Month: <span>January 2021</span>

Date: 26 October 2019

Yesterday’s day tour of the Mekong Delta was showcased across three posts: Vinh Trang Pagoda, Bến Tre canal boat ride, and coconut sweet making factory in Bến Tre. Today I embark on another full day tour and this is the first post in that series.

I am doing a full day tour (cost me VND330000 /₹1000/$14/€11.85) that would take me to the infamous Cu Chi jungle tunnels but before that, the first stop would stop at a handicapped handicrafts workshop before heading to the largest Cao Dai temple in Vietnam.

Saigon canal city Vietnam — We left Ho Chi Minh City in the morning

We took a long drive out of the city and arrived at a handicrafts workshop wherein most of workers are handicapped. We were going get a guided tour of how they create the various works of art.

An Ha travel handicapped handicraft Vietnam — This was the entrance to arts workshop

An Ha travel guide Vietnam — That’s our guide here showing some of the works and explaining how they are crafted

Agent orange victims lacquer painting Vietnam — Most of what is made at this workshop is lacquer paintings

The base of the painting is wood. The artisans then etch the designs and then inlay it with mother of pearl pieces or egg shells.

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