Bat Trang ceramics
Bat Trang is the common name for the type of pottery produced in
the village of Bat Trang, a
traditional pottery village of Vietnam
and famous
Since the products of Bat Trang was born the regal rank
Elites in Thang Long for hands and feet are covered in mud farmer in the
countryside are preferred. Moreover, many everyday household items in Bat Trang, over land borders Vietnam .
From the fifteenth century, Bat Trang
ceramics are present in the tribute ceremony for the Chinese emperor with a
traditionally-made pottery from thousands of years ago and is famous throughout
the world. From then on, any time, whether or popular thinking, the Bat Trang has affirmed the value of
their goods, pottery stand still and overcome all challenges.
For several decades, the vitality
of the traditional village is still blown up by thousands of kilns burning day
and night. Currently, in the Bat Trang
pottery has not used a lot of coal, straw or wood burning stove that was used
for industrial furnaces burning gas to limit the environmental pollution and
also reduce the amount of waste.
According to the artisans of the
village, popular subject of Bat Trang
products are dragons, phoenixes, parallel sentences, pattern, scene, landscape
flowers, nature scenes ... reflects the spirituality and philosophy of the
people of Vietnam .
From the last century, Bat Trang pottery mainly worship. Later
Bat Trang has many household items,
most popular dishes, plates, vases, jars, cups. And today, Bat Trang has many items rich in variety and style, including items
such as disk wall art, vases, animals, statues and reliefs version with
technical and high technology. The collection of Bat Trang ceramics have
reached the pinnacle of the art manufacturing and engineering ceramics in Vietnam .
Bat Trang ceramic products are not only popular in the country but
also exported to many countries around the world since 1990, including Japan , South Korea ,
the U.S.
and the EU member countries. Many of Bat
Trang ceramics products are stored in a number of major museums around the
world such as the Museum Royaux - Belgium ,
Guimet Museum
- France .
Recently, the Bat Trang Ceramics Association has
established export promotion center and proceed branding "Bat Trang Vietnam - 1000 years of
tradition."
Every year, Bat Trang village
festival is held on February 15 (lunar calendar) and usually lasts 7 days.
