{"id":2398,"date":"2024-02-02T10:36:06","date_gmt":"2024-02-02T10:36:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vanhoamientay.com\/tourism\/lang-trong-binh-an-tinh-long-an"},"modified":"2026-01-19T08:36:32","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T08:36:32","slug":"binh-an-drum-making-village-long-an-province","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vanhoamientay.com\/en\/traditional-craft-villages\/binh-an-drum-making-village-long-an-province","title":{"rendered":"Binh An drum-making village, Long An province"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n\r\nB\u00ecnh An Drum Village is known as the only drum-making village in Southern Vietnam.\r\nMaking a drum requires more than 20 stages, and the craft demands physical strength,\r\ncarefulness, and meticulous attention to every detail.\r\n<\/em>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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B\u00ecnh An Drum Village \u2013 the only drum-making village in Southern Vietnam<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nIn Vietnam, drums can be found almost everywhere\u2014from communal houses, pagodas, temples,\r\nand schools to traditional theater troupes and lion dance teams.\r\nFor many years, drums have been closely associated with the nation\u2019s cultural activities\r\nand folk beliefs.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nIf you have a chance to visit Long An Province, remember to stop by B\u00ecnh L\u00e3ng Commune,\r\nT\u00e2n Tr\u1ee5 District. This is home to B\u00ecnh An Drum Village, a place that produces and supplies\r\nthe \u201conly\u201d drums in Southern Vietnam\u2014an outstanding cultural highlight of the Southwest region\r\nand a distinctive feature of Long An\u2019s tourism.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nAlthough considered a relatively new tourist destination, B\u00ecnh An Drum Village has quickly\r\nbecome a popular cultural attraction, drawing many visitors.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThe Only Drum Craft Village in Southern Vietnam<\/strong>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThe first impression when visiting B\u00ecnh An Drum Village is the sight of sao wood planks\r\nand bamboo molds drying in the yard alongside buffalo hides stretched tightly over large frames.\r\nThe village is believed to have been formed nearly 200 years ago.\r\nThe person credited with developing the drum-making craft here was Mr. Nguy\u1ec5n V\u0103n Ty.\r\nMost villagers have practiced this trade for decades, passing it down from generation to generation.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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The only drum craft village in Southern Vietnam<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nIn the past, Mr. Ty owned a fishing boat and traded fish sauce from Long An to the Mekong Delta.\r\nDuring his trading trips, he noticed that along the V\u00e0m C\u1ecf River, many people slaughtered buffaloes\r\nand discarded the hides. Seeing this, he brought the buffalo hides home, dried them,\r\nand experimented with making drums.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nAfter Mr. Ty passed away, his descendants continued the craft.\r\nInitially, drum-making was merely for entertainment, but later generations began producing drums\r\nfor commercial purposes.\r\nArtisans then invented methods using scaffolding and wooden frames as tools to stretch drum skins.\r\nDrum bodies were made from high-quality sao wood to ensure durability.\r\nThe drums were painted red and designed with an attractive appearance.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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The drum body is made from high-quality sao wood to ensure durability<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nB\u00ecnh An Drum Village<\/strong>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nDespite ups and downs, the drum-making craft in B\u00ecnh An has survived thanks to artisans\r\nwho are deeply devoted to their trade.\r\nToday, sourcing materials\u2014especially aged buffalo hides\u2014has become more difficult,\r\nyet local workshops still strive to preserve the traditional craft passed down by their ancestors.\r\nDrum-making requires strength, precision, and meticulous attention to detail.\r\nWith swift hands, the artisan tightens the ropes after each strike,\r\ngradually stretching the hide to its maximum tension.\r\nWhen struck firmly with a mallet, a deep \u201cthump\u201d sound signals a perfectly tuned drum.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nMaking a drum involves more than 20 stages.\r\nTo ensure durability, sao wood must be carefully selected.\r\nThe wood is dried, measured, cut, bent, and treated against termites before being assembled.\r\nEach plank must be skillfully joined so that no gaps remain.\r\nThe most difficult stage is stretching and fitting the buffalo hide.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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The drum-making craft in B\u00ecnh An survives thanks to devoted artisans<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nAfter being processed, buffalo hides are sun-dried thoroughly.\r\nIn the past, hides were stretched using ropes tied at four corners,\r\nbut today steel frames are used to prevent tearing.\r\nTo produce a clear and resonant sound, the hide must be carefully shaved before being stretched onto the drum.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nB\u00ecnh An drums are not only durable and visually appealing with diverse designs,\r\nbut their sound is also deeper and more resonant than many other drums.\r\nThe skillful wood-joining techniques and secret hide-processing methods create\r\nthe unique character of each B\u00ecnh An drum.\r\nThe sound of these drums has traveled far\u2014and it is this very sound\r\nthat draws visitors closer to the craft village.\r\nIt is hoped that B\u00ecnh An Drum Village will become a well-known destination,\r\nwhere visitors grow to love the sound of B\u00ecnh An drums\r\nas well as the talented, sincere, and gentle people of this land of drums.\r\n\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

B\u00ecnh An Drum Village is known as the only drum-making village in Southern Vietnam. Making a drum requires more than 20 stages, and the craft demands physical strength, carefulness, and meticulous attention to every detail. In Vietnam, drums can be found almost everywhere\u2014from communal houses, pagodas, temples, and schools to traditional theater troupes and lion…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":890,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"rank_math_lock_modified_date":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[647],"tags":[701,844,845],"location":[664],"class_list":["post-2398","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-traditional-craft-villages","tag-lang-nghe-2","tag-lang-nghe-trong","tag-long-an","location-long-an"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vanhoamientay.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2398"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vanhoamientay.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vanhoamientay.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vanhoamientay.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vanhoamientay.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2398"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/vanhoamientay.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2398\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2403,"href":"https:\/\/vanhoamientay.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2398\/revisions\/2403"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vanhoamientay.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/890"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vanhoamientay.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2398"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vanhoamientay.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2398"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vanhoamientay.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2398"},{"taxonomy":"location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vanhoamientay.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/location?post=2398"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}