http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Vietnam/Red-River-Delta/Bac-Ninh/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Asia , Vietnam , Red River Delta , Bac Ninh en-us Sat, 18 May 2013 12:23:28 +0000 Sat, 18 May 2013 12:23:28 +0000 Thit k ni tht vn phng ti H ni l ngh nghip ca tiBn c th thm website www.noithatvanphong247.com http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Vietnam/Red-River-Delta/Bac-Ninh/blog-579816.html Wednesday 4 March 2009 Myself and a tourist rented a car and traveled 67km to a ceramic village in Bc Ninh province. In northern Vietnam there are some famous ceramic villages like Bt Trng Chu u Th H Ph Lng etc. Before the trip I got great advice from Executive Manager of the Hanoi Ceramic Mosaic Mural Project about which village I should go so I decided to choose Ph http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Vietnam/Red-River-Delta/Bac-Ninh/blog-378977.html ng K furniture village is located in T Sn district Bc Ninh province over 20km from Hanoi. There are many furniture shops on both sides of the street plus the mills to stock the timbers. Some furniture are inlaid with motherofpearl. We can find wooden chairs tables beds wardrobes Buddha statues as well as pearl inlay pictures at the shops. These products are for both local http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Vietnam/Red-River-Delta/Bac-Ninh/blog-378938.html On my trip to Bc Ninh province last week I bought some ng H woodblock paintings. This is the most famous traditional painting style in northern Vietnam which has experienced 300year history. The paintings are drawn on D poonah papers with coloring from pigments in halfbaked bricks tree leaves ground coal roots and resin. They reflect the aspirations of the people for peace p http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Vietnam/Red-River-Delta/Bac-Ninh/blog-376021.html Festivals take place throughout the year in Vietnam however January to March according to our lunar calendar is the period when there are more festivals and traditional activities than other months. We call this time the festive season. Right after we celebrate the lunar New Year all the pagodas and temples are the popular destinations as people want to pray for good luck and prosperity for t http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Vietnam/Red-River-Delta/Bac-Ninh/blog-374119.html