The bamboo and rattan weavers

In today's modern life, bamboo and rattan products in Tan Uyen town are still loved and bought by many people before items made of luxurious materials.. Made of delicate beauty and durable materials, the products of the traditional village are gradually asserting their position to reach out further markets.

Bamboo and rattan products are widely applied in life and hold a lot of potential for development thanks to their delicate and rustic beauty, and environmentally friendly features. Every year, bamboo and rattan products are strongly consumed both at home and abroad. The products are mainly for the domestic furniture industry, hotels, resorts and very attractive to international tourists. Therefore, the item is also exported to many markets in the US, Europe, Japan, Australia, Korea, China, Canada among others.

With skillful hands, workers in bamboo and rattan craft villages in Tan Uyen town have created products that bring Vietnamese soul with international friends to all five continents

In Binh Duong, the bamboo and rattan craft village was formed very early to become a traditional profession, bringing a very unique cultural appearance of the locality. Stopping by Tan Uyen town, visitors will definitely be attracted by bamboo and rattan craft villages with products with beautiful designs, elaborate and unique production process. Most of the local bamboo and rattan-making villages are handmade, each product is a sophisticated work of art, made from the skilled and experienced hands of the craftsmen. Bamboo and rattan products in Tan Uyen town are very diverse including baskets, mats, fans, fruit baskets, table trays and even diaphragms, and couplets. For each type, Binh Duong people try to be creative in diverse models, which both help customers have more choices, and partly increase the value of products selling into the market.

In addition to the interior items made from bamboo and rattan like baskets, baskets, fans, fruit baskets, table trays and even diaphragms, couplets, to add color to the house, many people also prefer to use fashion products made from the natural material. With skillful hands, the workers here have produced elaborate products such as baskets, fruits, trays, lampshades, briefcases, bags, hats and others in various designs.

With a variety of designs, rich applications and full of art, bamboo and rattan products made from meticulous and skillful hands have followed international friends around five continents; thereby, contributing to promoting the image of the country and people of Vietnam in general, and the image of the land and people of Binh Duong in particular.

To discover and learn more about the processes that turn rattan, thorny bamboo, sturdy sedges or rough water hyacinth stems into household products and handicrafts imbued with the Vietnamese soul, we invite you to the next episode of "I love Binh Duong" - the program, implemented by Binh Duong Newspaper to be broadcast at 6:00 on Sunday, February 19 at www. baobinhduong.vn.

Reported by Minh Hieu – Translated by Vi Bao