Phu Vinh bamboo and rattan weaving village

In the development of traditional handicraft villages and the Vietnamese handicraft industry, the bamboo and rattan production sector occupies an important position. Among the bamboo and rattan weaving villages in Hanoi today, the most typical is Phu Vinh bamboo and rattan weaving village, Phu Nghia commune, Chuong My district. The village is located along National Highway 6A connecting Hanoi with the northern mountainous provinces, 5km from Chuong My district town, 27km from the center of Hanoi in the southwest direction. Phu Vinh village is considered the “Land of Rattan” famous for bamboo and rattan weaving with a long history of developing the profession. It is not clear who the real founder of the bamboo and rattan weaving profession in Phu Vinh is. The elders recount that, about 400 years ago, Phu Hoa Trang (now Phu Vinh) had a place called Co Dau beach because there were many storks here, later called Go Dau. Stork feathers often fell white in a hill area, some people liked to collect them and weave them into very pretty hats and caps. At first, they found it beautiful and durable, so they made it into gifts for relatives and friends. Gradually, it became popular and many people came to buy it. Over time, as the stork feathers became limited, people looked for more sedge and reed grass growing in the fields and went to the forest to find flexible materials such as bamboo, rattan, and giang… to produce household items such as baskets, trays, trays, and trays… Over time, many new materials were added, product designs were improved, and the villagers’ bamboo and rattan weaving techniques were enhanced so that the products became more sophisticated and had more economic value. The bamboo and rattan weaving profession has since spread to other villages in the region and then to more than 20 provinces and cities nationwide.