Current situation and solutions to develop Thien Duong Bao Son Park into an attractive tourist destination

The needles embroider each stitch, each stitch, gradually vividly appearing the images of flowers, leaves, birds, clouds and water with delicate colors like a painting. At the artisan's embroidery booth, we see many tools and equipment to create an embroidery picture. When asked, the artisan said: the tools used in the embroidery profession are quite simple. The embroiderers only use a few things at the minimum level such as: embroidery needles, sewing needles; embroidery frames of various sizes, round and rectangular types; scissors, rulers, long pens, translucent chalk; embroidery threads of various colors; embroidery fabric (white fabric, satin, silk), the motifs sketched on each picture sometimes originate from the creative ideas of the artisan himself, but

Sometimes it is reproduced through embroidery patterns. Patterns for mass embroidery must be copied in many copies. The worker attaches the paper pattern to the fabric stretched over the embroidery frame, then embroiders over it according to the shape on the pattern. There are many different types of embroidery patterns, we often encounter familiar motifs such as: pine and crane patterns, architectural patterns, mandarin duck patterns in

Lotus pond in the exhibition booth of artist Thai Van Bon, has many beautiful paintings

received many noble awards and medals from the Party and the State. In 1989, the embroidery painting "Country Market" with daily life in the countryside of

He was awarded a gold medal at the national economic and technical fair. It can be said that this is the embroidery that brought his reputation abroad, from here his embroidery products penetrated the regional and world markets. But it was the embroidered portrait of President Ho Chi Minh measuring 2.4m * 1.8m currently hanging at Thien's exhibition booth that was the most famous.

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Only on Bao Son Street did his embroidery reach its peak. From his high forehead

to the eyes and beard, all are sparkling, alive with the spirit and soul of the Father of the nation. Artisan Thai Van Bon said: "To complete the painting, continuously for 60 days and nights I had to direct 20 skilled workers, and the others

The embroidery requires high technique and I do it myself. These days, Uncle Ho's image always appears in my mind, both when I eat and when I sleep." When visiting here, visitors are not only attracted by the sophisticated products made by the skillful hands and diligence of the craftsmen here, but also feel more proud of the talent of their ancestors in the past.

Quat Dong embroidery village is famous for its sophistication and skillful techniques.

Embroidery is a craft that requires the worker to have skillful hands and talent.

flowers, sharp eyes plus a delicate mind and careful, diligent qualities. These qualities and talents are the basic requirements for every embroiderer, in order to create products with colors and patterns on silk and fabric.

For embroidery, the most elaborate is still embroidering curves, borders, shapes, embroidering embossed veins of leaves, flower calyxes, phoenix eyes... The embroiderer must skillfully make the threads blend together, smooth as a unified whole, without any errors or misalignment. The more skillful and smooth the thread, the more hidden the thread, the higher the value of the product, the more wonderful the aesthetic art. The work of an embroiderer is no different from that of a folk artist, a talented painter. With only simple tools, needles, colored threads, and models, the completed works slowly appear soft, vivid, fresh and charming as real. Some artisans can even embroider works of art,

embroidery portraits and creating new designs.

Quat Dong embroidery products have appeared all over the world such as: European Union, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Singapore, America... Traditional embroidery paintings of the Vietnamese people have created vitality in the hearts of painting lovers, with paintings imbued with the soul of the countryside with banyan trees, wells, and poetic and peaceful communal houses. In today's market economy, the development of an embroidery village like Quat Dong is not easy. To do that, Quat Dong has known how to skillfully combine traditional elements with the breath of the times, reviving a famous painting genre, a craft village that seemed to exist only in legendary stories.

*Luc Yen Gemstone Painting House: Like most other houses in the craft village, parallel sentences and horizontal lacquered boards are always hung in the middle of the house to create an ancient feeling when visitors step in to visit. If the Van Phuc Silk booth hangs a horizontal lacquered board with the four words "Moc Ban Thuy Nguyen"

- To remind the next generation to always remember their roots and ancestors, at the painting booth

This precious stone hangs a horizontal plaque with the inscription "Duc luu quang" - Virtue shines forever. No matter what is written on these horizontal plaques, they all converge to one goal.

The purpose is: to educate the next generation to live a good life, to be grateful and to appreciate

its predecessors, this is also one of the messages that Thien Duong Bao Son wants to send to visitors. Luc Yen gemstones originate from Thac Ba Lake - Yen Bai. The owner of the gemstone booth at Thien Duong Bao Son said: to have paintings made of gemstones, one must go through many stages, the gemstones after being mined and classified (high quality stones for jewelry, smaller pieces for paintings) will be crushed, washed, and then inlaid into paintings. There are raw materials that must go through a material processing process such as crushing, grinding, filtering... to remove impurities, to have a variety of sizes and colors. Having raw materials is difficult, making a painting is even more difficult because creating a painting is the process of assembling stones on a flat area. It is not a painting, so it is difficult to repair or fix. Besides, copying paintings, creating paintings must follow the layout, color or the rules of light and dark, near and far... These are the things that make not every craftsman make the same products and the value of the painting depends not only on the material but also on the hands of the craftsman who makes it. Making stone paintings is not easy, so the number of people doing this job is not much and the number of successful people is also very small. Standing in the middle of the gem painting shop at Bao Son, viewers will be immersed in the shimmering colors of thousands of stones creating the beauty of hundreds of paintings of idyllic landscapes, four sacred animals, four seasons, beautiful landscapes and especially copies of famous paintings by Van - root, Le o na de Vanh xi, or To Ngoc Van, Tran Van Can... every viewer wants to bring home to display in their living room. The price of a painting ranges from a few hundred thousand to more than one hundred million VND, depending on their size.

