap sports hats, live conical hats. In which, sports straps are used for the elderly to go to the temple. The old conical hats are grafted alive to serve farmers doing farm work.
Centuries have passed, the conical hat making village has flourished. The profession of making conical hats has been handed down from generation to generation and is one of the famous conical hat-making cradles in Ha Thanh. Currently, there are about 4,000 households in Chuong village making hats, providing good quality products with diverse designs for domestic and export markets.
Today, Chuong village conical hats are supplied throughout the country and present in developed countries such as Japan, Hang, and even the West. However, the demand for conical hats in the current context is not too high, so Chuong villagers take advantage of their hat-making skills and produce many other creative products.
Visiting Hanoi Chuong village, you will come across a lot of souvenirs, conical lanterns, street decoration furniture, etc., which are created with all colors, designs, … attracting attention. Visitors come here to learn about hat making as well as explore other beautiful destinations of Chuong village.
If you go directly to this conical hat village and walk around, you will see that hat making is also very elaborate. Almost in every yard, every porch has artisans working hard to produce conical hats and beautiful decorations. Somewhere on the village road, the bare ground is covered with grass – the main raw material for making hats.
Visiting Chuong village in Thanh Oai , in addition to taking photos, visitors also have the opportunity to feel an idyllic rhythm of life in a traditional craft village. This place is not too busy or busy but still has a very unique beauty that not every village has.
Experience going to Chuong village in Hanoi
Today, Chuong Thanh Oai village is a beautiful destination on the outskirts of Hanoi. There are regularly held markets selling hats, taking place on the 4th, 10th, 14th, 20th, 24th and 30th days of the lunar calendar, mainly in the morning. The markets are usually very crowded and bustling, promising to bring many experiences for visitors.
Chuong Village is a village with a history of formation and development of about 1000 years, experiencing many ups and downs. This place not only has the traditional craft of making conical hats but also preserves many tangible cultural heritages such as communal houses, temples, pagodas, shrines, churches, parishes, etc. Therefore, visitors can spend time exploring. Add these destinations to fully feel the beauty of Chuong village.
In it, you can go to Thuong Temple – the place to worship the national hero Phung Hung that the people call Bo Cai Dai Vuong. Or you can also spend time exploring the traditional houses with brick wall structure and precious wooden frame with the age up to 70-100 years old. In addition, the communal house, Chuong market, etc. are also beautiful places that you should visit.
Today, Hanoi Chuong village is a beautiful and famous tourist coordinate, loved by tourists from near and far. Visiting Chuong village is an opportunity for tourists to learn about the craft of making conical hats, as well as discover more interesting things in the culture and lifestyle of the people here.
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