Pottery art in Bau Truc Village in Phuoc Dan Commune, Ninh Phuoc District, Ninh Thuan Province has been recognized as a national intangible cultural heritage by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

The pottery village has some 400 households making pottery goods, representing 70% of the total Cham population in the area.

Despite many ups and downs, the Cham people have handed down their pottery making techniques from generation to generation.

The village captures the attention of many tourists, and has more than 600 workers with incomes of VND3 million to VND4 million.

Tourists buy pottery products in the Bau Truc pottery village A visitor looks excited to learn about pottery making Bau Truc pottery village The altar of the village ancestors Bau Truc pottery showroom in Bau Truc Village Products of Bau Truc village An old artisan at work

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