Luc Yen gemstone painting in Yen Bai province, where there is a gemstone mine with large and diverse reserves such as white stone, marble, ruby, sapphire,... and other colored stones.

The characteristics of gemstone paintings are that the colors are not dyed, do not fade, and last forever. The natural gemstones selected to make paintings must be accurately classified in terms of color intensity, different shades of the stone, and ground and polished to match or shape the painting. Gemstones are mined from famous gemstone mines in Vietnam and are guaranteed to be durable and sharp in color. The adhesive is imported from Japan.

Korean, Italian, Russian, and the background is made of mica, wood, lacquer, composite materials imported from Taiwan. The completed painting is certified by the Vietnam Gem and Jewelry Institute before being released to the market.

First, the raw materials are colored stones of different sizes, soaked in water mixed with a little acid and cleaned with soap, then they are classified and crushed into crab and shrimp eye sizes. Then the painting is created by using a needle to engrave on a formica board. Place larger stones as a border, pour glue to fix the drawing. Next, mix many types of stones with different colors to form the desired color patches and sprinkle on the fixed parts, use glue to fix them. Finally, the painting is completed by making the background for the entire painting. To have a painting the size of a hand, it is sometimes necessary to use tens of thousands of small stones from dozens of different colored stones. Therefore, the price of each painting can be different depending on the stone material.

With the perfect combination of natural gemstones such as: Ruby, Sapphire, Tourmaline, Opal, Garnet, Zircon, Quartz... with a myriad of brilliant colors exploited from the nature of Vietnam, with the ingenuity, talent, sophistication of the team of skilled Vietnamese artisans have created perfect, vivid and novel works of art, sparkling and magical as if carrying the thousand-year soul of gemstones, creating the Luc Yen gemstone brand that is favored by domestic and international consumers.

*BAMBOO AND RAT WEAVING VILLAGE

Legend has it that more than 400 years ago, Mrs. Nguyen Thao Lam from another place came to teach the people of Luu Thuong village (Phu Tuc commune, Phu Xuyen district) the craft of trading grass from the forest, then splitting and selling it to other craft villages such as: Chuong hats, Cau Bau baskets, Chilean leaf hats, Ninh So bamboo and rattan weaving...

In the 1990s, when the consumption of goods faced many difficulties, it was also the time when the intelligent and quick-witted people of Phu Tuc land had the opportunity to explore, learn the craft and then develop it into the craft of guot te, rattan, bamboo, and giang weaving of their homeland. Creating a craft commune of Phu Tuc worthy of the name "Giau Te" from ancient times, attracting tourists.

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The product is mainly made from Guot Te, a type of grass that grows wild in the tropical forests of Northern Vietnam. Every October is the season for Guot plants to be harvested. People cut the tops, leaving the roots so that in the spring, it will grow back lushly. This is a very valuable natural resource for the people in Phu Tuc commune. The Guot Te weaving profession is similar to the bamboo and rattan weaving profession, but Guot Te fibers have the advantage of a beautiful natural red-brown color. To make the product more durable and fresh, people only need to spray a layer of varnish without having to soak it in any toxic chemicals. Moreover, it is soft, flexible, so it is easy to form many different shapes and is especially durable. With the dynamism of the villagers, they improve the design, making diverse handmade products such as: funny animals, lovely flower baskets, baskets of all shapes and sizes... Products from Guot Te are of natural origin, so they are environmentally friendly, suitable for the consumption trends of domestic and international customers, so they are warmly welcomed by customers.

* VAN PHUC SILK

Silk weaving has existed in Vietnam since ancient times. In the 15th century, Vietnamese silk followed merchants on ships to travel to far and wide. Silk weaving is found in many places in Vietnam, but it is impossible not to mention Van Phuc - a long-standing and famous handmade silk weaving area in Vietnam.

This is a famous traditional silk weaving village with beautiful patterns and is one of the oldest in Vietnam. Van Phuc silk was once chosen to make national costumes under Vietnamese kings.

Van Phuc silk has a soft texture and sophistication in every thread and decorative pattern, so it is very popular and has been widely available in the country and has reached the markets of Europe, Asia, America, Japan and many other countries in the world. Van Phuc silk was honored to be chosen to make Ao Dai for leaders attending the 14th Apect Vietnam in 2006.

Van Phuc silk is not only beautiful in design and sophisticated in technical lines, but also rich and diverse in genres with over 70 items: silk, linen, brocade, chiffon,

linen, cotton, cinnamon, bamboo, silk, silkworm cocoon...

