Lung Ri Tile Village

Lung Ri Tile Village is a traditional craft village in Lung Ri Hamlet, Tu Do Commune, Quang Hoa District, Cao Bang Province, northern Vietnam. Inhabited by the Nung An ethnic group, it is renowned for producing handmade yin-yang roof tiles used on local stilt houses. The village preserves centuries-old techniques using clay, wood-fired kilns and manual molding, offering visitors insight into a distinctive northern Vietnamese architectural craft and rural community life.

Visitors can expect a small rural hamlet with traditional Nung An stilt houses roofed with yin-yang tiles, open-air clay preparation areas, manual tile-molding workshops and wood-fired kilns. Artisans demonstrate the full process from clay kneading and shaping to drying and firing. The setting is quiet and agricultural, with narrow village paths, tile drying yards and houses displaying finished tiles. Visitors can observe production, interact with craftspeople and purchase tiles or souvenirs.

Lung Ri has produced yin-yang tiles for several hundred years, with skills passed down through generations of Nung An families. The tiles have traditionally supplied roofing for stilt houses and communal buildings across the Quang Uyen - Quang Hoa area, representing one of Cao Bang's longstanding craft traditions.

The village is a living heritage of the Nung An ethnic group and exemplifies northern Vietnam's yin-yang tile architecture. It preserves traditional knowledge of clay selection, manual molding and kiln firing, and maintains the cultural identity and livelihood associated with vernacular stilt-house construction.