HANDICRAFT HANDICRAFTS IN BEN TRE DAY TOUR

To Ben Tre, where visitors also encounter coconut trees. Coconut has been closely associated with the people of Ben Tre since the war, labor and production, and then from the coconut trees of the people of Ben Tre has created not only economic value but also cultural. Coconut is used in food, in the construction of houses, in poetry and unique handicraft products, are meaningful souvenirs whenever visitors near Ben Tre visit.

Ben Tre has an area of nearly 60,000 hectares of coconut, annual output of over 500 million fruits, supplying to domestic and foreign markets. Taking advantage of the potential of coconut trees, local people have launched many products with specific characteristics of the province. Coconut not only gives the sweet taste of pure, delicious water, but also is made into beautiful and sophisticated handicraft items. The handicraft products made from coconut material such as coconut wood, coconut shells, scrub, leaf, fiber, shell ... have become valuable products in domestic and foreign markets. Coconut handicraft has only grown in recent years but has become a profession contributing to create jobs for many local workers, creating more income, contributing to improving quality. life and enrichment for the motherland.

Ben Tre has many dozens of large-scale coconut handicraft establishments such as Kim Tu Fine Art Base, Hung Tien Fine Arts Base, Ngoc Tuan Coconut Fine Arts Base, Phuc Sang ), Truong Ngan Handicraft Center (Ben Tre City), Thanh Liem Handicraft Facility (Mo Cay Nam), Thanh Nhan Base (Gion Tôm) Dozens of other satellites are scattered throughout the district. Products of these facilities will be supplied to the domestic and foreign markets according to the orders, exported annually to some countries such as Malaysia, Philippines, Korea, India, USA, UK, Sweden. Si, ... In addition, in the trade promotion - tourism in the province, the region and abroad, the art products are also introduced to visitors, with the aim of bringing art products to reach out. More in the international market, affirming the brand, expanding the distribution network.

Previously, in Ben Tre craft production of handicrafts from coconut raw material has not become a formal job, also spontaneous development, only some households themselves make fine art coconut for decoration in the house or to give relatives, friends. Later on, as the socio-economic development of Ben Tre is growing, especially in Ben Tre tourism, more and more international tourists are known. Traditional handicraft production related to coconut art also grows more and more. strong and widespread and become a major economic sector, contributing to economic restructuring for the people. The people of coconut with clever hands, talents and aesthetics have created a new career, turning the low value of coconut into fine art coconut products "soul" have high artistic value, special, with hundreds of rich designs, unique. In addition, the production facilities of coconut handicraft also became a tourist attraction to visit and learn, contributing to create a highlight in the program tour water garden exploited in Ben Tre.

At present, artisan products have been created by artisans for nearly 500 diverse products, such as handbags, wallets, chopsticks, spoons, masks, night lamps, dolls, watches, and children. The coconut is used to broom, through the skillful hands of the craftsmen also weaving into fine art products flower basket, gift basket, ... Coconut scrub can Turned into lanterns with varied designs.

Ben Tre people increasingly love coconut trees through the novel discoveries of benefits and uses as well as fine arts products made from coconut trees in life. In the period of economic integration, for the sustainable and long-term development, the artisans of coconut are working hard to improve, innovate the designs, styles, find ways to combine materials From coconut to other materials such as rattan, bamboo and leaves to enhance the aesthetics of fine art handicrafts, as well as investment research market, find out for products with long-term development strategy. In the tour program to visit Ben Tre river, visitors to visit the processing facilities of coconut handicraft products, witnessed the steps to create a fine art and fine products. High artistic value. At the tourist sites are souvenir shops displaying and introducing visitors to hundreds of different fine art products.

The coconut trees have been growing for a long time on the land of three islets and have been closely associated with many generations of Ben Tre people. And many stories, literary works, many poems have been written to associate Ben Tre people with pictures of coconut trees, "see coconut remember Ben Tre". The image of coconut leaves many impressive, dear memories for writers, poets, musicians. Derived from the rich emotions of coconut trees, musician Nguyen Van Ty has composed the famous song "Ben Tre" that "like standing coconut ball, long hair flying in the wind ..."

The handicraft from coconut has contributed to improve the overall value of coconut trees in Ben Tre, enriching and enhancing the cultural characteristics of coconut in Ben Tre. Handicraft from coconut has contributed to introducing the image of Ben Tre coconut to friends near and far in and out of the country, not only beautify the homeland of coconut, but also the country of Vietnam and many in the world. Desire coconut handicraft industry will grow more and more as well as create more unique handicraft works to reach more and more continents.