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Carpentry Village in Thuong Long Long A is located in 04 hamlets of Long Binh, Long Dinh, Long Thuan 1, Long Thuan 2 with a total of 2294 households, of which 1,369 households have carpentry occupants 59.6 % of the village population. Products of the village are diverse, including carvings in general are interior decorations, including types of wood extracted from forests, industrial wood, aluminum, mica and cimen..v.v

                                  Carpentry village of Thuot Town Long Dien A

Carpentry is a profession that not everyone can do, in which need the essence of art, the feelings of the lover in it. Long Dien carpentry, Long Dien carpentry products, small wooden slabs, big souls bring to life, reflecting the typical folk culture of An Giang river.

 Around 1892, waves of migrants from the Northern provinces settled in the southwestern provinces, initially concentrated in Go Cong, after which they went to other provinces. There are groups living in the market - Long Dien A commune now, carrying carpentry and carving very delicate.

According to the oral tradition of many generations of carpenters, the number of families coming to the market to live in groups, carpentry groups handed down to their descendants and those who live in the local need for vocational training. The carpentry was primarily built and housed a number of household items, such as the church closet, dresser, water table, dome ... (these items are engraved) with the spirit of tolerance. Hard to learn, village learning increasingly developed.

 

From those who have the first carpentry to teach the next generation and from which the village has grown. From 1960 to 1970, handicraft village (Long Dien A) grew stronger. At this time there are some drivers from Tien Giang (My Tho) to buy furniture for sale, which is called Dinh Tuong, this boat has about 20-30 boats, each capacity of about 100 tons carrying goods for sale. Locations such as Long An, Ben Tre, Ca Mau ... and from that village carpentry is vibrant and more powerful. Commodities are mainly cabinets, tables, chairs, beds, chests, ....

From 1990 to 2000, the economy developed stably, demand for furniture increased. At the new appearance is cimen, mica, aluminum. Since then, these farms have been formed in combination with these kinds of wood-based paints, which are painted paints, or PU paint, which are more durable and durable than those painted ( verni paint). At this time, the carpenters' work continues to increase.

From 2000 up to now, since the mica, cimen has slowed down, while the furniture has developed stronger, in addition to the traditional furniture, there are new kinds of furniture such as door, From then on the job. During this time, the paint (PU paint) developed very strongly, if in 1995-2000 this paint only accounted for about 5%, then this time PU paint can be 80%.

                    Cho Thu handicrafts are passed from generation to generation.

Especially, the tram line in Long Dien A commune has given birth to many talents of handicraft villages and craftsmen such as Tran Van Lai (Chia) of Long Dinh hamlet, Long Dien A commune, Cho Moi district An Giang. He has been awarded many certificates of merit to the honor of communal house, he has launched many products are worth not only domestic but also exported abroad.

With the above momentum, the Long Dien A woodworks always hold fast and more and more developed, not only to train good craftsmen to serve the local but also to supply many workers to other provinces.

The market is now in the province and neighboring provinces such as Dong Thap, Kien Giang, Hau Giang, Minh Hai ...... Currently, with 1,369 households participating in the profession. Cho Son handicraft village has contributed to creating jobs for more than 2,300 workers directly engaged in carpentry, carving, turning, painting, sawing .... accounting for 59.67% and more than 1,284 indirect employees in the locality. Average income is VND 50,000 / day / direct worker, VND 40,000 / day / indirect worker.

Despite the many ups and downs, Chợ Thu village, Long Dien A commune (Cho Moi, An Giang) still stands firmly, becoming a flourishing village in the South West region. The passion of the village always strives to build the "brand", the life more comfortable but the road out of the product is still more barrier.