THE ART OF MAKING IMPERIAL EDICT PAPER IN HANOI - A TRADITIONAL CRAFT TO BE RESTORED AND PRESERVED

Nghia Do Village is located on the right bank of the To Lich River and consists of four hamlets: Tien Thuong (also known as Xom Tan), Van Long (also known as Lang Dau), Yen Phu (also known as An Phu), and Trung Nha (also known as Lang Nghe). The village specializes in the production of paper for Imperial edicts (giay nghe). Together with Yen Thai Village, Dong Xa Village, and Ho Khau Village, they form a cluster of paper-making villages. Nghia Do was formerly part of Tu Liem District, Ha Dong Province, but now it is Nghia Do Ward, Cau Giay District, Hanoi. In the past, the villagers mainly relied on weaving and paper-making as their livelihoods, while rice fields were leased to tenant farmers.