As the home of woodblock printing from the 15th to the 19th centuries, Thanh Liễu Village in the northern province of Hải Dương has preserved thousands of sets of printing woodblocks and seals.

However, the art of woodblock printing has declined over time, and now there are only a few households able to maintain this ancient craft.

A project aiming to revive the technique has recently been launched by local artisans in collaboration with the Centre for Research, Development, and Application of Vietnamese Craft Village Products, running until the end of June.

The project “Thanh Liễu Woodblock Prints – The Journey to Revive a Craft Village”, includes a series of activities such as the workshop on woodblock carving and printing techniques.

Participants have the opportunity to directly experience the process of creating, cutting and printing with woodblocks — from selecting the wood, preparing a block, carving it, inking and then printing with it — all under the instruction of local master artisans.