Thanh Ha pottery village and Tra Que vegetable village, both in Hoi An Tay ward, have drawn more than 220,000 visits since the start of 2026, and more than 80% of visitors are from abroad, according to reports by Tuoi Tre on October 12 and VTV on October 13 (translated from Vietnamese). Neither report says what date the counts run to.
The numbers
Both outlets put Thanh Ha at about 190,000 visits and Tra Que at about 30,000. Tuoi Tre, which attributes the figures to Hoi An Tay ward People's Committee chairman Bui Van Dung, adds a split: 144,000 international and 46,000 domestic visits at Thanh Ha, and 29,000 international at Tra Que. It says the total is about 70% of the ward's 2026 target. The main source markets are Europe and Asia, with South Korea and Taiwan singled out; school groups from Da Nang and nearby provinces also come to learn traditional crafts.
What is on offer
Tuoi Tre lists a new Thanh Ha product, "Touch the clay, hear bai choi," pairing pottery with a folk performance, plus a pottery class for 30 local residents and festivals including a pottery-ancestor ceremony and the Tra Que flower-prayer festival. At Tra Que, power lines are being buried and a community tourism project is planned. Neither report gives ticket prices or opening hours.
The caveat
Dung spoke at a meeting ahead of Vietnamese Entrepreneurs' Day on October 13. Tuoi Tre quotes him saying many businesses are struggling with cash flow as interest rates rise. Visitor counts, in other words, are not the same as healthy margins for the people selling to them.
Sources
- Hai làng nghề nổi tiếng ở Đà Nẵng đón hàng trăm ngàn khách, 80% là du khách quốc tế
- Làng nghề truyền thống Đà Nẵng hút khách quốc tế
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