Bau Truc pottery village in peak tourist season

These days, Bau Truc pottery village - a famous tourist destination in Ninh Phuoc Commune, Khanh Hoa Province attracts thousands of visitors to visit, experience and shop for products every day. This is a positive sign, creating more job opportunities, helping people increase their income.

This summer, Nguyen Huong Thu Van (Ho Chi Minh City) and her family visited to Bau Truc pottery village. Her daughter was very excited to see and try to make ceramic products. Thu Van said: “This is the first time I have visited and experienced Bau Truc pottery village. Before coming here, I knew about the pottery village through the internet. I found the products of the pottery village diverse, with rustic colors and unique artistry. My daughter was very excited to learn and make ceramic flower pots herself”.

Artisan Truong Thi Gach demonstrates Bau Truc pottery making techniques.

Similarly, Nguyen Thi Ngoc Chau - a tourist from An Giang province shared: “This is the first time I have come to Bau Truc pottery village. Coming here, I see a variety of pottery products, the color of the pottery is like the color of wood. For me, this is an interesting experience. I like the 12 zodiac pottery set of the craft village the most”.

Phu Huu Minh Thuan - Director of Bau Truc Cham Pottery Cooperative said: “From the beginning of June until now, Bau Truc pottery village has entered the peak tourist season. Currently, on average, the cooperative welcomes about 1,000 visitors per day to visit and experience... To attract tourists, along with diversifying designs, ensuring the quality of household, fine art and spiritual ceramic products, we focus on organizing services such as performing traditional musical instruments of the Cham people, experiencing the pottery making process under the guidance of artisans, introducing Cham culture... In the coming time, we will build a tourism program, arrange a more systematic and impressive space to serve tourists better”.

Tourists visit Bau Truc pottery village.

Currently, Bau Truc pottery village has 2 cooperatives, 1 company, 22 production and business establishments and about 300 households making pottery. Unlike most pottery villages in Vietnam and the world, potters in Bau Truc make pottery entirely by hand, without using a turntable when shaping the product. When making pottery, they walk backwards around the clay block, while rubbing and stroking evenly to shape the product. After creating the shape and pattern, the pottery is dried and fired outdoors with firewood or straw. The firing process lasts from several hours to a day depending on the size of the product. Each pottery product in Bau Truc is a unique work of art, not duplicated or monotonous.

With its own unique characteristics, especially the innovation and professionalism in tourism every day, Bau Truc pottery village is an attractive destination for domestic and foreign tourists this summer and in the future.

LAM ANH

Translated by T.T