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Preserving and developing traditional trade villages - a project of many expectations

Update: 14-07-2020 | 14:24:12

The People's Committee of Thu Dau Mot City has just reported the progress of implementing the Project "Conservation and development of Tuong Binh Hiep lacquer craft village in combination with tourism in Thu Dau Mot City". The effective implementation of this project will contribute to the conservation and development of craft villages in a sustainable manner.

Lacquer industry in Tuong Binh Hiep is under conservation and promotion policies

Difficult situation

Tuong Binh Hiep lacquer production village is one of Thu Dau Mot's long-standing traditional craft villages. Products of the craft village are the combination of the northern cultural elite and the soil, raw materials, hard-working and creative labor force in the South to create unique products, which are popular with people. domestic and foreign consumption are trusted. Tuong Binh Hiep lacquer craft village is recognized by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism as a national intangible cultural heritage.

According to the artisans, Tuong Binh Hiep lacquer products are famous in the country because of the quality, sophistication, lightness and Asian style. The most glorious period for craft villages was in the 1980s and 1990s when the products were favored by many countries around the world, not only providing the main source of income for local people but also creating jobs for thousands. labor from other places.

However, nowadays the trade village has gradually faded due to the tastes as well as the fierce competition of the market. According to statistics, in 2001, the village of Tuong Binh Hiep lacquer village had nearly 2,000 households engaged in production with nearly 4,000 employees, but now there are only a few dozen establishments and enterprises producing lacquer products. Creating jobs for idle and elderly laborers locally. Truong Quan Tinh, owner of Dinh Hoa lacquer business, said that the difficulty of Tuong Binh Hiep lacquer village is that the younger generation no longer has passion for lacquer craft. Therefore, in order to preserve and develop Tuong Binh Hiep traditional lacquer craft village, it is necessary to train the young generation to love the craft to preserve and develop the craft village.

The implementation

In order not to be blown away, the province has provided a lot of support for the development of Tuong Binh Hiep lacquer craft village, such as support for collective branding, implementation of a tourism development project associated with the development of lacquer craft villages. , capital support for production facilities to ensure the environment ... Along with that, the province has approved the Project on Conservation and Development of Tuong Binh Hiep lacquer craft village in combination with tourism in Thu Dau Mot and other provinces.

On that basis, the scheme was implemented in public land (Go Ong Doc) total area of 54.000m2, located at Group 32, neighborhood 8, Tuong Binh Hiep ward, Thu Dau Mot City. During 4 years of 2020-2023), Thu Dau Mot City will build a centralized lacquer craft village with full infrastructure with wastewater treatment system, concentrated production area, and exhibiting tourism products and services ... The estimated budget is VND 105 billion.

The project aims to investigate the actual survey of trade village activities, difficulties and obstacles to propose solutions to solve and resolve; create the best conditions for establishments and businesses to access related programs and policies to support as well as propose to participate in seminars, exhibitions and fairs to promote in-depth products, find Search markets, apply new science and technology. At the same time, the project also aims to introduce and promote the unique cultural, historical and religious relics of the locality and the landscape of beautiful green areas with fruit gardens, food and folk arts. creating synergy for socio-economic development ...

Mr. Vo Chi Thanh, Vice Chairman of the People's Committee of Thu Dau Mot City, proposed using the provincial budget capital for the project; Provincial People's Committee allows adjusting zoning plan to implement the project; adding the project to the city's land use plan in 2020 ... With the implementation of detailed projects to build a trade village of the project must be implemented effectively; put into operation the old regulations, creating strengths to maintain the value of craft villages with products of technical, fine and high-quality products favored by domestic and foreign consumers, visiting and consuming.

It can be said that tourism development associated with traditional trade villages contributes to the conservation and development of traditional trade villages in a sustainable manner. This is the right step, not only expanding markets, opening up many opportunities to promote the development of production of traditional village products but more importantly, also contributing to preserving and promoting the values of traditional culture in each trade village in Binh Duong.

Reported by Thoai Phuong – Translated by Vi Bao

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