Vietnamese, Kazakh leaders visit ancient pottery village
State President Vo Van Thuong and his Kazakh counterpart Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on August 22 visited Chu Dau ancient pottery village in the northern province of Hai Duong, as part of the activities during the latter’s official visit to Vietnam.
State President Vo Van Thuong (C) and Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev (second, right) visit Chu Dau ancient pottery village in Hai Duong province on August 22. (Photo: VNA)
Hai Duong (VNA) – State President Vo Van Thuong and his Kazakhcounterpart Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on August 22 visited Chu Dau ancient potteryvillage in the northern province of Hai Duong, as part of the activities during the latter’sofficial visit to Vietnam.
The village boasts a rich history and aplethora of exquisite products in the Vietnamese ceramic art industry, whichhave been exhibited and introduced in numerous countries around the world.
The two leaders were introduced to thedistinctive features of Chu Dau ceramics. They had an opportunity to admire uniqueceramic products and visit workshops there.
State President Vo Van Thuong (R) and his Kazakh counterpart Kassym-Jomart Tokayev experience directly Chu Dau ceramic production process. (Photo: VNA)
The twoleaders congratulated Hai Duong province and the Chu Dau Ceramic JSC for successfully reviving valuable traditionalceramic products. They also expressed their hope that the locality and enterpriseswill continue to promote, develop, and bring local ceramics to the world.
The village is located in Thai Tan commune, Nam SachDistrict, Hai Duong city, about 80 km from Hanoi. Chu Dau ceramics are high-classVietnamese ancient ceramics representing “the rice civilisation” dated from the13th century and were honoured as “Royal symbolic products” at the end of 17thcentury.
Currently,Chu Dau ceramic artworks are being preserved and exhibited in 46 renownedmuseums across 32 countries worldwide. Each Chu Dau ceramic product conveys a lot of meaningfulmessages as well as contains typical characteristics in style, colour of glaze, and sophisticatedpatterns, which are rich in Vietnamese culture.
Chu Dau ceramic holds an important position inthe history of Vietnamese handicrafts and has been a traditional craft forhundreds of years.
With their talent and creativity, artisansof the Chu Dau Ceramic JSC have successfully revived Chu Dau ancient ceramics andcreated thousands of products, revitalising and upgrading Chu Dau ceramics tomeet the expectation of clients at home and abroad. Currently, Chu Dau ceramicproducts are widely used as gifts, household items, decorations, and collections./.
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State President Vo Van Thuong (C) and Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev (second, right) visit Chu Dau ancient pottery village in Hai Duong province on August 22. (Photo: VNA) 
State President Vo Van Thuong (R) and his Kazakh counterpart Kassym-Jomart Tokayev experience directly Chu Dau ceramic production process. (Photo: VNA) 
