Thành phố Hội An Trip Overview
– Create your own Vietnamese lantern, believed to be a symbol of luck, happiness, and wealth
-Where you make lanterns from scratch
– Experience a fun family bonding activity where you can release your inner artist
– Experiment with different materials like silk and bamboo to create lanterns of different shapes
– Learn a new skill and bring home your very own handmade souvenir!
Additional Info
Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes
Starts: Thành phố Hội An, Vietnam
Trip Category: Classes & Workshops >> Craft Classes
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What to Expect When Visiting Thành phố Hội An, Quảng Nam, Vietnam
– Create your own Vietnamese lantern, believed to be a symbol of luck, happiness, and wealth
-Where you make lanterns from scratch
– Experience a fun family bonding activity where you can release your inner artist
– Experiment with different materials like silk and bamboo to create lanterns of different shapes
– Learn a new skill and bring home your very own handmade souvenir!
Itinerary
Lantern Making Class- The Great Cultural Heritage of Hoi An
A Collapsible Hoi An Souvenir
You will notice Hoi An lanterns best at night. Hoi An people believe that hanging lanterns in front of their house brings luck, happiness, and wealth to the family.
To start, you will take chance to taste the traditional Vietnamese tea and enjoy the various flavors of tea during the lantern making lesson.
Our Lanterns are made of silk and bamboo and come in many shapes such as lotus, diamond, sunrise, sunset.
Covers the complete 11 steps in making your own lantern:
Step 1: Attach 12 bamboo stakes together with wire thread
Step 2 and 3: Shape the stakes into a sunrise (inverted triangle) or sunset (triangle) formation
Step 4: Insert the bamboo stakes into a hanger and secure the stakes with thread
Step 5: Select your desired silk and color
Step 6: Apply glue and let it dry
Step 7: Set silk and stretch the silk to cover the stakes
Step 8: Fully cover the sides with silk
Step 9: Cover the top and bottom of the hanger with silk strips
Step 10: Select a tassel for the lantern base
Step 11: Finished! Your lantern can also be folded and stowed in your luggage to be brought home
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Stop At:
• Hoi An Handicraft Tours, 8 Tran Cao Van, Hoi An 560000 Vietnam
