Bau Truc pottery imbued with Cham cultural identity

  • Being recognized by UNESCO is a driving force for Bau Truc craft village to continue to preserve and promote the value of this intangible cultural heritage. VNA Photo: Nhật Anh
    Being recognized by UNESCO is a driving force for Bau Truc craft village to continue to preserve and promote the value of this intangible cultural heritage. VNA Photo: Nhật Anh
  • Bau Truc pottery products are made entirely by hand. VNA Photo: Nhật Anh
    Bau Truc pottery products are made entirely by hand. VNA Photo: Nhật Anh
  • Teaching generations in the family has always been the duty of the Cham people who live and maintain the Bau Truc pottery craft. VNA Photo: Nhật Anh
    Teaching generations in the family has always been the duty of the Cham people who live and maintain the Bau Truc pottery craft. VNA Photo: Nhật Anh
  • Artisan Dang Thi Hoa preserves a unique and long-standing pottery making method of the Cham people, using only skillful hands to shape the pottery items. VNA Photo: Nhật Anh
    Artisan Dang Thi Hoa preserves a unique and long-standing pottery making method of the Cham people, using only skillful hands to shape the pottery items. VNA Photo: Nhật Anh
  • Each pattern on Bau Truc pottery is meticulously carved by skillful hands, carrying the symbols and beliefs of the Cham people. VNA Photo: Nhật Anh
    Each pattern on Bau Truc pottery is meticulously carved by skillful hands, carrying the symbols and beliefs of the Cham people. VNA Photo: Nhật Anh
  • Each Bau Truc pottery work bears a unique Cham pattern, the crystallization of the breath of earth, fire and cultural soul. VNA Photo: Nhật Anh
    Each Bau Truc pottery work bears a unique Cham pattern, the crystallization of the breath of earth, fire and cultural soul. VNA Photo: Nhật Anh
  • Women in artisan Dang Nang Nhiem's ​​family in Bau Truc village (Ninh Phuoc commune, Khanh Hoa) have been preserving the Cham pottery craft for four generations. VNA Photo: Nhật Anh
    Women in artisan Dang Nang Nhiem's ​​family in Bau Truc village (Ninh Phuoc commune, Khanh Hoa) have been preserving the Cham pottery craft for four generations. VNA Photo: Nhật Anh
  • No turntables, no industrial kilns – with just their talented hands, Bau Truc women have turned lifeless soil into works of art that bear the shape and soul of Champa culture. VNA Photo: Nhật Anh
    No turntables, no industrial kilns – with just their talented hands, Bau Truc women have turned lifeless soil into works of art that bear the shape and soul of Champa culture. VNA Photo: Nhật Anh

VNA Photos

Bau Truc pottery imbued with Cham cultural identity
11/03/2025 09:14 | TTXVN
In Bau Truc village (Ninh Phuoc commune, Khanh Hoa), time seems to stand still in each rotation of clay. This is not only a craft village, but also a living space of the most unique handmade pottery technique in Southeast Asia, where Cham women keep the fire of a thousand-year heritage. Without using a turntable or an industrial kiln, the people here, with their talented hands and traditional straw and firewood, continue to create products that carry the breath of earth, fire and the soul of Cham culture. The art of Bau Truc pottery of the Cham people was officially listed by UNESCO on the List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding in 2022. VNA Photo: Nhật Anh

Latest news

TTXVN