THE CHANGE OF TRADITIONAL CRAFT VILLAGES UNDER THE IMPACT OF URBANIZATION: A CASE STUDY OF THE NORTHERN DELTA PROVINCES

Abstract

Vietnam's traditional craft village has a long time, undergoing a lot of space and time to
survive until today. For Vietnamese people in general and the Northern Delta people in particular,
the media craft village is considered cultural heritage, a special living space. However, under the
promotion of history, this living space has also changed, and in particular, during today's
urbanization. In the process of urbanization, sometimes right in the municipality still existed some
traditional craft villages, formed for a long time, or some traditional craft villages to serve the needs
of residents' market. Ancient villages, traditional craft villages still keep much traditional cultural
beauty, demonstrating customs practices, lifestyle or production technology, and excellent products
of a region in in a certain historical stage. The existence of today's media craft villages is the
embodiment of urban heritage and creates a unique feature in Vietnam's urban structure with a
humanistic view. However, these traditional craft villages are also facing the risk of being
"disappeared" before the urbanization process. This study focuses on analyzing the status of
traditional Vietnamese traditional villages in the Northern Delta, their changes, and solutions to
preserve the cultural values of these traditional craft villages