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Unique lotus conical hat - the feat of the ancient capital

Looking at the conical hat remember memory ...

Hat poem has become a "cultural specialties" attached to the image of the daughter of Hue. "The wind blows over the village girl's hat / The sloping tongue of the hat ..." (Dong Ho). In the current context, the Hue hat has also begun to change the material to create a very unique product.

Leaf cones are the first handicraft products that have been certified by the National Office of Intellectual Property (Ministry of Science and Technology) in August 2010.

Characterized by tropical fruits, conical hats are extremely popular items of Vietnamese people. All over the country, there are many villages producing conical hats, but strange, each village has its own way, its very own characteristics. Many people have made the point that Hue is probably the center of the conical hats of the country, because here, the cone is no longer a sunblock, it is raised into a fashion accessory. cultural property. Each hat in Hue is a true artwork.

To create a hat cone, the artisans in Hue often have to go through many stages from leaf selection, to frame, coronation, pattern cutting ... and finally to preserve the ball.

In terms of overall, the hat making industry has been developing and developing in Hue for hundreds of years, with many famous conical hats such as: Da Le, Phu Cam, Doc So, West, Kim Long, Sia. Today, famous craft villages such as Tay Ho (Phu Ho), My Lam (Phu My, Phu Vang District), Phu Cam, Phuoc Vinh, Trieu Tay, Huong So (Hue City) Millions of hats, not only meet the demand of people, but also a special souvenir for visitors to four directions to Hue.

Experiencing the variation of time, recently, lotus leaf hats are a souvenir to many tourists love to visit Hue. This is a product made from the combination of young man Nguyen Thanh Thao (Hue University alumni) and artisans in the village of Doc Son (Hue city). Modern elements, aesthetics, passion of the boys have been trained through the classrooms in combination with the skillful craftsmanship of the cone shoe maker, all create a unique product. have.

According to Nguyen Thanh Thao, in the process of learning and processing lotus leaf, this guy has noticed the lotus leaf shape almost the hat with beautiful lines. From there, the young man came up with the idea of ​​using lotus leaf to make a hat. The most important problem is how to process lotus leaf just aesthetically, keep the lotus leaf line and preserve, use well.

Each hat from 15 to 16 rims, which many people still like "16 moon moon"

Through his research, Nguyen Thanh Thao has found the secret "conquer" this leaf. "First I have to choose the right lotus leaf, then the leaf and create tough leaves. When there are lotus leaves, under the skillful hand of the village workers will make the lotus leaf hat, "Nguyen Thanh Thao said.

It sounds simple, but when it comes to production, we see all the feats when creating this product. For fresh lotus leaf, must choose medium-sized leaves, smooth, cold. Lotus leaves are processed in several stages with combined javelin sun drying. When the leaves reach the desired toughness, the worker will use the scissors to cut the leaves and cover the top layer of the cone. When doing this step, the worker will have to cut the lotus leaf so that it is smart and keep the veins and leaves of the leaves. Next, the lotus leaf must be meticulously trimmed, so close to a new hat is standard. And finally, use a glossy paint that the young man had been searching for to preserve the hat.

No lotus hats are exactly the same.

A perfect lotus cone is not only to keep the leaf veins, the characteristic color, the long-term use, but also the sophistication of the cone. In it, a hat must meet the standards of the degree, roundness, shape, size of the hat that the frame is the most important. The cone is made of lemongrass, mung bean, split, rounded, with each hat from 15 to 16 rings, which many people still like "16 moon moon".

The cone is made of lightweight wood with curved roofs of various sizes, usually conical with a dozen years, if there is no change in design to meet the market demand.

It is known, compared to the traditional hat, making lotus lotus hat takes quite time, so each lotus hat cost about 250 thousand. At present, lotus leaf cones are sold at souvenir shops in Ho Chi Minh City. Hue. According to the author of the hat, he is currently working with tour operators to set up tours to the hats and promote this hat to large numbers of tourists, helping them preserve the charm of Hue. , can not be confused with fish