Phu Tho, Feb. 7 -- Situated along the banks of the Thao River, Sai Nga conical hat village in Cam Khe commune, the northern province of Phu Tho, remains one of the few traditional craft villages that still preserve and develop a long-standing trade across generations.

Hat-making has become a means of livelihood for many local families, helping them earn additional income and improve living standards.

A walk through Sai Nga village reveals the quiet persistence of tradition: in hamlets and on small lanes, elderly women, mothers and daughters could be seen deftly stitching hats with practised hands.

The craft first appeared in the village in the 1950s and, despite decades of historical ups and downs, has been sustained and developed by l...