Dong Xam trade village
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Dong Xam – a Vietnam traditional silvercraft village
From 1681 up to now, the silvercraft skills in Dong Xam villages (Hong Thai district, Kien Xuong province) is still reserved as secrete inherited skills and likes other traditional handicraft, the silvercraft of Dong Xam village has to face a lot of challenges.
During the feudal regime, to be able to inherite and learn the silvercraft skill is very difficult, moreover, the difficulty in good exchange activities between areas within small consumption market at that time had limited the silvercraft development.
After the war, from 1954, Dong Xam craftmen joined together with great determination to revive the traditional workshops. Cooperatives were opened to produce goods for the State eg: cigarrette tray, standing oil lamb, fine-art box, … During this period, Dong Xam silver products were maily exported to the Eastern Europe and Russian.
During the years of socio-economic reform, Dong Xam silvercraft quickly growned in two commues (Hong Thai and Le Loi) and Tra Nam village with over 2.500 labors. Dong Xam craftmen are very skillful, they can make very high artistic values and traditional culture products just by hand and simple tools.
Dong Xam silver products are mainly exported to the big markets namely German, French, Thailand, Taiwan, Laos,.. Dong Xam is more and more prosperous thanks to the silvercrafts.
