Bird cage making village

VietnamNet English - 19 month(s) ago 32 readings

VietNamNet Bridge – To buy satisfactory bird cages, many customers go to Vac village in Thanh Oai District, Hanoi.

Vac or Canh Hoach village in Dan Hoa commune, Thanh Oai district, is around 35km from Hanoi’s center.

Major material for making bird cages is bamboo. The base is produced by jackfruit or fig wood.

Bamboo is soaked in water, then dried to make bamboo splints.

Up to 99 percent of households in Vac village make bird cages. Many of them get rich thanks
to this job. Most of kids there can make bird cages.

Nhung, 10, could make bird cage at the age of 8.

In the past, Vac villagers were specialized in making paper fans.

Vac village’s products are supplied to many provinces and even for export.

The village’s products are praised for high quality and nice decoration.

Mrs. Nguyen Thi Lan says that her family produces around 10 small bird cages per day.
All of them are sold out immediately.

The price for bird cages varies, depending on the site and the complicatedness. It is $20-50
for small ones and several hundreds dollar for big ones.