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Hoi An tourist destination - Go Noi is originally the cradle, the origin of the strawberry farming and silk raising profession by the Thu Bon river, this land has created prosperity, and commercial development for the whole region, and this is where many talented artisans are born. Across the Thu Bon river is Ma Chau weaving village, where Lord Nguyen Phuc Lan met and married the daughter of a silk-raising strawberry picker. Let's visit the Hoi An Silk Village, which is 300 years old.
Nearly 400 years ago, the Hoi An tourist destination was considered an important trading port, connected to the silk road on the sea, bringing the silk products of Đàng Trong land to Japan, China, and other European countries. Vietnam's silk cocoon weaving profession also fluctuated with the market.
The silk source of Quang Nam under the Nguyen Lords was indeed very rich, which priest Alexandre de Rhodes witnessed when he visited Hoi An in the winter of 1624 and remarked that Quang land had so much silk that it could be used to weave boats and knit nets.
Seeing with his own eyes the vast strawberry fields to raise silkworms for raw silk on this tourist spot, priest Christoforo Borri, who arrived at the Han River mouth in 1618, wrote: 'The people of Đàng Trong not only supply silk for their needs but also supply Japan and send to the kingdom of Laos, from there it is sent to Tibet, because although this silk is not as fine as Chinese silk, it is much stronger and more durable here.'
Every year, ships from Japan, China, Portugal, the Netherlands, Italy... came here to buy raw silk and various types of silk. Chinese ships in particular often only bought raw silk to take back. Li Tana wrote about this that the Japanese came to Đàng Trong first for the purpose of silk. They could easily buy silk here than elsewhere because there were some Japanese living, trading in the port town of Hoi An and it was these Japanese who could collect raw silk before their ships docked.
Silk Village - a tourist destination in Hoi An at 28 - Nguyen Tat Thanh, just about 1km from the center of the old town, Hoi An Silk Village is a place to showcase the profession of raising silkworms, cocooning, silk weaving with the aim and desire to honor the essence of Vietnamese Craftsmanship. Here, to continue the flow of the world cultural heritage of the beautiful ancient town of Hoi An, Hoi An Silk Village is also a living museum of various silkworm breeds, strawberries, tools, and techniques of hand-weaving of Champa culture during the Dai Viet period.
Hoi An was once the central nucleus of international trade, the gateway for countless silk products from Quang land to connect with the clothing culture of our neighboring countries. When visiting Hoi An silk village, tourists can supplement their understanding of a time of trade and cultural exchange between their country and the outside world, experiencing, exploring, and contributing to the support of the traditional Tam-Tang silk profession of Vietnamese land.
In addition, tourists can personally weave silk, pull threads to create unique silk fabrics for themselves and their loved ones on this romantic Hoi An trip. In the idyllic ecological context not easily found elsewhere, guests can also enjoy a variety of traditional dishes of Quang Nam cooked by trained, experienced, and friendly staff who will satisfy tourists when they come here.
Therefore, the majority of tourists when visiting Hoi An tourist destination all have the same observation, when coming to this tourist destination in Hoi An, they always feel comfortable, truly satisfied with many values of life here.
The beauty of culture is preserved and promoted...
Duy Xuyen Silk Village - one of the tourist spots in Hoi An still preserves precious genetic resources of silk cocoons, silkworm breeds, searching for and exploiting the remaining ancient strawberry roots in the forest without being mixed with new generation strawberry breeds. Here, the ancient looms are still weaving smooth, soft silk meters with shiny, top-quality silk threads. Tourists can pick strawberries right in the garden for silkworms to eat, experience wearing traditional silk clothes around the village, listen to the singing of village women, enjoy Hoi An's specialty dishes delicious and rustic of Quang land, be advised on how to choose the most beautiful and best silk.
This tourist destination also has a display exhibition hall of a collection of 100 sets of traditional Vietnamese silk ao dai costumes. Cultural events are regularly held in the silk village, where cultural, literary figures and enthusiasts of traditional Quang Nam silk profession will come to this place. The vitality, sustainability of a craft village must start from those goals.
In the silk village, there is also a bar and restaurant, the bar and restaurant here are truly beautiful, spacious grounds, arranged, decorated to suit the scenery, ecological, cool and cozy nature.
Enjoying the specialties of the silk village, the traditional dishes of Hoi An, Quang Nam such as cao lau, Quang noodles... in this peaceful space, tourists can also receive new valuable natural gifts to what extent. Therefore, many weddings, birthdays, and gatherings of friends and family... have considered this an ideal destination in Hoi An to experience life. Especially, it will be very interesting for tourists to stop here after a long time exploring and admiring other tourist destinations in Hoi An.
The exhibition hall showcasing the silk products of Hoi An Silk Village, worthy of being an attractive tourist spot in Hoi An, where tourists can discover the surprising elegance, luxury and be provided with methods to recognize the authenticity of silk products. For over 30 years, with the extensive experience of the professional technical team here, the silk display room has designed and met the needs of clothing consumption, in the fashion field and export for many foreign customers. Everyone who has been served expresses satisfaction, feeling fulfilled as if their long-cherished dreams have been fulfilled.
Silk Village is a place where the beauty of human culture in general and the beauty of Hoi An women in particular converge, a gathering place that brings to life and preserves many typical cultural features of Hoi An over time. In addition to learning about the history, culture of Silk Village in Hoi An, the soft, smooth silk fabrics are also meaningful gifts for loved ones, friends.
Choose this tourist destination in Hoi An, enjoy to satisfy a significant part of Hoi An's clothing culture, Hoi An's culinary culture at this 300-year-old silk village in this ancient town, everyone!
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