Visit Sinh to discover a traditional painting village in Hue

Visit Sinh to discover a traditional painting village in Hue

Once upon a time, the landscape of the Central region has been almost forgotten. Over hundreds years, the village of Sình still has the vitality of a unique culture.




Painting space of artisan Ky Huu Phuoc.

Some weeks before the Tet holiday, the atmosphere of painting people in Sinh village (the name is Lai An village, Phu Mau commune, Phu Vang district, Thua Thien - Hue) is very vibrant as they have to produce many painting for Tet holiday.

This is the line associated with folk beliefs, the spiritual life of the people of the capital in the early days of the new year. There are about 50 themes in the village, including three main topics: character pictures, animal pictures and object pictures.

According to Ky Huu Phuoc, a longtime artisan with four children who are also in this job, his village has existed for more than 400 years.

"Sinh village only print rough with a black color and paint on the picture. So each piece will not be the same. It is important that each painting is vivid and soulful, the artist must be mindful of the whole painting, not distracted by external influences" said Artisan Ky Huu Phuoc.

At present, Sinh village is not only famous for its unique folk-worshiping line, but also for the development of tourist paintings with varied folk games such as wrestling, tug-of-war, or the scene of work, daily activities of rural people.

This painting attract many visitors. Many companies also open tours for foreigners to visit the village. This is also a chance to advertise the traditional handicraft in the world.




Each painting is handmade, so there is no duplicate. Many households in Phu Hau commune (Phu Vang district, Thua Thien - Hue province) and in Danang city have access to the way of making woodblocks of Sinh village, become a job to earn a living.




The paintings at Trang Ong, Trang Ba, ... were painted under the hand of Ky Huu Hai - the fourth child of artist Ky Huu Phuoc. Every day he must print and paint hundreds of paintings like this.




12 engravings for printing 12 pictures in the lunar calendar: Mouse, Buffalo, Tiger, Cat, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, Pig. In picture: a monkey.




Bat Am inscriptions with eight young girls playing in a coatsuit. Bat Nhat painting is one of the typical paintings of Sinh village, located in a group of paintings used for worship.




The pictures depict folk games on the occasion of spring, such as blindfolded goat, wrestling ... make the village more famous, known by domestic & foreign tourists.





A calendar printed in woodblock, drawing on wrestling in the first village, ready to be painted in color




Artisan Ky Huu Phuoc guides visitors how to print the picturesque village.





Pictures are painted on paper, it is difficult to take away because the message and color can be removed if not well preserved. Therefore, artisan Ky Huu Phuoc has come up with a way to make bamboo into canvas, helping to preserve the paintings. The name of the village, manufacturing facilities, telephone numbers are written manually on each bamboo tube.




Painting will not disappear if the next generation can grow and develop. Artisans are willing to teach how to do, how to draw for free for all people, whether it is outside the village.