Gom Ngoc (pearl ceramic) facility in Phu Lang village, Phu Lang commune was certified as a production household in 2008. The 1,000m2 pottery workshop is properly arranged into specific zones.

Doan Minh Ngoc (on the left) carefully shows her artwork titled “prosperity horse” in her family’s product exhibition corner.

According to Doan Minh Ngoc, owner of Gom Ngoc facility, they are the fourth generation of the pottery making family. In order to meet the market demand, she and her husband (artisan Nguyen Minh Ngoc) have ceaselessly studied and created “clean” and friendly ceramic products.

“Thanks to ceaseless efforts, our brand Gom Ngoc has become more popular. Our production facility is also a destination for tourists to experience ceramic craft. Gom Ngoc ceramic products now present in the market of many provinces and cities nationwide. Besides, they have been collected by visitors from Thailand, Australia and South Korea”, Ngoc said with pride.

Over hundreds of years, Phu Lang ceramic products have been renowned for their durability and exquisite craftsmanship.

Phu Lang trade village was recognised a national cultural heritage in 2016 and listed as a traditional trade village by the provincial People’s Committee of Bac Ninh province in 2018.

Phu Lang commune currently has over 200 pottery making households, 80 of which are in Phu Lang village, according to Nguyen Thi Tinh, head of Phu Lang village.

In line with efforts of pottery makers, Phu Lang village has been assisted by the provincial People’s Committee and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to implement a number of conservation projects.

“This craft village not only has Gom Ngoc brand, but each household has their own brand such as Minh Tam Ceramic Cooperative and Phu Lang Ceramic Service and Tourism Cooperative. All of them strive for the common goal of developing Phu Lang Ceramic trademark”, Tinh added.

Bai Oi carpentry village applies machinery in production.

Recently, the provincial People’s Committee, communes and wards having traditional trade villages, the provincial Cooperative Alliance and the Department of Agriculture and Environment have funded billions of VND through the One Commune One Product Programme (OCOP) and support policies for craft villages, helping the localities to preserve and promote values of craft villages while providing income for local people.

Thanks to the efforts to preserve and promote traditional crafts by local governments, competent agencies and locals, the traditional craft villages in the province generate a total goods value of trillions of VND and create jobs for thousands of workers each year.

The Department of Agriculture and Environment advised the provincial People’s Committee to continue investing in projects to preserve and develop craft villages to stimulate development of rural industries and craft village tourism.

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