Kim Lan ancient pottery village in Hanoi Vietnam

Kim Lan pottery village is considered the home of ceramic household products of the ancient Thang Long capital.
Materials village land, the talented hands and skillful artisans have created these beautiful and useful products for everyday life.
Kim Lan ceramic village in Gia Lam district, southeast of Hanoi Vietnam, the northern border with the ancient village of Bat Trang, on the west with Hoang Mai district with a long history and is one of the famous pottery center the country.

Features include ceramic Kim Lan is the product not too fussy about the details that create a convenient and comfortable for users. The products of the pottery village is rich and varied, from small products like the bath tubes, foot candles to products such as potted plant trees, wine bottles, pickle jars salt. Also ancient pottery village, Kim Lan also focused on the development of ceramic products for construction such as decorative tile, the rail facilities.
In 2001, archeologist Masanari Nishimura Japan and the students of the Hanoi National University has been excavating ruins Kim Lan. In three reconnaissance pits found many pieces of fine china, including ceramic Longquan, Vietnam Chau's Chinese. In particular, it was found in diploid (drinking cup with ears) from the 11th century; a fragment of blue enamel disc, 45cm in diameter, in terms of a disc, first found in Vietnam, in addition also found traces of an oven line and background buildings 20x10m size.
Early in 2003, found relics of architectural materials, decoration materials, ancient pottery. In particular we also find the list, including baked pieces, pottery living men, furniture waste ... traces of the Tran kilns are still intact.
Based on the results of three excavations, archaeologists have concluded: Kim Lan was the center of ancient ceramics produced in the 13-14 century. Kim Lan ceramics have the ability to export the Tran dynasty pottery shards have patterns similar to the pottery shards found in the Philippines and Indonesia. So far the people and archaeologists have found thousands of artifacts on the ground Kim Lan. Thus, Ham Rong area, Kim Lan commune was officially recognized as the Archaeological Study.
Kim Lan pottery village today has a range of products and quality is also enhanced, not only cater to domestic demand that has been reaching out to international markets such as Japan, South Korea.
Together with other pottery village Bai Tho (Bac Ninh), Bat Trang (Hanoi )..., Kim Lan ancient pottery village green still hard to look past the quintessence screening for life today.