The crafts in Hanoi I find just amazing so taking the opportunity to see as much as possible while in Hanoi I went along with a group of ladies from the International ladies group to visit a stone Village near the 5 Marble Mountains, also known as Non Nuoc Fine Arts Village, where nationwide and worldwide famous handicraft works are produced. Located in Hoa Hai Ward, Ngu Hanh Son District. Non Nuoc Stone Village has a three or four-hundred-year history which wouldn't surprise me at all.
When we arrived at the village the group wondered through alleys where taken to three houses which had a due purpose of a workshop for the stone carving. We where shown the process that takes place from start to finish of the carving of a piece of stone. Some pieces where many pieces clued together and others carved from a single piece of stone that must have taken hours to do nothing goes to waste. I found the process interesting and even had a go at carving a peace of stone myself. I don't know how the carvers sit for hours working. The stone its self is only found in a small location and is very soft, when cut the stone produces a thick talc power dust which I am sure inst that good for the lungs and even so I didn't find to many carvers wearing masks. Visiting the village I found this time old technique passed down from generation to generation very interesting.
From out of the ground to a show piece, its amazing with a skilled crafted persons hands what can be created.
Picture: Some boys that followed us around
Picture: One of the workshops
Picture: Two men cutting the soft stone by hand
Picture: Pieces of stone ready to become carved boxes
Picture: Two men cutting the soft stone by hand Picture: A young boy carving a piece of stone
Picture: A boy carving a piece of stone by hand
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