Nón lá
Traditional Vietnamese headwear / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Nón lá (chữ Nôm: 𥶄蘿; lit. 'Leaf hat') or nón tơi (𥶄𥵖) is a type of Vietnamese headwear used to shield the face from the sun and rain.[1] Nón lá is a typical symbol of the Vietnamese people. Nón lá is a common name for many types of hats in Vietnam, but now it is mainly used to refer to cones with pointed tips.
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The hats have been worn since ancient times to protect the wearer from the sunshine and rain of Vietnam's tropical monsoon climate. An image of the nón lá was carved on the Ngọc Lũ bronze drum and the Đào Thịnh bronze jar around 2500–3000 BC.[2]
In Vietnam today, there are a number of traditional hat-making villages such as Đồng Di village (Phú Vang), Dạ Lê (Hương Thủy), Trường Giang (Nông Cống), especially Phủ Cam hat village (Huế), Chuông village (Thanh Oai - Hanoi).