hoi an silk village

Hoi An Silk Village

Hoi An Silk Village is a must-see in the trip to tướng discover nature, life and people across Central Vietnam, especially Hoi An. Not only is the silk village the only location with valuable genetic sources of mulberry, it also preserves the handmade silk-weaving method from the Champa - Dai Viet era.

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1. About Hoi An Silk Village Vietnam

1.1. Where is Hoi An Silk Village?

Located at 28 Nguyen Tat Thanh, Hoi An, Quang Nam Province, Hoi An Silk Village displays and maintains the tradition of silk weaving. Facing the gradual decline of the craft, Quang Nam Silk Joint Stock Company has restored the craft village, which is becoming an attractive destination for tourists.

Hoi An Silk Village

Preserving the local traditional values, the village helps tourists learn about the origin of the Maritime Silk Road in the 17th century.

Additionally, while visiting the village, you can also learn about the process to tướng produce soft silk. This process, from growing mulberries, raising silkworms to tướng reeling and weaving silk, will be recreated in the most specific and realistic manner. There are also restaurants, hotels, and galleries in the area. Visitors will be able to tướng sightsee, relax or cửa hàng around while staying in Hoi An. 

Hoi An Silk Village

The silk village is not too far from Hoi An ancient town, only about 1 kilometer away. Tourists can travel by cyclo or bicycle. You could also go on foot and enjoy the scenery on the way. If the streets are not too crowded, a viable option is to tướng rent motorbikes and also visit other attractions near Hoi An such as Bay Mau coconut forest or An Bang beach. 

1.2. How much is Hoi An Silk Village’s ticket price?

Hoi An Silk Village is an ideal tourist attraction for many visitors. The village opens from 8 AM to tướng 9 PM. To visit and explore the once famous craft village, tourists should spend 50,000 VND for a ticket. During the tour, you can also enjoy an excellent Búp Phê for 300,000 VND at the village.

Hoi An Silk Village

Currently, tour and travel companies cannot exclude the village from their program. Depending on your needs, there are two options: a quick tour or a long tour. Their schedules are as follows:

Quick tour:

  • Time: 8 AM - 5 PM daily
  • Price: 100,000 VND/ticket
  • Duration: 45 minutes with a guide

Tourists will be able to tướng learn briefly about the process of making Hoi An silk. Additionally, you can experience all stages of weaving by yourself lượt thích a genuine artisan.

Long tour:

  • Time: 9 AM - 2 PM daily
  • Price: 560,000 VND/ticket
  • Duration: 4 hours with a guide

With this option, visitors will be able to tướng thoroughly learn about the process and technique of producing silk. Moreover, you will be offered hands-on experiences in weaving silk under the guidance of local artisans. At the over of the tour, lunch or dinner is ready to tướng be served at restaurants in the village with a wide variety of traditional dishes and local specialties. 

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2. What are the highlights of the trip to tướng Hoi An Silk Village?

As the only place endowed with precious genetic sources of mulberry, the village attracts a large number of visitors. It also preserves the method of silk weaving from the Champa - Dai Viet era. While visiting the silk village, you will be able to tướng see antiquated looms, which are the tools to tướng produce top-quality silk. 

2.1. Visit the traditional ruong house of the village

Inside the silk village, tourists can visit the traditional ruong house of Hoi An. However, there are only the remains of the original house which were collected and brought to tướng Hoi An for display.

Hoi An Silk Village

The ruong house occupies a vast space. In the middle, there is a temple dedicated to tướng Mrs. Doan Thi Ngoc, who greatly contributed to tướng preserving and developing the traditional craft of silk weaving. She was also the first person to tướng introduce Hoi An silk to tướng the world.

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2.2. Admire vũng Dai and the traditional costumes of 54 ethnic groups

The traditional house at Hoi An Silk Village displays a wide range of silk products, especially an vũng Dai collection of 54 ethnic groups across Vietnam. Currently, there are about 100 sets of vũng Dai showing the cultural development of Vietnam through its 3000-year history. Until now, these products are still considered as the most prominent symbols of the charm and delicacy of Vietnamese women. 

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Hoi An Silk Village

The traditional costumes of the 54 ethnic groups clearly reflect the variety in culture in Vietnam. The exhibition is excellently and scientifically phối up. Thanks to tướng this, the silk village is attracting both domestic and international visitors, popularizing Vietnamese cultural values.

2.3. Explore the ancient mulberry garden 

At Hoi An Silk Village, tourists can visit the ancient mulberry tree which dates back to tướng the Champa period. The tree was brought from Que Son to tướng the silk village in 2012. It has a wide canopy and is more than thở 10 meters high. What makes this tree special is that its leaves have the shape of a crow’s foot.

Hoi An Silk Village

Apart from the ancient mulberry tree, visitors will be able to tướng learn about the gourd mulberry of Quang Nam. This type of mulberry requires a substantial level of care. In order to tướng harvest lots of its leaves, people have to tướng carry out pruning depending on the season. Every year, there will be enough mulberry leaves to tướng provide for 8 generations of silkworms.

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2.4. Stop by the showroom of silk products

The showroom displays various silk products of different colors and styles. Visitors can also try on silk clothes made by the prestigious artisans and learn to tướng weave silk on traditional wooden handlooms. This will undoubtedly be an interesting and unique experience at Hoi An. 

Hoi An Silk Village

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2.5. Learn how to tướng distinguish the real silk from the kém chất lượng one

Here, visitors can also learn how to tướng distinguish between kém chất lượng and real silk. According to tướng the artisans, kém chất lượng silk can be produced with a high level of sophistication and similarity to tướng real one. Therefore, one way to tướng test the quality of the silk is to tướng burn it. Real silk will not catch fire, rather, it will emit white fumes, smell lượt thích burned hair and clump. Nhái silk will easily catch fire, emit Black fumes and clump lượt thích burned nylon. 

Hoi An Silk Village

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2.6. Enjoy Hoi An delicacies in a Búp Phê restaurant

The final destination on the journey to tướng discover Hoi An Silk Village is a Búp Phê restaurant. The restaurant is designed with open space, appealing Vietnamese decoration and serves a variety of Hoi An well-known dishes. 

A highlight of this restaurant is that all of the waitresses are required to tướng wear a traditional costume called the “South Vietnamese Pajamas”. The whole place seems to tướng have the vibe of a traditional marketplace in the Vietnamese countryside.

Hoi An Silk Village

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3. The best places to tướng stay for your travel to tướng Hoi An Silk Village

Many visitors to tướng Da Nang - Hoi An recommend Vinpearl Resort & Golf Nam Hoi An. The resort in the Vinpearl system with favorable locations for convenient transportation. Visitors can enjoy a safe trip and completely relax with the 5-star services at the khách sạn. 

Hoi An Silk Village

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Vinpearl Resort & Golf Nam Hoi An, which lies on a wild beach, is designed to tướng resemble a majestic sail. As the newest resort of the Vinpearl system in this ancient land, visitors will be satisfied with its luxurious quality and services.

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Hoi An always attracts visitors with its tranquil and magnificent landscapes. In addition, traditional craft villages are also the spotlight of Hoi An tourism. After sánh many years of glorious history, Hoi An Silk Village is considered to tướng be a “living museum” that preserves the beauty of tradition. There, you will learn how to tướng make high-quality silk, plant mulberry and raise silkworms, as well as enjoy the specialties of this ancient land.