Photos of Bac Ninh province
Dong Ho painting village
Dong Ho folk painting village is in Thuan Thanh district, Bac Ninh province. Dong Ho village is famous for the folk paintings across the country. Dong Ho village is about 33 km east of Hanoi capital and close to the Duong river, Dong Ho is a traditional village, it is the cradle of folk woodcut pictures famous in Vietnam and other countries, the pictures have long been put into spiritual life of Vietnamese people.
Dong Ho village is a small village with about 200 households, local people make a living by doing paintings and votive offerings rather than agriculture. The paintings in Dong Ho appeared in 16th century and were formed by manual method, the crystallization of ingenuity and patience. Dong Ho paintings have 5 main categories including church paintings, history paintings, praise paintings, living paintings and comics.
Dong Ho folk painting village is in Thuan Thanh district, Bac Ninh province. Dong Ho village is famous for the folk paintings across the country. Dong Ho village is about 33 km east of Hanoi capital and close to the Duong river, Dong Ho is a traditional village, it is the cradle of folk woodcut pictures famous in Vietnam and other countries, the pictures have long been put into spiritual life of Vietnamese people.
Dong Ho village is a small village with about 200 households, local people make a living by doing paintings and votive offerings rather than agriculture. The paintings in Dong Ho appeared in 16th century and were formed by manual method, the crystallization of ingenuity and patience. Dong Ho paintings have 5 main categories including church paintings, history paintings, praise paintings, living paintings and comics.