Craft village Cone leaves
04/03/2019
Hats are a sunshade item that is typical of Vietnamese people. The image of the conical hat has long been associated with the image of Vietnamese people, although it is not in the national symbols but just seeing the hat, people will immediately think of Vietnam.
In the country of Vietnam, we almost all have a profession of making hats. The hat cones are produced with the purpose of wearing the sunshades to cover the rain, but in each region there are unique characteristics in the way of production, but it can be said that Hue is the center of producing conical hats of the country.
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The conical craft is formed and developed in Hue for hundreds of years, with many famous cone villages such as Da Le, Phu Cam, Doc So, Trieu Tay, Kim Long and Sia ... Today, villages Famous professions such as Tay Ho Phu Ho Commune, My Lam, Phu My Commune, Phu Vang, Phu Cam, Phuoc Vinh, Doc So, Trieu Tay, Huong So, Hue City marketed millions of hats, not only meeting the needs consumption demand of people, but also a special souvenir for four-way tourists when coming to Hue.
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Hue leaf hat, especially the poem cone, is not only a pure hat but a real work of art. In order to get the perfect hat, the artists make Hue hats through many meticulous stages, requiring the diligence and skill of the workers. From choosing frames, bending rings, roofing, cutting patterns, finishing hats and finally polishing preservation ... Maybe so, Hue hats are very popular with many visitors.
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Making the rim frame is the first step to determine the camberness, roundness, shape, and size of the hat. The frame is made of light wood, with curved roofs of all sizes, often the conical frame is made once every few decades, if there is no change in the design according to market demand. The conical hat is made of oyster tree trunk, many mung trees are in Hue, they are split, smooth and rounded, each hat is from 15-16 rings, but many people still consider it as "16 moon moon". The leaves for making cones in Hue are also normal conical leaves, but are selected to be processed through many stages, steaming, drying, dew drying, flat ironing so that the leaves keep the green-white color to meet the standards. Next is the roofing stage, the pattern set, the symbol between the two layers of leaves so as to harmoniously balance the space of the hat, so that when illuminated in front of the sun, the symbolic patterns are balanced.
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Tourism thrives in Hue, conical hats become souvenir items bearing the unique culture of Hue that tourists love. Many tourists have come to the conical villages to witness and participate in the stages of making hats. Many people were really surprised and excited when they were saved by the hatmaker, his name on the hat poem brought back as a souvenir.
Leaf cones are the first handicraft products granted by the National Office of Intellectual Property (Ministry of Science and Technology) for protection of geographical indications in August 2010.
