Silk village – treasure of Hoi An

If you are fortunate enough to take in the splendor that is Hoi An ancient town in Quang Nam Province should not miss a new tour to Lang Lua (silk village) by QuangNamSilk Company at 28 Nguyen Tat Thanh Street. From an idea of an original Quang Nam people who has long time attached to silkworm and mulberry tree in Duy Xuyen Commune of Dai Loc District, the village was born to restore the culture of weaving fabric career and to provide tourists more knowledge on the history of this traditional career. Hoi An in the past was a port shipping silk to the world. Local people take pride of the place where the silk road on the sea took shape. The village is where tourists can get a glimpse into the making process of Quang Nam’s traditional silk...

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300-year silk village amid Hoi An ancient town

VietNamNet Bridge - After a long time in oblivion, the silk village of more than 300 years old has suddenly revived in the old space, and it is now open for the discovery of domestic and foreign tourists in the hub of Hoi An. Duy Xuyen silk village has been resumed at No. 28 Nguyen Tat Thanh, Hoi An, Quang Nam province to bring to tourists the miniature of a big trading port of over 300 years ago, which contributed to create the Vietnamese silk road on the sea. This silk village used to be very famous. But there were periods of time it fell into oblivion because weavers could not find materials and sell their products. But now, thanks to the cooperation with the tourism sector, silk weaving artisans hope to maintain the famous...

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One man’s quest to revive Hoi An tradition

Hoi An is no longer about just lanterns: an audacious businessman is trying to revive the town’s centuries-old tradition of silk production by creating a “silk village” with a million dollars of his own money. Le Thai Vu, director of the Quang Nam Silk Company, spent more than 20 years studying the silk-weaving industry, which he describes as “romantic,” before creating the village as a symbol of ancient rural Vietnam. It opened to tourists in early August, offering an interesting and intimate insight into one of the country’s traditions. Vu, who has sunk more than VND20 billion (US$960,000) in the village, said it is yet just the first stage. He hopes to bring back a time when, 300 years ago, Hoi An was also a bustling port from where...

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