Chang Son Village (Thach That, Hanoi) is a peaceful village with a communal house, banyan trees, and bamboo trees. This is also a traditional village making handmade paper fans. Let’s explore Chang Son paper fan village with Origin Vietnam!
Chang Son paper fan making profession has nearly 200 years
Chang Son village is 25km west of Hanoi city center. The village has a peaceful and peaceful beauty with small winding alleys and mossy brick walls. The village was previously called Nua Chang. People here know how to use bamboo to make 6 different products such as bed coverings, chopsticks, fans, baskets, baskets, and shoulder poles. The profession of making Chang Son paper fans has been around for nearly 200 years. Chang Son people grew up in a space filled with the colors of paper fans.
Discover The Craft Of Making Chang Son Paper Fan
Coming to Chang Son paper fan village, you will walk along small alleys where piles of dried bamboo tubes used to make raw materials and fans are arranged along the walkways evenly. Entering the fan artisans’ homes are filled with colorful paper fans, bamboo fans, folding fans, and picture fans. Chang Son fan has a soft, seductive beauty. Besides, each Chang Son fan depicts famous landscapes of Vietnam, with historical and cultural significance.
1. Steps to make a fan
To make a complete fan, one must go through many stages, requiring skill, meticulousness and care. Steps to make a fan:
After shaving, cutting evenly, removing the kidneys, the bamboo will be soaked in water for about 4 to 5 months to ensure it will not be affected by termites in the future. After that, the bamboo tubes are split into small bars, flattened and then attached together with nails. The number of spokes for a regular fan is 11 spokes. The finished fan slats will be transferred to gluing the fan jacket. Each slat is meticulously separated so that the slats are even. The finished fan slats will be transferred to gluing the fan jacket. Next, the artist spreads glue on the fan blades, then covers them with pre-cut paper or fabric. And let it dry in the wind so that the glue layer dries and sticks. Fans are hung in rows or lined up on walls.
Chang Son’s products are diverse and rich in size, design and type. All have soft, seductive beauty from motifs to images.
2. Experience making paper fan in Chang Son village
Traveling to Hanoi, go to Chang Son village to discover the simple, rustic beauty. Besides, you can learn about Chang Son paper fan craft village and experience making a paper fan yourself. You will feel a very different Hanoi in Chang Son village. A simple, simple, rustic beauty with hospitable and warm people. Those will be interesting and wonderful experiences during your Vietnam Vacation.
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