01 · TRADITION
700+ years in Van Lam
Discover a village embroidery tradition that goes back more than seven centuries.
Đinh Thị Nguyên · Traditional hand-embroidery artisan · Recognized by Ninh Binh Province in 2015
Meet the artisan
A lifetime shaped by thread and patience.
My mother, Dinh Thi Nguyen, was born and raised in Van Lam Village, a village with more than 700 years of embroidery tradition.
She began learning embroidery at about five or six years old and has now spent more than 50 years with the craft. In our family, embroidery has been passed down through four generations. In 2015, she was officially recognized by Ninh Binh Province as a traditional hand-embroidery artisan.
Today, she continues to embroider and pass the tradition on to the next generation. Guests who book our Traditional Experience can meet her and hear the story directly from our family, subject to advance booking.
50+ yearsembroidering
2015recognized by Ninh Binh Province
4 generationsfamily tradition
“A tradition stays alive when it is still practiced, shared and passed on.”
