Son Dong Village
Son Dong village of Hoai Duc district, has a long-standing history as a traditional handicraft village for carving “statues, sculptures, and red lacquer trimmed with gold”. The village has the distinction of recently being recognized by Vietnam Record Book Center as “a trade village that sculpts the largest quantity of statues and worshipping objects for buddhists”.
Son Dong Village Festial time:
The 5th to the 6th day of the second lunar month.
Location: Son Dong Commune, Hoai Duc District, Hanoi.
Objects of worship: Dong nhac giang than (a good genius).
Activities: Buffalo offering ceremony, procession and contest of giây cakes, vieing for bong (flower made by bamboo).
Other Hanoi Attractions
- Bat Trang Ceramic Village
- Van Phuc Village
- Phu Vinh bamboo and rattan Village
- Quat Dong Embroidery Village
- Chuong Conical Hat
- Chuyen My Wood Carving Village
- Ha Thai Lacquer Painting Village Hanoi
- Ba Vi National Park Hanoi
- Quan Son Lake Hanoi
- Suoi Hai Lake Hanoi
- Dong Mo Lake Hanoi
- Hai Ba Trung Temple