A traditional lacquer craft village of Vietnam
Ha Thai lacquer village, in Duyen Thai commune, Hanoi’s Thuong Tin district, has more than 200 years of experience in making lacquer products.
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| Usually, each worker will be in charge of a certain stage for the production of each product. In this photo, a craftswoman is polishing a product coated with gold lacquer. |
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| Grinding creates necessary gloss and brightness for lacquer products. |
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| Preparing a product to be painted with silver lacquer. |
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| Products are carefully sorted before entering the next stage of production. |
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| Do Manh Tuan, owner of Tuan Huong Lacquers Production Facility, introduces his lacquer products. |
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| Lacquer products are in various forms, depending on customer orders. In this photo, Dinh Thi Kim Lien and her family member are packaging products for a domestic order. |
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| Ha Thai lacquer products in a showroom placed at the village. |
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| Ha Thai people also create thousands of attractive products to meet the tastes and demands of customers at home and abroad including bowls, plates, vases, trays, paintings, mosaics and many more. |
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| A lacquer painting hangs in the background of a set of lacquer artistic vases for decoration. |
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| Lacquer products made by Ha Thai villagers attract many tourists. |
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