With hundred year experience of this job, locating in Phuong Trung commune, Thanh Oai district, Hanoi capital, Chuong conical hat handicraft village has been keeping the sophisticated impression of Vietnam culture through its own each conical hat product.

With more than 500 year focusing on making hat from palm leaf, the old style they made Nho, Long, Watermelon hat for girls, and Chop hat for men, but the economy crisis at the beginning of 20 century, a lot of people had to leave the village and this work behind about 30 years, just only until in 1930 their conical hat was recognized and got high quality conical hat certificate, thank to Hai Cat – now 80 years old who has contribution to bring Xuan Kieu, Ba Don new sophiticated style of conical hat to Chuong village.
La Non – leaf to make conical hat, Artisans have to choose the green, light color from the palm tree family from mountain in Quang Binh, Ha Tinh, Nghe An, then wash inside sand until the leaf is soft, dry it with sunshire until color of life change from green to silver white, dry more by small fire for being not torne and broken.
Specialy, the circle of conical in Chuong village was made from main of Nua, with the tring must be circle, then 16 circle and leaf was sewn different with other 20 circle, then decorate with drawing the landscape or stick colorful flower paper.
Eventhough, the conical hat is the impression of Vietnamese traditional culture, tourist can not see city young girls wear this. Nowaday, the Vietnamese conical hat is wide know through Miss World, if you are concern about this, Chuong is the most attractive destination in Hanoi to come, time for main market here on 4, 10, 14, 20, 24 and 30 every month.