The conical hat of Hue is one of the symbolic images and also a familiar
souvenir for tourists when coming to the ancient capital city. Hue has many
villages making conical hats, but Tay Ho village is the most prominent name and
this is also the hometown of the famous Bai Tho conical hats, at the same time
an attractive destination in the eyes of tourists.
In addition to the poetic silence or the ancient beauty of the temples and
mausoleums, the conical hats are also a typical image imprinted in the minds of
travelers when coming to Hue and Tay Ho craft village is an attractive stop for
those who have fallen in love with the typical conical hats of this land. As the
hometown of the famous conical hat, Tay Ho craft village has now become a very
prominent destination on the tourist map of Hue .
Tay Ho craft village is located on the Nhu Y River in Phu Ho commune, Phu Vang
district, 12km from Hue city center. This traditional craft village was formed
hundreds of years ago and the conical hats also appeared here a long time ago,
around the end of the 50s of the 20th century.
Coming to Tay Ho village, visitors will have the opportunity to admire the
peaceful beauty of Hue countryside with immense rice fields, rustic, simple and
poetic scenery as well as explore the stages of creating beautiful conical hats.
In Tay Ho village, almost every family has the profession of making conical hats
and visitors coming here will see young leaves of the Bo Quy Diep tree or
coconut leaves, Goi leaves being dried in front of the porch, on the empty land
creating a poetic yellow color.
The atmosphere of the craft village is always bustling because the people here
make hats all year round, whether it is summer or winter, there are always many
buyers and sellers and skilled workers diligently sewing hats. One special thing
that impresses visitors when visiting Tay Ho craft village is the warmth and joy
of the people here, whoever comes, the people of Tay Ho village always warmly
welcome them and do not forget to offer them water, invite them to eat and
introduce the conical hats with admirable pride.
Visitors can visit, talk and be introduced to the Bai Tho conical hats by
long-time artisans as well as their passion, love and pride in the traditional
craft of their homeland. In particular, you will also have the opportunity to
try your hand at creating Bai Th conical hats with your own personal mark.
The steps to create Hue conical hats are very elaborate, from selecting leaves,
splitting bamboo, ironing leaves to sewing the hats. Experienced artisans say
the most difficult step is sewing the hats, which is usually done by skillful
and meticulous women or girls.
The legend of the birth of the Bai Tho conical hats of Tay Ho craft village in
Hue began by chance. Around 1959-1960, artisan Bui Quang Bac, who loved conical
hats and had been making them for many years, came up with the idea of making
Bai Tho conical hats by pressing verses between two layers of leaves, making the
hats more beautiful and conveying more meaning. The first verses pressed onto
the Bai Tho conical hats in Tay Ho craft village were "Who goes to dreamy Hue.
Buy a Bai Tho conical hat as a gift".
Initially, the conical hats were created as gifts for relatives and
distinguished guests. Later, because they were loved by many people and were
ordered in large quantities, the Tay Ho villagers mass-produced them for sale.
Nowadays, the Bai Tho conical hat of Hue has not only become a commercial
product that attracts customers but also a very unique cultural feature and has
symbolic meaning for the ancient capital of Hue. The hats are created by the
diligent and skillful hands of artisans of the craft village with thinness and
meticulous stitches, harmonious and graceful colors by beautiful poems or
images.
Coming to Hue, you will easily encounter the charming image of young women in
their twenties in ao dai, next to the tilted conical hats, that image will
always make those who love Hue feel fascinated. If you have fallen in love with
the charming beauty of conical hats, then surely Tay Ho craft village is a
wonderful destination that you cannot miss on your trip to the ancient capital
city.
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