Thổ Hà old village

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January 6th 2012

Published: January 6th 2012

Sunday 1 January 2012 - I rented a car with a driver and traveled 70km to Thổ Hà village in Bắc Giang province. This is one of the poor provinces in northern Vietnam. Thổ Hà village used to be famous for the ceramic products, along with Bát Tràng and Phù Lãng ceramic villages. The ceramic works in Thổ Hà village lasted 8 centuries, from the 12th to 20th centuries. Since 1980 to date... Read Full Entry

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My local guide (a 63-year-old woman)

I met this woman in the village and asked her to take me to some old houses for taking photos. She then took me to her house too. Her work is to collect rice redundances from making rice wine and sell it to the pig-raising families. I think this is a low income job.

Thổ Hà village temple

Rice sheets and special wall

At the oldest house in the village

Ferry across the Cầu river

The other side of the river is Bắc Ninh province. There are two ferry locations and one road way to Thổ Hà village. (Phía bên kia sông Cầu là bến Vạn thuộc tỉnh Bắc Ninh. Có 2 bến đò và một con đường bộ vào làng Thổ Hà).

At the oldest house in the village

Gate of the Thổ Hà village

Pig raising in Vân village

Pig raising is one of the works the locals do to get income. They also make rise wine and rice papers.

Children are playing at the village temple

Near the gate of the Vân village

Fishes which a local sells in front of her house.

The dog is following me and barking

At the oldest house in the village

One of the old houses in the village

My local guide took me to her house. Her children also make rice papers.

Thổ Hà village temple

6th January 2012

Leah
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Tho ha Old Village
Great to read about your latest travel when I was feeling sleepy after lunch. People are so hard working earning a living in this old village from making rice papers to raising pigs. Now I know how rice papers are made :)

6th January 2012

Hideyuki Kobayashi
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Northern village
Dear Ha, thanks for your further information in details on the northern village, where found to be one of the interesting corners of Vietnam. I'd like to give a toast to your effort. from Kob

6th January 2012

Chuck
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Tho Ha
Enjoyed your blog and pictures. I would enjoy visiting there. Thanks and keep up the good stories.

23rd March 2012

Lien Pham
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Interesting place
Thanks for sharing this. I went to Tho Ha in 2008. I took the ferry to the village http://www.flickr.com/photos/hlclicks/sets/72157613596001303/show/

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