Bát Tràng Ceramic Village
Làng gốm Bát Tràng
A pottery village on the opposite bank of the Red River with a history of several centuries, where you can browse the ceramic market, visit workshops and try throwing clay and painting yourself.
Bát Tràng lies on the opposite bank of the Red River, about 13 km southeast of central Hanoi. Its pottery tradition dates back to the 14th-15th centuries, and there are still many family workshops today. The ceramic market at the village entrance has hundreds of stalls selling blue-and-white porcelain, underglaze red and all kinds of everyday and decorative pottery, and prices are negotiable. At the market or in workshops, you can pay to try throwing clay on a wheel and painting, and the finished pieces can be collected or shipped to you. The village also has an old communal house, a traditional structure used for public worship, and a ceramics museum. You can tour the village by electric cart. Take bus 47A from Long Biên bus station for about 1 hour, or a taxi for about 30 minutes. Half a day is enough.
Opening hours
About 08:00–17:30
Nearby sights
- Vietnam National Museum of History
- Hanoi Opera House
- Vietnamese Women's Museum
- Hoan Kiem Lake
- Thang Long Water Puppet Theatre
- Hỏa Lò Prison
- St. Joseph's Cathedral
- Hanoi Train Street