Tho Ha tradidtional village making rice paper rolls. 

Tho Ha, an ancient village on the banks of the Cầu River in Bắc Giang Province, is renowned for its characteristic culture including the craft of making rice paper, that has become a famous trade-mark inside and outside the country.

The village has than 600 households involved in making rice paper. The special features of Tho Ha rice paper are its thickness and flexibility. When soaked in water, it remains tough while not being broken like some other types. Furthermore, the producers do not use additives to ensure food safety and hygiene.

The rice paper made in the village has been so renowned and favoured that it has appeared in meals from the north to the south, and even abroad.

As an indispensable ingredient of Vietnamese famed spring rolls, Tho Ha rice paper have been introduced to markets nationwide and even exported to Taiwan, Korea, Japan and European countries. 

On the occasion of Tet (Lunar New Year), the production of rice cake in the village is even insufficient to meet the demands. The best-selling period of the specialty starts from September till the end of February of the following year.

Arriving at the village, visitors might be overwhelmed on seeing rice papers dried in every corners.

Since the early morning, villagers bring out thousands of rice-covered panels (phên) and stack them along the village streets and alleys. The rice paper are evenly dried on the grounds of the communal houses, pagodas, on the roofs and trees.

The whole village is covered with the aromatic scent of flour while local ladies are seen toasting crackers over fire in the streets. 
According to the locals, the rice paper must be dried in the thin mist in the air so that it could obtain a high quality and delicious taste.