Posts Tagged ‘ Pottery ’

Visually impaired students express themselves through art  

November 15, 2010
Visually impaired students express themselves through art  

Bui The Thanh, who is blind, is totally absorbed in his work Teachers at Nguyen Dinh Chieu Junior High for blind children in Hanoi say their wards tend to lack self-confidence, but they have unlimited imagination. The idea of tapping this imagination inspired the "Art House", a project sponsored by the Lion’s Club chapter in [...]

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Filtering a dream through porous pottery

January 30, 2010
Filtering a dream through porous pottery

LookAtVietnam – After spending twenty-three years at the drawing board, inventor Pham Tien Bo has finally finished his masterpiece, a traditional pot that filters water. A mug which could filter water in an instant intrigued potter Pham Tien Bo so much that he spent 23 years researching and developing his own Vietnamese version. When did [...]

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Pot Luck

January 23, 2010
Pot Luck

A makeshift wholesale market on the outskirts of Hanoi is the place to go for cheap ceramics, unless it’s the week before Tet. The pottery market trades wares from the main traditional pottery villages in northern Vietnam Leaving behind the noisy streets of Hanoi capital city, I drive down a dusty road alongside the Red [...]

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They dig history

November 14, 2009
They dig history

A statue of Oc Eo Culture exhibited at a museum in Thoai Son District, An Giang Province in the Mekong Delta Seven decades and counting, an archaeological site continues to yield vestiges of one of Vietnam’s three most prominent ancient cultures. A definitive conclusion about Oc Eo being the capital of the ancient Funan kingdom [...]

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Kiln project conserves traditional craft

November 12, 2009
Kiln project conserves traditional craft

The Viet Nam Institute of Culture and Arts in Hue is building a kiln on a centuries-old traditional model in a bid to revive famous pottery particular to Phuoc Tich Village. Roots: A traditional kiln is built in Phuoc Tich.The construction will be part of a VND300 million (US$17,000) project to conserve and restore cultural [...]

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Cham set for year’s biggest festival

October 17, 2009
Cham set for year’s biggest festival

Travelling by air from place to place can be a convenient way to explore the country on a tight schedule, but it removes travellers away from one of the more interesting parts Snapshot: The main tower of Poklong Garai Temple, one of the most beautiful and best preserved Cham temples in the country, and the [...]

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The spirit of the soil

October 9, 2009
The spirit of the soil

LookAtVietnam – When visitors come into the small house of the Thuan Trang Pottery shop in the Bau Truc Pottery village, Chau Thi Co takes a small portion of soil Chau Thi Co of the Bau Truc Pottery village in central Ninh Thuan province shows her skill in making a flower pot.She moves around and [...]

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Oyster shell glaze evokes a golden era

September 26, 2009
Oyster shell glaze evokes a golden era

LookAtVietnam – A unique style of pottery glaze indigenous to Phu Yen has been rediscovered. Though it flourished for centuries, there is no possibility it can be revived. Nguyen Thinh and his wife Phan Thi Ba, the last custodians of Quang Duc potteries, explains details of ceramic items unearthed in his backyard. LookAtVietnam – A [...]

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TRAVEL IN BRIEF 25/9

September 25, 2009
TRAVEL IN BRIEF 25/9

Sheraton Ha Noi among Asia’s best; Hoi An to build terracotta park; Costa Allegra brings 1,250 passengers; Tour to Singapore for Formula 1 Sheraton Ha Noi Hotel.Sheraton Ha Noi Hotel has been named one of the Top 10 Best Conference Hotels for Asia in The Best in Travel Poll 2009, the fourth consecutive year the [...]

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Touch of Cham art

July 22, 2009
Touch of Cham art

LookAtVietnam – Cham craftsperson Chau Thi Co of Bau Truc Pottery village shapes wares of different designs and sizes from clay only by her talented hands rather than a mould and uses simple tools to turn the products into art for daily use or decorations. Craftsperson Dan Thi Trang (L) shows how to decorate a [...]

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Vietnam, Cuba foreign ministries to bolster ties

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Vietnam’s top diplomat has affirmed that the Foreign Ministry will closely cooperate with its Cuban counterpart to implement the agreements reached by the two...