Many suggestions for the preservation and development of pottery manufacturing in Bien Hoa

​(News Portal – Dong Nai) – On the morning of December 22, People's Committee of Bien Hoa City together with the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, and the Institute for Economic Development and Tourism Research organized a scientific conference on Preserving and developing Bien Hoa pottery - Dong Nai in combination with its exploitation and tourism development in Bien Hoa City.
Attending the conference were Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Son Hung; scientists, researchers, cultural managers inside and outside the province.  ​
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Inside the Scientific Conference on Preserving and developing Bien Hoa - Dong Nai pottery in combination with its exploitation and tourism development in Bien Hoa City

Valuable reference material for preserving and developing pottery in Bien Hoa

The conference focused on discussing the following issues: history of formation and development of pottery in Bien Hoa; characteristic values of Bien Hoa pottery; heritage economy is associated with livelihood culture in the practice of Bien Hoa pottery artifacts; co-creating tourism products associated with Bien Hoa pottery ecosytrunk; policies and practices in implementing heritage tourism development tasks in Bien Hoa city in particular and Dong Nai province in general; strategies and orientations to link up Bien Hoa tourism development in the new context...

The conference had many notable presentations such as: Developing tourism based on pottery cultural heritage towards building a innovative city (from theory and world experience to preliminary suggestions for Bien Hoa city) by Prof. Dr. Phan Thu Hien; Preserving and developing Bien Hoa pottery – a summary from archeology by Dr. Nguyen Thi Hau; Indigenous knowledge in heritage creation: heritage tourism with Dong Nai - Bien Hoa pottery by Dr. Tran Thi An; Preserving and developing Bien Hoa, Dong Nai pottery combined with tourism development - experience from Dao Xuyen, Canh Duc Tran, Jiangxi (China) by Dr. Hoang Anh Tuan; Preserving and exploiting Bien Hoa pottery craft in tourism development in Dong Nai: From bygone eras to practicing heritage tourism associated with the Bien Hoa pottery ecosytrunk, Dong Nai by Dr. Ta Duy Linh and Dr. Duong Duc Bright; Preserving and developing Bien Hoa pottery associated with cultural tourism development from an international perspective by Nguyen Ho Phong;…

According to Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Son Hung, the Provincial Party Committee and the Provincial People's Committee hoped that Bien Hoa - Dong Nai pottery profession will be revived, and linked with tourism development. The Vice Chairman of the People's Committee highly appreciated 24 papers submitted by scientists in the conference, and he also considered these as valuable documents and “bright" suggestions for Bien Hoa City and Dong Nai province.

Delegates visited and discussed Bien Hoa pottery products on the sidelines of the conference 

Many suggestions and ideas for Bien Hoa city
At the conference, Vice Chairman of Bien Hoa City People's Committee Nguyen Xuan Thanh said that, in the locality's historical, cultural, economic and social development, pottery was considered one of the "treasures" that needs to be preserved and promoted to spread the unique values. One of the ways to honor and enhance the practical value and symbolic value of Dong Nai pottery is to integrate and exploit the values of pottery associated with tourism practices.

The workshop received a lot of suggestions and comments to preserve and promote the Bien Hoa pottery brand, determining the pottery tourism development model, as well as the target group of tourists... Among them, there were some comments that received the most attention. Delegates mentioned: the need to construct a Bien Hoa pottery museum, developing Bien Hoa pottery in the cultural industry, the need to identify Bien Hoa pottery in the list of cultural heritage, creating a communication strategy for pottery products made in Bien Hoa…

The presentation on Developing tourism based on pottery cultural heritage towards building a innovative city (from theory and world experience to preliminary suggestions for Bien Hoa city) by Prof. Dr. Phan Thi Thu Hien , University of Social Sciences and Humanities (Ho Chi Minh City National University) has suggested a new development model for tourism in Bien Hoa City. Based on scientific research, GT-Dr. Phan Thi Thu Hien believes that Bien Hoa city should not develop according to the ancient pottery village model like other localities in the country. Instead, the city should associate the preservation and development of pottery with cultural industry, innovative industry, and innovative city. The city possesses all the technological, artistic and business factors to become a pottery hub like many other locations in the world (such as the model of China's Jingdezhen city, Korea's Icheon city model). ​