The incense-making craft in Quang Phu Cau village has existed for nearly a century and is closely linked to the legend of the three female generals Chieu Nuong from the time of the Trung Sisters.
The mother-of-pearl inlay craft village in Chuyen My commune, Hanoi, is expected to become a highlight of the city’s global outreach, as it has been proposed for membership in the World Crafts Council’s Creative Craft Cities Network.
Son Dong village in Son Dong commune, Hanoi, is Vietnam’s largest center for producing wood-carved statues and Buddhist ritual objects. The village once held a national record for the quantity and quality of its wooden statues and the number of skilled artisans.
The Government has approved the revised plan for national railway network development for the 2021-2030 period.
Under Program 04 CTr/TU of the 17th Hanoi Party Committee, the municipal People’s Committee has actively and effectively carried out the “One Commune, One Product” (OCOP) Program over the past five years. With more than 3,400 certified products, accounting for over 20% of the national total, Hanoi continues to demonstrate its leading role in promoting the OCOP Program.
Formed from eight former communes and towns, Thuong Tin Commune now spans more than 28 square kilometers and has a population exceeding 70,000.
In 2010, Hanoi began implementing the National Target Programs on New Rural Development amid a challenging context: Rural areas made up over 70% of the land and more than 65% of the population, yet infrastructure remained insufficient; residents primarily worked in agriculture, but production was fragmented and inefficient.
Hanoi is home to 337 recognized craft and traditional villages, thousands of historical and cultural relics, and a diverse ecosystem stretching from Ba Vi and Soc Son to Phu Xuyen and Huong Son. The city has all the necessary conditions to develop into a creative rural tourism hub rich in Vietnamese identity.
About 30km southwest of Hanoi’s center, Phu Yen Village is unique for preserving and promoting the traditional house-building craft passed down by generations of our ancestors.
Vietnam currently has over 5,400 craft villages, employing millions of workers who are diligently preserving the essence of traditional craftsmanship. These craft villages not only safeguard the nation’s cultural values but also make significant contributions to rural economic development, job creation, and export promotion.
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