8.00 - 9.30: You will meet with your motorbike tour guide (or private car), will pick you up at your hotel, heading to Dong Ho village. 

 

9.30 - 11.30: Arrive in the village, visit the famous house of the old man Nguyễn Đăng Chế - one of the only two professional handicraft families with the folk paintings left among 17 families in the past.

-  Getting to know about the history of Dong Ho paintings and artisan Nguyễn  Đăng Chế’s works.

-  Learning how to make the folk paintings with traditional materials. Dzo paper is the main component. The printing paper is made of bark of a tree called “Dzo”. Artisans use pine leave brushes to coat Dzo paper with sea vivalve mollusk powder to create a sparkling vivid background. With bamboo help make the natural colors for paintings burnt bamboo leaves for black, cajuput leaves for green, copper rust for blue, pine resin for amber and crushed egg shells mixed with paste for white. The painting is cover by a layer of sticky rice paste to protect the painting and their colors. These artistic works used for Tết holiday (lunar new year) describing hundred types of the Vietnamese culture. 

 

11.30 - 12.30:  Enjoy the countryside area of North Vietnam then enjoy a traditional meal at the local restaurant. 

 

12.30 - 15.00: Heading to Bat Trang ceramic village. Visit the central market with millions various products. Get to know about the making process. The commonly used ceramic raw material is clay with high plasticity. Selected clay must be white clay, high plasticity, difficult to dissolve in water, fine particles to ensure high quality ceramic products. The method of shaping Bat Trang pottery is to use a turntable combined with skillful hands to create a ceramic shape. In this pose, the potter uses the "clack, bang" style on the turntable. The potter sits on a chair higher than the table, then rotates the turntable with his feet and smoothest the ground with his hands to shape the product as he wants.

- Big ceramic market – here, you can see, touch, take photos with millions of ceramic & pottery products or easily buy some as special gifts from Vietnam.

- Bat Trang Ceramic Museum - it’s very attractive place where you can get to know deep insights into the history of this traditional village of Hanoi. 

- Handmade pottery product short course (optional) – you can make the unique one what you like. 

 

15.00: Tour guide and driver take you back to your hotel. Say goodbye and tour finishes.

- English speaking guide

- 2 bottles of water

- Traditional Lunch/Dinner

- Entrance fees

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