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Kim Bong Carpentry Village In Hoian

Thursday, 07/09/2023, 17:34 GMT+7

Kim Bong Carpentry Village in Hoian.

Tourists always think of Hoi An as an ancient city with a tranquil atmosphere, which gives them a sense of relaxation and enjoyment with various famous destinations, such as Cau Pagoda, Cua Dai Beach, and Hoi An market.

Overview

Kim Bong Carpentry Village combines many expert carpenters and high-art sculptures. This place has a profound history of more than 500 years with many distinctive features and imprints, attracting tourists to visit and explore.

As one of Hoi An's oldest traditional craft villages, Kim Bong village is famous for its exquisitely crafted wooden products. It could be a statue of Bodhisattva Guanyin with thousands of hands and eyes, extremely gentle and admiring, or it could simply be a chain of wooden bracelets for small children.

Visiting the village, you will be able to learn more about this unique traditional craft village and directly participate in exciting and attractive experiences.

It is located in Cam Kim commune, Hoi An City, Quang Nam Province, on the downstream right bank of the Thu Bon River.

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Distance from Danang to Kim Bong village

From Da Nang International Airport: 30 km, around 43 minutes by car.
From Da Nang city center: 31 km, approximately 41 minutes by car.
From Hoi An ancient town: 8 km, about 14 minutes by car.

Opening hours and ticket price

Opening hours: 24 hours
Ticket price: Free

What to explore in the Kim Bong Carpentry Village?

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Visitors will have the chance to learn about the traditional history of Kim Bong carpentry village, which has existed for more than 600 years:

Kim Bong carpentry village started focusing on carpentry in the 16th century and experienced many stages of strong development following the busy trade rhythm of Hoi An port town.

Hoi An experienced intense cultural interactions during this time and "absorbed" numerous carpentry styles from the Cham, Chinese, and Japanese peoples, creating a premise for a unique nuance of Kim Bong carpentry in Hoi An.

By the 18th century, the village had formed three distinct groups of occupations: construction works of urban architecture, shipbuilding, and usual carpentry.

In addition, the profession of masonry, drawing, and carving mascots also contributes to bringing the village's name to all regions.

Even though the golden age has passed, the skilled craftspeople of the Kim Bong carpentry village continue to practice their trade and follow the traditional way of life.

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They collaborate to restore and preserve the relics of the ancient town of Hoi An and travel back and forth to build houses, ancient temples, or family worship houses.

The eastern area of the carpentry village is where artisans work diligently to produce high-quality sculptures. Coming to this place, visitors will be able to listen to the typical sounds of carpentry in the process of chiseling and drilling.

Visiting Kim Bong Carpentry Village is also an opportunity for visitors to have more authentic and transparent perspectives on carpentry. The most impressive thing is observing a wood product's production stages directly. Creating a complete product, it requires many different complicated steps.

Some people develop the body, and others carve the soul so that each finished product is helpful, delicate, beautiful, and has cultural value.

The main products include the Dragon-Lan-Quy-Phung quartet, dancing peacocks, saints, and even household items such as tables, chairs, altars, etc. Not only that, The artisans here also have experience in building assembly halls, temples, communal houses, churches, interior and exterior, or anything related to wooden architecture.

The unique beauty of Kim Bong Carpentry Village's wooden products:

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After observing the carpenter's process of making wood products, visitors can take time to admire the beauty of the finished products. With close attention, you will see that the motifs and patterns carved on each product reflect the typical culture of the Hoi An people.

These can be mentioned as images of buffaloes, farmers, boats, bamboo trees, Cau pagoda, etc... All are carved, extremely rustic, and close. This creates uniqueness for Kim Bong Carpentry Village products and makes visitors extremely curious and excited.

In addition, the wooden products of Kim Bong Carpentry Village also have incredibly durable materials with a characteristic shiny brown color, creating wooden panels with different color angles.

The embossing, carving, and perforation techniques performed by experienced hands have enabled artisans to create a world of natural and enchanting wooden furniture.

Buy gifts for friends, relatives, or for yourself:

With a traditional craft village that has existed for hundreds of years like Kim Bong village, the most meaningful thing is to see the people's creative process directly and buy some souvenirs to bring back as gifts.

If in the past the village's primary occupation was boat-building and house-building, now the main focus is on producing acceptable art items, reliefs, wooden couplets, decorative statues, worshiping objects, etc. You can choose to buy different things as souvenirs for your Hoi An trip.

What are some exceptional Local Cuisines at Kim Bong Carpentry Village, Hoi An?

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1. Hoi An Quang Noodles:

Tourists should really try this dish when visiting Hoi An. This is the land that produces and makes this attractive traditional dish.

Not only Hoi An has Quang noodles, but Quang noodles here have a sweet and fragrant broth from fresh seafood.

The topping part is quail eggs, thinly sliced pork belly brings an unforgettable taste.

Mr. Hai's Quang Noodles:

Location: 6A Truong Minh Luong Street
Price: 15,000 VND – 40,000 VND
Opening hours: 7:30 am - 9:30 pm

Que Huong Quang Noodles:

Address: 164/3b Ly Thuong Kiet Street
Price: 20,000 VND - 40,000 VND
Opening hours: 6:00 am – 9:00 pm

Aunt Hat Noodles:

Address: 4 Phan Chau Trinh Street
Price: 15,000 VND – 25,000 VND
Opening hours: 9 am - 9:30 pm

2. Hoi An chicken rice:

With the rice part that is cooked from the best rice in the region, using the chicken broth makes it both fragrant, fatty, and fleshy. Boiled, fried chicken or soft, sweet fish sauce. Garnish with green vegetables, and serve with dipping sauce, soup, and chili sauce to complete the chicken rice dish.

