Luy Lau ancient pottery restored

An ancient capital, the Thien Duc river passed Luy Lau which is also next to the Duong river. Therefore, transport there is very convenient. Thuan Thanh was the center of Thuan An capital city, which contains the tomb of Kinh Duong Vuong and the temple of Lac Long Quan – Au Co.
We consider the land a memorial on the ground and in people’s hearts. Luy Lau belongs to Thanh Khuong commune, Thuan Thanh district, the northern province of Bac Ninh. In BC times, Luy Lau had large-scale pottery-kilns with modern technology such as a system of high-speed ovens and turn tables to create specific potteries.
Over the past years, archaeologists have discovered Kochi potteries dating back to the early AD times. During a national seminar held in ancient Hoi An town, Prof. Hasebe Gakydi, of Japan’s Tokyo National Museum, said that Japan had imported very beautiful Kochi potteries in the 14th and 15th centuries.
Kochi potteries were kept in Japanese families of high-rank and were found in sites of Okinawa Nakigin’s ancient citadel.



Taking over the traditional work of ancestors, the Luy Lau pottery cooperative was established in 2005. Many Luy Lau red pottery products were exhibited during the cultural festival of Vietnamese ethnic groups held in November, 2005, by the Ministry of Culture and Information.
Agencies in the province and leaders of Thuan Thanh district and Bac Ninh province have given support to the activities of the Luy Lau pottery cooperative, said its head Nguyen Dang Vong.
A seminar on development history and solutions to the restoration and promotion of Luy Lau ancient pottery has been held in July, 2007, by Bac Ninh Industrial Department and Bac Ninh Unions of Co-operatives.
Despite difficulties on the way of opening markets and creating a trademark for Luy Lau pottery, its image has left deep impression in Vietnamese and foreign collectors at an exhibition during the APEC forum held in November, 2006.
Vic Tran, an expert in pottery, who returned to Vietnam from the US, visited the cooperative. After studying pottery products, he said “I had an opportunity to visit some pottery-kilns in Southeast Asia, in Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia. Comparatively, Luy Lau pottery is very special. I see that some Americans have hunted for Chinese potteries. I believe that if Luy Lau pottery is present in the US markets, it will be liked by some people because it will be suitable with cold weather in some states in the US.
BTA (According to Nhan Dan Newspaper)