Bát Tràng
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Bát Tràng is an old, well established village in the Gia Lâm
district of Hanoi
, the capital city of Vietnam
. It is about 13 km from central Hanoi.
It is famous for producing a unique style of ceramics called Bát Tràng Porcelain
. Bát Tràng is well known throughout Vietnam for its beautiful ceramics.
Gia Lam
Gia Lâm is a district of Hanoi, the capital city of Vietnam. Gia Lam Airport is located in the district. At one time Vietnam Airlines's headquarters were on the airport property....
district of Hanoi
Hanoi
Hanoi , is the capital of Vietnam and the country's second largest city. Its population in 2009 was estimated at 2.6 million for urban districts, 6.5 million for the metropolitan jurisdiction. From 1010 until 1802, it was the most important political centre of Vietnam...
, the capital city of Vietnam
Vietnam
Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...
. It is about 13 km from central Hanoi.
It is famous for producing a unique style of ceramics called Bát Tràng Porcelain
Bát Tràng Porcelain
Bát Tràng porcelain and pottery is a type of ceramics made in the village of Bát Tràng, in the suburban outskirts of the northern Vietnamese city of Hanoi . The village is located in an area rich in clay suitable for making fine ceramic...
. Bát Tràng is well known throughout Vietnam for its beautiful ceramics.