Bau Truc Pottery Village

Bau Truc Pottery Village is a traditional Cham pottery village located in Phuoc Dan town, Ninh Phuoc District, Khanh Hoa Province (formerly Ninh Thuan Province). Recognized as one of the oldest pottery villages in Southeast Asia, it is known for handmade ceramics made without a potter's wheel and fired outdoors with straw and wood. The village preserves Cham cultural heritage and offers insight into centuries-old techniques and distinctive terracotta products.

Visitors can expect a small rural village setting with open-air workshops and yards where Cham artisans, primarily women, hand-build pottery using traditional techniques without a wheel. Visitors can observe shaping, decorating and outdoor firing processes, see displays of terracotta pots, vases, sculptures and souvenirs, try hands-on pottery making, and browse small shops selling finished products within the village lanes.

Bau Truc is considered one of the oldest pottery villages in Southeast Asia, with a history of several hundred years linked to the Cham people. The craft has been passed down through generations of Cham families and retains ancient hand-building and open-firing methods without the use of a potter's wheel or kiln.

The village is a center of Cham cultural heritage and traditional craftsmanship. The art of Bau Truc pottery was inscribed on Vietnam's List of National Intangible Cultural Heritage and is known for its distinctive techniques, motifs and community role in preserving Cham identity, with pottery making traditionally carried out by Cham women.