200-year-old rice paper village named national heritage

The over 200-year-old rice paper village in Thuan Hung ward, Thot Not district, in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho, has been recognised as national intangible cultural heritage, by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

The village is home to about 60 rice paper making households.

The busiest time in a year is the traditional Lunar New Year, when the village households are busy making different kinds of flavoured rice paper: plain, salted, sweetened and coconut.

The products are sold both at home and in Cambodia.

The village generates jobs for over 250 workers with stable incomes.

It has also become a tourism destination for visitors who love to explore the rice making recipe.

Apart from Thuan Hung rice paper village, Can Tho is also known for Cai Rang floating market and “đờn ca tài tử” (traditional musical art form of the south), both have been recognised as national intangible cultural heritage./.

VNA