Approving Bau Truc pottery village to become community tourism model

On October 2, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism issued a decision approving the project namely Building a heritage model connected with tourism itineraries to develop ethnic minority communities with similar heritages. 

Accordingly, the project will build 2 models of connected intangible cultural heritages, including traditional craft of Cham people in Bau Truc Village (Ninh Phuoc Commune, Khanh Hoa Province) and pottery-making craft of Cham people in Binh Duc village (Bac Binh Commune, Lam Dong Province).

An artisan in Bau Truc pottery village introducing unique pottery-making techniques to tourists (Photo: Lam Anh)

The Department of Cultural Heritage will cooperate with the provincial departments of culture, sports and tourism, relevant agencies, units and localities to implement the project. 

The pottery-making craft of Cham people in Bau Truc Village is one of the typical intangible cultural heritages with unique historical and artistic value. Bau Truc pottery village is recognized as one of the ancient pottery villages in Southeast Asia and has unique technique of shaping clay entirely by hand, without using a turntable and baking potteries outdoors with firewood and straw. In November 2022, Bau Truc pottery-making craft was recognized by UNESCO as an Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding.

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Translated by H.N