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Vinh city students excitedly experience making Do paper

Thanh Nga• December 6, 2023 19:10

(Baonghean.vn)- On December 6, at Nghe An Museum, primary school students in Vinh city had the opportunity to experience making Do paper with artisans. This is a program that has been taking place for many weeks at Nghe An Museum with the purpose of helping students understand more about traditional craft products.

The craft of making do paper from niet trees in Ren village (now Phong Phu village, Nghi Phong commune, Nghi Loc district, Nghe An province) may have appeared more than 300 years ago. Although it is a side job, existing alongside farming, it plays an important role in ensuring a stable life for the people here. Currently, although it has been lost for a long time, the do paper craft is still preserved in Nghi Phong. In the photo: Students enthusiastically answer questions about the history of the do paper craft village in Ren village. Photo: Thanh Nga

BNA_công đoạn tước vở cây Niệt được học sinh làm khá thành thạo.JPG — The main raw material for making dó paper is the bark of the niệt tree, the second raw material is the sap of the bìm bìm tree, which locals often call the khoai mam tree. The niệt tree usually grows in forests in mountainous districts such as Quế Phong, Quỳ Châu, and Tường Dương (Nghe An). In Hà Tĩnh, the tree usually grows in Nghi Xuân and Kỳ Anh districts. The bìm bìm tree is often planted by farmers around their houses. In the photo: Vinh city students enthusiastically participate in the process of stripping the bark. Photo: Thanh Nga

After being stripped, the bark will be soaked in water for 24 hours, then scooped up and stuffed with a moderate amount of lime to make the bark whiter and cook faster. After stuffing with lime, it will be put back in the pot and cooked for another 24 hours. Photo: Thanh Nga

BNA_Nghệ nhân hướng dấn đập bột từ vỏ cây Niệt .JPG — The cooked niệt bark will continue to be soaked in water and washed, then placed on a stone table or mortar to be pounded and pounded into powder, finally the pounded powder is stirred with water. In the photo: The process of pounding powder from the niệt tree after being soaked and cooked thoroughly. Photo: Thanh Nga

The water part of the powder is sifted through a sieve to create a thin solution. Then the morning glory resin is poured into the thin powder solution, stirring continuously until smooth. This is considered the most difficult step. Photo: Thanh Nga

Coat the paper on the mold with the mixed solution. Photo: Thanh Nga

After being dried, the paper will be separated from the mold. Photo: Thanh Nga

According to artisans, finished do paper can be eaten. Photo: Thanh Nga

Students are instructed to make kites from do paper. In about 30 minutes, they can finish the kite. Photo: Thanh Nga

According to Ms. Dao Thi Thu Van, an employee of Nghe An Museum: For more than a year, the Museum has built many practical experience programs for students with the aim of helping students understand and get closer to traditional craft village products, thereby educating them on the love of work. The Museum also has programs such as: Experience making Nam village paper fans, mid-autumn lanterns, printing Dong Ho folk paintings, making phoenix-winged betel leaves, making Tru Son ceramic products, and dyeing fabric. "Recently, we have invited the Provincial Traditional Arts Center to perform in parallel with the craft village experience activities. Thereby, introducing more vi and giam songs associated with craft village performance spaces such as singing vi in fabric wards, vi in conical hats..." - Ms. Van added. Photo: Thanh Nga

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