>> Recommendations:

Ba Buoi chicken rice restaurant:

Address: 22 Phan Chu Trinh, Minh An, Hoi An, Quang Nam
Price: 35,000 - 45,000 VND
Opening hours: 9:30 am – 2:30 pm

Ba Nga chicken rice restaurant:

Address: 8 Phan Chau Trinh, Hoi An, Quang Nam
Price: 30,000 - 45,000 VND
Opening hours: 4:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Ba Dung Hoi An Chicken Rice:

Address: 226 Ly Thuong Kiet, Hoi An, Quang Nam
Price: 25,000 - 45,000 VND
Opening hours: 10:30 am - 9:00 pm

3. Hoi An pancakes:

Going to Kim Bong Carpentry Village in Hoi An, you can look for the pancake restaurant located in the alleys. Crispy pieces of cake, shrimp paste, and meat are processed and caught right on the river and sea of Hoi An.

This helps to keep the sweetness of the cake. Combine with dipping sauce in the correct ratio to enjoy this exciting dish.

>> Recommendations:

Pancakes at Gieng Ba restaurant:

Address: 45/51 Tran Hung Dao Street, Hoi An
Price: 15,000 - 44,000 VND/piece
Opening hours: 11 am - 10 pm

Hai Dao Hoi An Pancakes:

Address: 160 Ly Thai To Street, Cam Chau, Hoi An
Price: 20,000 - 40,000 VND/piece
Opening hours: 7 am - 10 pm

Hainan Hoi An pancakes

Address: 409 Hai Ba Trung Street, Cam Son, Hoi An
Price: 10,000 - 30,000 VND/piece
Opening hours: All day

Recommended tourist sites around Kim Bong Carpentry Village

Hoi An tourism will be the most memorable journey for each person. And if you want, you can explore many exciting places in this land.

Thanh Ha Pottery Village

Also located along the Thu Bon River, Thanh Ha Pottery Village has become a must-visit attraction in Hoi An. The place features a peaceful ambiance where you can witness the process of making pottery with your own eyes.

You can also create ceramic products by yourself or visit the highly unique terracotta park.

Distance from Kim Bong: 4.2km, 9 minutes by car

Hoi An Silk Village

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Hoi An Silk Village highlights the beauty of nature with diverse colors. Here, visitors can admire the exquisite products from handmade silk. The silk village is the only location with valuable genetic sources of mulberry and preserves the handmade silk-weaving method from the Champa - Dai Viet era.

Distance from Kim Bong: 5.4km, 10 minutes by car

Tra Que vegetable village

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Tra Que Vegetable Village in Cam Ha commune has a cool climate all year round. This place is famous for growing clean vegetables for the Hoianese.

You to experience life here will be guided and introduced to how to grow vegetables, till the soil .... Although it is pretty tiring work, it is imbued with Vietnamese cultural identity.

Distance from Kim Bong: 8.7km, 15 minutes by car

How do I get to Kim Bong?

Because the Cam Kim commune is situated nearly downstream of the Thu Bon River, the transportation of merchants is partially facilitated.

1. By ferry:

Tourists could travel to the South (Bach Dang Riverside Street) and then take the Hoi An - Cam Kim ferry route. It will take you about 10 minutes to get to the village.

Upon arrival, you must walk a short distance to see the gate of Kim Bong Carpentry Village appear in front of your eyes.

2. By motorbike/ by car

If you are still getting familiar with traveling by waterways, you could reach the village by crossing the Cam Kim bridge, which was constructed in 2016 to bond the village and Hoi An ancient town. After crossing the bridge, you must go more than 3 km to the Kim Bong carpentry village.

Regardless of your transportation mode, you can appreciate the carving of artworks while traveling to the village.

Motorbike and car rentals in Hoi An:

1. Motorbike rental:

Gia Huy motorbike rental service:

The car rental price is based on 24 24-hour/day.
Each rental includes 1 liter of gasoline, two raincoats, and two full helmets.
Offer convenient delivery services to various locations, including train stations, airports, bus stations, and your accommodations.
The price for renting a Manual Transmission Motorcycle is 120k-140k/day, and the price for renting an Automatic Transmission Motorcycle is 150k-180k/day.

Address: 126/6 Tran Cao Van, Tam Thuan, Thanh Khe, Da Nang

Tel: 090 352 95 86

1.1 Binh Minh motorbike rental service:

Reasonable rental rates, motorbikes of many models, and most importantly, enthusiastic support.
The main motorbike lines here include Wave, Sirius, Jupiter, Airblade, Vision, Nouvo, Attila,
etc.,... which meet most of the car rental needs of tourists.
The rental price depends on the type: Manual Transmission Motorcycle: 80k-120k/day, Automatic Transmission Motorcycle: 130k-180k/day.

Address: 36 Ta My Duat, An Hai, Son Tra, Da Nang

Tel: 0986.862.986 – 0938. 006. 843.

1.2 Gia Khanh motorbike rental service:

There are many models of motorbikes for customers to choose from, and most of the motorbikes are very new
Car rental price ranges from 80-150k/day, depending on the car model.
Cars are delivered free of charge in the Thanh Khe area or nearby locations.
Each rental includes 1 liter of gasoline, raincoats, and helmets.

Address: 112/82 Tran Cao Van, Tam Thuan, Thanh Khe, Da Nang

Tel: 090 561 65 52

2. Car rental:

You can consider renting a car rather than taking your own. Renting a car can offer you many advantages when on vacation, and here is a look at those advantages.