| Photo Information |
Copyright: Marie Louise Hagen (marielouitje)
![Silver Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 23 W: 5 N: 20]](http://i1.trekearth.com/misc/s-n-s.gif) (229) |
| Genre: People |
| Medium: Black & White |
| Date Taken: 2004-01-17 |
| Camera: Canon PowerShot A70 |
| Exposure: f/4.8, 1/60 seconds |
| More Photo Info: [view] |
| Photo Version: Original Version |
| Date Submitted: 2007-08-03 2:31 |
| Viewed: 400 |
| Points: 0 |
|
| [Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note |
Made this picture in a pottery village near Hoi an. I think this boy was tired of all those crazy tourists taken pictures of everything, even him!
THANH HA POTTERY VILLAGE
About 3 km by river from Hoian, Thanh Ha is the pottery village that played an important role in the economic development of Hoian old town.
In the 16th and 17th century Thanh Ha was a thriving village. It was famous for earthenware that sold in many provinces in Central Vietnam. It was Thanh Ha villagers who made and provided bricks, roof and floor tiles for old building in Hoian and the surrounding areas.
Thanh Ha pottery villagers are doing the same work in the same way that their forefathers did in the past. The skills are passed from generation to generation. In their clever and skillful hands, clay turn to pretty flower vases, tea pots, piggybanks, wine bottles, water jars, kettles, cooking pots or lovely birds, turtles, buffaloes, cats, ducks, etc.
Nowadays many old buildings in Hoian need repairing and restoring and Thanh Ha villagers are the only trusted contractors that can provide standardized bricks, roof and floor tiles exactly like those during the time when Hoian port town prospered. |
Only registered TrekEarth members may rate photo notes. |
|
