Thai Binh is not a prominent name on the tourist map of Vietnam, but there are many interesting places that you can explore. including the silk reeling village in Hong Ly, Thai Binh.
It can be said that Thai Binh is one of the tourist destinations in Vietnam that owns many traditional craft villages, with many different craft groups. Each craft village here has its own characteristics and beauty that attract domestic and foreign tourists to visit and learn.
Hong Ly silk weaving village is the pride of Thai Binh people. Photo: tuoitre
Among them, the most prominent are the trade villages such as Dong Xam silver village, Cuoi village silk, Hoi mat, Nguyen village's cake, Thuan Vi garden village and especially, it is impossible not to mention Hong Ly silk-reeling village. It can be said that for the people in Hong Ly commune, their hardships and sorrows are always associated with the ups and downs, ups and downs of the silk-reeling profession. Even so, people are still making efforts to prevent traditional occupations from being lost.
Despite their hardships, people are still working hard to keep the Hong Ly silk weaving village from disappearing. Photo: Trung Anh
No one knows when mulberry farming, silkworm raising and silk-reelinghas been in Hong Ly, only known in the past, besides growing rice, most of the households in the commune had mulberry fields and which houses. There are also silkworm chips and seven. And every 2-3 households often form a nest of silk, spinning the silk itself after cocoon production.
No one knows when mulberry farming, silkworm raising and silk-reeling has been in Hong Ly. Photo: Trung Anh
That is why the Hong Ly silk weaving village is always bustling, the mulberry fields are always green and the silk broiler stove is always red and fragrant, even though it does not reach the richness but is also good. Well, the people here have bowls to eat and grow rice.
The Hong Ly silk nursery village is always bustling, the mulberry fields are always green and the silk broiler stove is always red. Photo: Trung Anh
But every job is the same, sometimes prosper and sometimes fail. In 2009 and a few years later, silkworms of the people suffered from disease and consecutive failures, the price of cocoon decreased, while the support mechanism of all levels and branches was inadequate, so local people destroyed a series of trees. strawberries for planting, crops, and other fruit trees.
But every job is the same, sometimes there are times when they prosper. Photo: bucket.nhanh
Again, there is a fierce competition with industrial fabrics from China, which are sold a lot in the market with low prices, rich models and high uniformity for mass production. However, thanks to the determination to stick with his father's profession left by the local people, Hong Ly still maintains the traditional profession to this day.
Thanks to the determination to stick with the profession left by his father, the Hong Ly silk-reeling village is still maintained to this day. Photo: Vu Ha
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Tuynow, stages of growing mulberry and raising silkworms Silk production has been improved, introduced machines to improve productivity and only a few households keep the traditional production method as before. But according to the veteran artisans, all stages of silk production must be done by hand to create the most beautiful and quality products.
The silk making process always requires meticulousness. Photo: Vu Ha
If the silk is shiny and beautiful, when the silkworms are cocooning, the farmers have to let them dry in the sun or dry them at a temperature of 35 - 370C for about 20 hours continuously for the cocoon to dry and fragrant. If there is a rainy day, the silkworms must be dried indoors, the yarn is dull, and when dyed naturally, it will not be able to get fresh color.
Most of these stages are handcrafted. Photo: Vũ Hà
Then, within 3 - 4 days, when the pup was still alive, they had to put the cocoon back in. The cocoon is placed in a pot of water on the coal stove, which is always boiling, the worker gently uses the chopsticks to remove the silk from the cocoon so that the machine pulls into the yarn.
Technical is not difficult but requires perseverance and meticulousness. Photo: Vu Ha
The spinning technique is not difficult but requires persistence and meticulousness, the person pulling the silk soaked in water all day can only pull 1 ounce of live silk so most of them are women in charge of the spinning.
Most of them are women in charge of spinning this silk. Photo: tuoitrethudo
The first shiny silk threads will be selected for weaving. And the silk ends of the silkworm will be used to make moles. The linen looks so rough, but when woven into a fabric and washed out of the hard glue, it produces a cotton, light and cool cloth.
The first shiny silk threads are chosen to be woven into silk. Photo: Vu Ha
With all the feats and dedication of the silk product artist Hong Ly is always appreciated, giving the wearer a comfortable, safe, comfortable to use and increasingly is popular with "connoisseurs".
Hong Ly silk-reeling village is located in Hong Ly commune, Vu Thu district, close to the dike, right next to the Red River, about 90km from Hanoi and only about 20km from Thai Binh city center. The distance is not too far, the road is flat, convenient to travel, so visitors can travel by car, motorbike.
To go to Hong Ly silk weaving village, you can go by motorbike or car. Photo: Vu Ha
There are two main directions for you to go to the craft village from Hanoi. One is that you follow the route of Dong Van town (Ha Nam), to Hung Yen city, the Red river dyke, take the Tinh Xuyen ferry and finally to Vu Thu district, Thai Binh. Second, you can go to Nam Dinh, cross Tan De Bridge and run into Thai Binh territory, when you reach the Red River dyke, turn right to Hong Ly commune, then continue to ask local people for the way to the trade village.
Besides the silk-reeling village, there are also yellow canola and sunflower gardens that attract many visitors. These days, coming to Hong Ly commune, you will be immediately impressed by a bright yellow color of a field of canola flowers stretching immensely, eye-catchingly.
Besides the silk-reeling village of Hong Ly, there are also yellow canola and sunflower gardens that attract many visitors. Photo: Duy nghia
With an area of up to nearly 100m2, golden, glowing petals color an entire area, making everyone gaze in amazement, and want to preserve beautiful moments in the vast field.
Possibly from a poor countryside, now Hong Ly has become a rich countryside and a tourist destination loved by many people. If you have the opportunity to visit Thai Binh. You should once visit Hong Ly silk-reeling to admire and learn more about a traditional craft village that has been associated with Vietnamese life for many generations.
