Publication "Thanh Ha Village - Hoi An" - Spreading the value of a pottery village over 500 years old

VHO - The publication “Thanh Ha Village – Hoi An” is published to introduce to the public and researchers the values ​​of a land with a long history and culture in Hoi An. At the same time, it contributes to recording, preserving and spreading the historical, cultural, creative and social values ​​of Thanh Ha village.

The Hoi An World Cultural Heritage Conservation Center (Hoi An World Cultural Heritage Conservation Center) has just coordinated with Thanh Ha Terracotta Park (Hoi An Tay Ward, Da Nang City) to organize the introduction of the book "Thanh Ha Village - Hoi An", at the same time exchanging and supplementing information and documents about the ancient Thanh Ha village.

The publication was created to contribute to recording, preserving and disseminating the historical, cultural, creative and social values ​​of Thanh Ha village. Thereby creating conditions for the public, researchers and local communities to learn information, thereby nurturing pride and shared responsibility in the journey of preserving and promoting the indigenous culture of Thanh Ha village in particular and the world cultural heritage of Hoi An in general.

This is also one of the activities within the framework of the Thanh Ha Pottery Ancestor Commemoration Festival, taking place from 31.0 to 1.9 at Thanh Ha Pottery Village - Hoi An.

Publication "Thanh Ha Village - Hoi An"

In 2018, Hoi An Center for Cultural Heritage Conservation implemented the program "Investigation, research, and proposal for conservation and promotion of Thanh Ha village's cultural heritage" to identify and propose solutions to preserve and promote the historical values ​​and cultural heritage of Thanh Ha village.

In 2024, based on the results of the above-mentioned investigation and survey program, the Hoi An Center for Cultural Heritage Conservation (formerly Hoi An city, Quang Nam province) compiled and published the book "Thanh Ha Village - Hoi An", thereby informing the results of the program's implementation to serve the needs of people and tourists, serving research and reference work to orient the socio-economic development of local authorities.

The publication "Thanh Ha Village - Hoi An" is the result of the research project on preserving the cultural heritage of Thanh Ha village, compiled, supplemented and published by the Hoi An Center for Preserving World Cultural Heritage.

The book is licensed for publication by Da Nang Publishing House, 16x24cm in size, 300 pages thick with images drawn from the pottery making process as vivid as the daily life of the pottery village people.

The book's content is structured into 4 chapters including: Chapter 1: Thanh Ha Village - Formation and development process; Chapter 2: Thanh Ha Village's tangible cultural heritage; Chapter 3: Thanh Ha Village's intangible cultural heritage; Chapter 4: Han Nom documentary heritage.

There is also an appendix introducing the names of places and villages, typical characters, and a chronology of events.

With the accumulation of elaborate scientific documents over many years, the book comprehensively reflects the land and people of Thanh Ha with its brilliant traditions and rich identity, making important contributions to the process of formation and development of the international commercial port city of Hoi An as well as the town - city of Hoi An later.

Inheriting the results of long-term, scientific and meticulous research, the content of the book presents quite comprehensively and fully the land and people of Thanh Ha with its brilliant traditions and rich identity, making important contributions to the formation and development of the international commercial port city of Hoi An in the Middle Ages and the development of the town - city of Hoi An later.

Ms. Nguyen Thi Hoi An - Deputy Director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Da Nang city spoke at the book introduction program.

Since Hoi An Ancient Town was recognized by UNESCO as a World Cultural Heritage in 1999, along with projects, topics, research programs, collections, and surveys about Hoi An, more than 50 books have been edited and published by the Hoi An World Cultural Heritage Conservation Center.

The amount of information and images introduced in these publications in the fields of history, archaeology, architecture, crafts, festivals, cuisine, folk knowledge, folk arts, documents, heritage conservation, etc. are valuable sources of scientific and practical information, contributing significantly to the understanding of Hoi An in general and the World Cultural Heritage of Hoi An Ancient Town in particular; creating a premise and favorable foundation for activities to preserve and promote heritage values ​​as well as promote and boost local tourism.

Thanh Ha Pottery Village - Hoi An

Nam Dieu-Thanh Ha pottery village (Thanh Ha ward, old Quang Nam province) was formed around the 16th and 17th centuries by a number of craftsmen from Thanh Hoa and Nghe An who came to build a village in Thanh Ha, bringing with them the pottery craft. The craft village was most prosperous around the first half of the 19th century, and was recorded by the Nguyen Dynasty in the book Dai Nam Nhat Thong Chi, the Quang Nam local products section.

The village has about 320 households, about 1000 residents, of which 105 households, 212 people make pottery. With unique cultural values, a long history that is constantly preserved and promoted, in August 2019, Thanh Ha pottery was included in the List of National Intangible Cultural Heritage by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

This pottery village, which is over 500 years old, still preserves intact the traditional handmade pottery making process along with many folk knowledge values ​​associated with the process of forming the village and developing the commercial port city of Hoi An.

Associated with tangible cultural heritage is a large amount of intangible cultural heritage such as: knowledge of pottery production (traditional and fine arts), earthenware, bricks, tiles, making statues of Tao Quan, lime burning and division of labor and organization of production.

After the merger, the pottery village is now located in Hoi An Tay ward, Da Nang city. In the central area of ​​the pottery village, there are currently 10 relics that have been ranked and included in the protection list.

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