Hue
Craft workshop

Hue conical hat villages (Tay Ho & Phu Cam)

Làng nón Tây Hồ / Phú Cam

Villages making Hue's thin 'poem hats' (non bai tho) by hand, where some families let you try a stage.

Phu Vang (Tay Ho) / An Cuu riverside (Phu Cam), Hue · Tay Ho is ~12 km from Hue on the Nhu Y river; Phu Cam is in the city on the An Cuu river

Great for Families

Best timesMorning · Afternoon

The story

Watching a poem hat being stitched — with verses hidden between leaf layers — is a very Hue moment. There is no fixed class; go with a guide who knows a family.

Don’t miss

Signature

Poem hat (nón bài thơ)

nón bài thơ

Local tips

Best via a local guide; no walk-in class confirmed.

Say it in Vietnamese

Em chụp ảnh được không ạ?

May I take a photo?

Good to know

Kids

Works well with kids

Where this comes from

Backed by Vietnamese sources

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