Ancient weaving village in Ho Chi Minh City

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The trees are cut down, sawed, split into laths, and then split further into strips for weaving. (Photo: Nguyen Ngoc Hai/VOV)
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After being split into laths, the bamboo is dried in the sun for a few days. (Photo: Nguyen Ngoc Hai/VOV)
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Thai My villagers use machines for certain production steps to increase productivity. (Photo: Nguyen Ngoc Hai/VOV)
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(Photo: Nguyen Ngoc Hai/VOV)
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The rims of bamboo baskets are dried before weaving (Photo: Nguyen Ngoc Hai/VOV)
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One stage of weaving bamboo products (Photo: Nguyen Luan/Vietnam Pictorial)
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The village still makes only rattan and bamboo products. (Photo: Nguyen Ngoc Hai/VOV)
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(Facebook photo: Cu Chi bamboo)
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All the villagers in Thai My, old or young, are quite good at the craft. (Photo: Nguyen Luan/Vietnam Pictorial)
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Each rattan and bamboo product, whether simple or complex, goes through many stages. (Facebook photo: Cu Chi bamboo)
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Rattan and bamboo products are attractive and useful, meet the standards of domestic and foreign markets, and produce a stable income for local people. (Facebook photo: Cu Chi bamboo)
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A wind chime made of bamboo (Facebook photo: Cu Chi bamboo)
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A bamboo lantern (Facebook photo: Cu Chi bamboo)

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