Strengthening the traditional rattan and bamboo craft in Lac Son district

2/18/2019 - 3:30:27 PM

(HBO)- The rattan and bamboo craft in Lac Son district has existed for a long time. The sophisticated and unique features on each product are always cherished and preserved. Determining the importance of the traditional rattan and bamboo craft for the economic development and preservation of the national cultural identity, Lac Son district is gradually supporting, restoring and building traditional villages to take the part in the hunger eradication and poverty alleviation, improving income and creating jobs for the rural laborers.

The rattan and bamboo craft cooperative in Bui village, Nhan Nghia commune (Lac Son) regularly provide jobs for 70 laborers and 300 seasonal workers.

The rattan and bamboo craft in Nhan Nghia commune has been lasted for a long time. In the past, people used to weave baskets, flower baskets, betel nuts and so on to serve the family activities and small businesses. From 2000 up to now, this profession has grown in both the scale and value. The products have diversified designs with high quality and they are ordered by customers everywhere. The craft villages were officially recognized in December 17, 2017, the rattan and bamboo craft co-operative of Bui village, Nhan Nghia commune has created stable jobs for 70 members and over 300 local seasonal workers with the income of 2.5 - 3 million VND per person a month. The cooperative has been effectively operated. The products have diversified models with high quality and they are mainly made by hand, so they are favored in the market. The cooperative has received a lot of orders from provinces, cities and foreign countries like China and Japan.

Ms. Quach Thi Dung, the chairman of the rattan and bamboo craft co-operative of Bui village, Nhan Nghia commune said: "Because of the passion and the sense of preserving the national cultural identity, many artists and I have the determination to develop the profession and find the ways to restore it. The grandmothers and mothers all make efforts to propagate to the young generation about the sense of preserving the traditional culture of the nation, handing the precious experiences in the profession, the hidden essence in each product. Thanks to the perseverance and the effort of the workers, receiving the support and help of the authorities at all levels at the same time, the rattan and bamboo craft has a foothold, and it is popular in the market ".

Currently, in addition to the rattan bamboo craft cooperative of Nhan Nghia commune, Vu Lam, Van Nghia, Van Son and Yen Phu communes have also set up the concentrated production facilities.

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