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Tan Chau Silk: The Mekong's Mulberry-and-Silkworm Tradition
Tan Chau in An Giang province produces Vietnam's most expensive silk — a centuries-old craft built on mulberry trees, silkworms, and a rare black-dyeing technique.
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Ben Tre's Coconut Artisan Workshops: A Slow Day Through Mo Cay Nam
Ben Tre's cottage industries run on coconut — candy kitchens, coir weavers, cold-press oil — and Mo Cay Nam district is where you can watch all of it up close.
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Bat Trang vs Phu Lang vs Chu Dau: Vietnam's Three Ceramic Villages Compared
Three villages, three completely different traditions in clay. Here's how Bat Trang, Phu Lang, and Chu Dau compare — and how to visit each from Hanoi.
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Van Phuc Silk Village: The 1000-Year Loom Town Just Outside Hanoi
Twelve kilometers southwest of Hanoi's Old Quarter, Van Phuc has been weaving silk for over a millennium — and it's still the best place in the north to buy the real thing.
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Son Mai Lacquer: Hanoi Galleries, Prices & What's Real
Authentic son mai paintings start around 500,000 VND in Hanoi's Old Quarter; serious gallery pieces run into the millions. Here's how to spot real
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