Van Trinh fishing net making village was over 500 years old. On their journey to the south, Van Trinh villagers brought fishing net making craft with them. This craft helped them earn a livelihood in addition to farming.
At first, fishing net was manually made from natural materials such as natural thread, gardenia, etc. Hand crafted fishing net brought locals high income. Thanks to the development of science and technology, some steps are now performed by machine. However, floating and lead sinker are still attached by hand.
Van Trinh villagers have maintained and practiced this craft, bringing locals stable income on their leisure time as well as attracting about 800 employees.
In the past, fishing net was made from natural thread. Net needle was made from bamboo. Lead sinker is attached to the bottom of the net while floating is attached its upper part to keep the net stay vertical underwater. Made from tree, fishing float is dyed with gardenia fruit to maintain its durability.
The net making process now becomes much more simple as man are replaced by machine in weaving. Fishing net weaving craft creates job and income for over 500 employees regardless of age and makes use of the free time between the two crops.
Every year, an offering ceremony was held on the 12th day of the second lunar month.
With fishing net weaving craft, Van Trinh was recognized as a traditional craft village on decision 971/QD-UBND dated May 12th, 2016.