The “Ceramic Festival of Vietnam – Binh Duong in 2010″ is underway at Go Dau Stadium in Thu Dau Mot Town in Binh Duong Province till September 8.

The festival has 600 booths of ceramics and fine arts from about 70 enterprises around the country. Twenty one traditional ceramics and pottery villages which have been making ceramics for hundreds of years are also represented. The villages include Bat Trang in Hanoi, Phu Lang in Bac Ninh, Chu Dau in Hai Duong, Phuoc Tich in Thua Thien-Hue, Thanh Ha in Quang Nam, Hoa Vinh in Phu Yen, Bau Truc in Ninh Thuan, Bien Hoa in Dong Nai, Lai Thieu in Binh Duong and Mang Thit in Vinh Long.

Ceramic makers are promoting their products to local and foreign customers at the festival, while discussing the balance between traditional pottery making and using modern technology.

At the festival, there will be a ceramic making contest, seminar and exhibitions on ceramics.

Seven pottery works have been registered for Vietnamese records, of which three works by Minh Long 1 Company including Cup Hon Viet (Vietnamese soul’s cup), Chen Ngoc Van Lang (Van Lang pearl bowl) and Cup Sen Vang (Golden Lotus Cup), the work Quoc Binh Thang Long (Thang Long peaceful nation) by Cuong Phat Company, Lu Thien Dia (Jar of heaven and earth) by Thanh Trung pottery firm, Den Gom (Pottery lamp) by Thuong Nguyen pottery company and Dia Cau (Globe) by Tan Toan Phat Company. All works are made by traditional methods.

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Poly-terrazzo is a combination of polyester resin and small stones. So that only the following colors: black-black, black-white, white-white and brown-black.

Lightweight terrazzo pots used to produce planters only 1 wall. Poly-heavy polystone terrazzo. But very light compared with traditional products such as ceramic and Ximeng, simultaneously rigid and durable. Lightweight terrazzo pots may be waterproof, but subject to freezing very low impact.

Lightweight Terrazzo Pots are now available in black and white. All modern styles with perfect geometric symmetry and sharp lines. Pots are polished and sealed for maximum durability and strength.

Especially, Our lightweight terrazzo is a natural product that has the same components as normal terrazzo. It is made with finely grounded granite, held together by high quality light-weight cement. The paint is based on water. Inside the terrazzo planter there is a very small polynet for increasing a better stability of the planters. This can be easily removed and recycled.

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