via Vietnam Plus, 04 February 2022: Thanh Ha is an ancient pottery village in Hoi An.
If pottery villages now mainly use molds, artisan in the Thanh Ha ancient pottery village in Hoi An city, the central province of Quang Nam, have kept their traditional method of making pottery – hand made and wheel thrown.
Located on the banks of Thu Bon river, about 3km from Hoi An Ancient Town, the Thanh Ha ancient pottery village has been developed for more than 500 years. It is famous nationwide for its traditional craft of making pottery and its delicate pottery products.
The Thanh Ha traditional pottery trade was listed as the National Intangible Culture Heritage by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism in 2019.