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. Asiatica Travel. 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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