Handicrafts from coconut wood - Goods "toxic" and strange

Handicrafts products in Ben Tre are made from coconut very toxic and its true meaning, by the "not in touch" with any locality. This is the pride of the people of Coconut. At the same time, it is also a very significant source of income along with job creation for workers.

 

 

Three rows of Ben Tre islet is located in the brackish water ecoregion. This is a great condition of the soil for the coconut family to grow and develop. People in Ben Tre for hundreds of years did not miss that opportunity. This land currently has over 70,0000 hectares of coconut plantation. Occupying the largest area compared to other provinces in the country. Initially, coconut farmers mainly took fruits. In addition, coconut trunks are used to make houses. Such as columns, trusses, hand strikes ... At the same time, the coconut trunk is also used as a pole pole, as an anti-bomb bunker during the war or via ditches, canals ... Then "people" have thought of using coconut wood to make handicrafts for interior decoration or as gifts or gifts. But in the past decades, handicraft products from coconut wood have been constantly developed by attractive and attractive market demands.

 

 

Outside Ba Tri district, the rest of Ho Chi Minh City. Ben Tre and other districts have more than twenty establishments producing handicrafts from coconut trees. Big establishments like Truong Ngan, Yen Thanh ... in Tp. Ben Tre, Hung Tien, Kim Tu, Phuc Sang ... in Chau Thanh district ... Most of the facilities have "satellites" to purchase raw materials and "through" preliminary processing, as well as provide additional products. processed products. From the hands and minds of the artisans, the facilities now have over two hundred types of products that fascinate customers. From household items, such as bowls, cups, forks, knives, combs, cups, trays, teapots ... made from old coconut trunks, artisans also use coconut shells, coconut scrub as lampshades for interior decoration , eateries, restaurants, hotels .... Dry coconut is artistically designed many animals. Even the stalks of coconut leaves are also used as flower baskets and fruit baskets ... All of which are made to be friendly, Closer to nature, the environment. There are machines to support instead of human power, every day there are some more products carved with motifs, motifs or quadrilateral shapes: Long, unicorn, regulation, serve ... So the progress is both fast and reaches the aesthetic high. Unique is the Moc Lan establishment in Hung Nhuong, Giong Trom district, using coconut shells (giving the map of Vietnam, very delicate lines) to wall tiles instead of ceramic tiles, every day more and more customers favored. The price ranges from five hundred to six hundred thousand dong per square meter. This product is copyrighted and has been present in many major markets, such as Ho Chi Minh City, Can Tho, Hai Phong ... Coconut wood has not stopped there, in 2012 painter Le Dan and artisan Vo Van Ba co-produced 27 ethnic instruments. This is the first set made from coconut wood in Vietnam.

 

 

Over the years, this fine art product not only served to tourists, or sent to many places in the country but it has affirmed its brand, expanded distribution network to the world market. Like Malaysia, Philippines, South Korea, USA, UK, Switzerland ... Besides, many foreign partners come to the meeting to buy. At the same time, the products are "present" at the trade fair - travel in and out of the country properly and impressively. Since then, annually earned a significant amount of foreign currency for the locality. In addition, the product also attracts more visitors to Ben Tre. So along the streets, or hotels, supermarkets ... in Ben Tre everywhere are selling and selling this extremely vivid product. The most typical is Con Phung resort in Tan Thach commune, Chau Thanh district. Where the cradle of this unique product type. But make a brand,

 

The creativity of artisans creates a unique, unique product for the country of Coconut, which has contributed to creating a comprehensive, diverse and rich value from material to spiritual. Thereby, more and more religious cultural values Ben Tre coconut, visitors from near and far enjoy. This is one of the strengths of the conservation coconut as well as the authorities to create conditions for the "unique" tradition of this industry to constantly develop. Thereby to meet the needs of enjoyment for the people of Ben Tre in particular and people everywhere in general.