To create excellent silk products, Van Phuc craftsmen have carried out a complex technical process consisting of many stages such as:

1. Research on silkworm egg production

2. Mulberry cultivation and silkworm breeding (silkworm cocoon production)

3. Silk incubation

4. Processing of silk cocoon waste

5. Silk car

6. Silk weaving

7. Silk dyeing.

8. Silk products: fashion (men's and women's clothing), accessories (scarf, bags, hats, shoes...), interior decoration products (curtains, sheets, pillows...).

To create excellent silk products, Van Phuc craftsmen have to carry out a complex technical process including many stages such as silk sewing, fiber sizing, weaving, and dyeing. Each stage must be carried out according to quite strict regulations.

Today, Van Phuc silk through generations, artisans and weavers have constantly improved and enhanced production techniques. Therefore, Van Phuc silk, regardless of type, has reached perfection, smooth, soft with iridescent colors, delicate lines, sometimes prominent, sometimes hidden, some elegant, some brilliant.

Through many generations, Van Phuc silk has always maintained traditional artistic techniques. The patterns are always symmetrical, the decorative lines are not cumbersome or complicated but always soft, liberal and decisive. Therefore, Van Phuc silk is not only popular domestically but has also reached beyond the territory of Vietnam to the hands of connoisseurs from all over the world.

* DINH CONG SILVER BEANS

Silver bean is one of the few ancient crafts of Thang Long land that still exists today.

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The silver bean craft has existed since the 7th century, during the Pre-Ly Dynasty, by the three ancestors of the Tran Dynasty.

Dien - Tran Dien Tran Hoa passed down to the villagers. Currently, the temple worships the founder of the profession.

still in Dinh Cong village and has been ranked as a national historical relic since 1994. The silver-beading profession represents the sophistication of traditional handicrafts, completely handmade and irreplaceable by machines. In addition to skillful hands, the silver-beading craftsman must have a high aesthetic eye and endless patience to be able to create a perfect work.

First, the goldsmith must melt the silver into a shuttle, then roll it and draw it into small strands like thread or hair. Next, they spin two or three strands like rope and use this to bend them into small motifs such as flower branches, butterflies, duckweed, hibiscus flowers, etc. The bean technique also creates tiny silver beads and then uses solder scales to bond them together into objects.

To create a silver product, the craftsmen must spend dozens of working days with elaborate and meticulous operations. A skilled craftsman is one whose all the patterns attached to the product must be even, without revealing the welds.

Many products of the craft village such as Xuan Huong fan boxes... won the ASEAN award for outstanding works of art and handicrafts of ASEAN countries held in 2008 and was the only work from Vietnam to win the award.

Nam in total 6 gold medals of the tournament.

* BRONZE STATUE

Regarding the history and “craftsmanship” of the village – artisan Nguyen Viet Thanh – Chairman of Son Dong Fine Arts Wood Association, Director of Ha Tay Cultural Monuments and Construction Company – said: “The Son Dong painting and statue carving profession has existed for a long time, but it has truly become a traditional profession since the construction of the Capital.

Thang Long”. According to Mr. Thanh, carving statues and making worship objects are always associated with religious and spiritual activities. Under the Ly Dynasty, Buddhism was considered the national religion, the need for construction and construction along with religious rituals at that time was very large. The results of recent initial research also show that there are traces from the Thang Long Imperial Citadel related to the profession of painting and carving worship statues in Son Dong. In fact, for hundreds of years, people have known the talents of Son Dong craftsmen with "ung Thien", "ung Oc", La Hon statues, palanquins... The hands of generations of craftsmen there are imprinted on famous works throughout the country, from the land of King Hung, Thang Long citadel, Hue citadel, "Nam Thien De Nhat Dong" (Huong pagoda),... to mausoleums, pagodas, and temples. That is why, under feudalism, Son Dong village had craftsmen who were awarded the title of "Bo ho nghiep nghe" with the title of Cuu pham - a title that, although not high, was rarely seen among the mandarin ranks in previous societies. In the early years of the 20th century, when Western culture was widely introduced into Vietnamese society, with their talent, Son Dong craftsmen were still rewarded by King Khai Dinh and were given the title of artisan by the French .

The main products of Son Dong wood carving village are statues of Buddha, Saints, heroes, worship mascots such as Mr. Horse, Mr. Crane, horizontal lacquered boards, scrolls, parallel sentences, altars... all are painted with gold and silver, shimmering with sacred features.

The raw material for carving statues is jackfruit wood. According to folk beliefs, this is a "sacred" wood suitable for making worship objects. Jackfruit wood has the characteristics of being flexible, soft, and having fine grain, so it is durable, less prone to cracking, easy to carve, and avoids mistakes when carving. From carving out a block of wood to take out a statue is a fascinating creative process. Although there are common features in the crafting process, each artisan has his own secrets so that each product contains the unique nuances of each artisan. The technique of lacquering and gilding is as elaborate as the art of lacquer. When the lacquer is shiny, then gold and silver are applied.

To have unique and pure products, we must mention the virtue of the craftsman, the typical feature of which is the "heart", in which the most prominent are the heart, soul and

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