The two wives of the Prime Ministers of Vietnam and Laos experience working as artisans in Nam Cao silk village, Thai Binh
Báo Quốc Tế•06/01/2024
Nguyen Hong
17:15 | January 6, 2024
The wife of the Prime Minister of Vietnam, Ms. Le Thi Bich Tran and the wife of the Prime Minister of Laos, Ms. Vandara Siphandone visited the SOS Children's Village in Thai Binh , visited the Nam Cao silk village (Thai Binh) and experienced working as a silk village artisan.
On the afternoon of January 6, within the framework of the official visit to Vietnam, Mrs. Le Thi Bich Tran, wife of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and Mrs. Vandara Siphandone, wife of Lao Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone visited the SOS Children's Village in Thai Binh province and toured the Nam Cao leeks village. Accompanying the two wives were Chairman of the Thai Binh Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Khac Than and Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Tran Thi Bich Hang.
As soon as the two ladies arrived at SOS Children's Village Thai Binh, many children rushed out to greet them and wanted to shake hands and take pictures with the two ladies.
Introducing the SOS Children's Village Thai Binh, Director Nguyen Van Tan said that the Village was established in 2013, has raised 218 children living and studying in the village and 320 children in the community, some of whom have gone to university and got married. SOS Children's Village Thai Binh is not only a place that gives children special love but also creates conditions for them to go to school so that they can integrate into life.
Through years of living together under the same roof, with love, solidarity, and mutual support, they became family and considered each other as blood relatives. Mothers and aunts are the ones who warmed the little hearts, giving them more strength to rise up in life.
Visiting a family with a mother and 7 children in the Village, the two ladies kindly asked about and encouraged the mother and children. The two Prime Ministers' wives highly appreciated the mothers' dedication, devotion and love for their children, as well as their hope that their children will always strive to excel in their studies and in life. In particular, the two ladies hoped that their children will always remember the love and care of their mothers, aunts and the Village's Board of Directors.
At the Village, the two ladies also gave meaningful gifts to the children. The two ladies hope that the Village staff will continue to fulfill their duties of caring for and nurturing children in special circumstances. In addition to material care, great attention should be paid to spiritual care.
The visit of the ladies left many deep impressions and was a valuable source of encouragement for the mothers, aunts, officers, staff and teachers of SOS Children's Villages to strive to fulfill their assigned tasks.
Mrs. Le Thi Bich Tran and Mrs. Vandara Siphandone also visited Nam Cao silk village (Kien Xuong district).
Right from the beginning of the village, silk workers, village children and local people gathered in large numbers to welcome the two ladies and their group.
The two ladies heard about the Nam Cao silk village. According to the introduction at the craft village, at the end of the 16th century, a man named Nguyen Xuan returned to his hometown Bat Bat - Son Tay to learn weaving. He then returned to teach his children and grandchildren to grow mulberry, raise silkworms, and spin silk... Since then, linen weaving has become a traditional craft in Cao Bat village, Nam Cao commune. At the beginning of the 20th century, Annamese society had many innovations, trade developed, and the craft in the village expanded. Nam Cao added the craft of tweed weaving.
After 1954, the village craft developed into Nam Cao Handicraft Cooperative. Through many historical ups and downs, up to now the village craft has had many valuable achievements in economy and culture. The Nam Cao Dui Cooperative now has more than 200 artisans, 1,000 hectares of raw material area, annual revenue of tens of billions of VND, bringing stable income to the people while still maintaining the identity of a craft village passed down through 5 centuries.
After hearing about the silk making craft of Nam Cao silk village, passing through the small, mossy alleys of the village, the two ladies visited an ancient house over 100 years old, listened to Cheo singing, enjoyed fish cake and especially, experienced being a silk artisan.
The typical 5-room ancient house still stands firm despite having gone through 2 long resistance wars of the country and this is also the place that witnessed the ups and downs of Nam Cao silk village. Here, the two ladies listened to the introduction about the Nam Cao silk making process and experienced participating in the production process of a silk product.
In the bustling atmosphere of singing, laughter, the sound of spinning, drumming, and the guidance of artisans, some of whom are 95 years old, the two ladies "transformed" into artisans of Nam Cao silk village as they spun, spun, and wound silk tubes together...
Visiting Nam Cao silk village, the two ladies visited some households making traditional silk and visited Nam Cao Silk Cooperative.
The visit of the two ladies has further motivated the artisans of the craft village to continue to develop and bring Nam Cao silk to the world.
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