Playing with clay at Bat Trang pottery village
Posted by hanoiceramic12345 on December 9, 2008
Walking through Bat Trang these days, you will pass a number of shops inviting visitors to shape clay into different animals or to make pottery items themselves.
“They can create what they like, from simple things such as pots or bowls, to vases of different figures or to shape clay
into animals such as cats, mice, buffaloes or cartoon characters,” said Nguyen Van Che, owner of a pottery shop.
While it is one of 30 pottery shops offering this do-it-yourself service, Che’s shop was the first in the village to take advantage of this trend back in 1994. “About ten years ago, people paid little attention to this kind of entertainment. But now, it has become attractive to not only local people, but also foreign tourists, particularly the youth,” he said.
Kneading clay into animals and cartoon characters and making pottery has become a fun activity to let loose after a
Young people find making pottery items or colouring ready-made ceramics to be their favourite activity at the village.
long week.
