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Seagrass and raw material

The Sedge (Cyperaceae) is a plant family of monocotyledons. This is a large family in the Poales with about 70-98 genera and about 4,000-4,350 species. They are distributed throughout the world, with diverse centers of tropical Asia and South America. Seagrasses grow well under all conditions, many species can be as wetlands, low nutrient land, wetlands, alluvium deposited near the estuary of the coastal.

In Vietnam, sedge grows well in some localities that are formed from alluvial soil. Kim Son (Ninh Binh), Nga Son (Thanh Hoa) and Thai Binh (Ca Mau) are the districts with the most sedge material and high quality sedge of the country. These are typical localities that still retain the beautiful and high-quality seagrass weaving boat in the world. Nowadays, sedge is used not only as raw material for mats, but also for folk making many useful things for life such as producing handicrafts, making slippers, making rope, knitting carpet…
One of the products that can be considered the superiority of the rush is sedge slippers (also known as slippers)

Slipper is the latest "invention" applied in the consumer market in Vietnam. The origin of the slippers is the people woven handicrafts in Kim Son district - Ninh Binh. This is a locality known for its reputation in the seagrass weaving industry for hundreds of years. The leaves are beautiful and durable sedge bearing brand name Kim Son sedge has been present in almost all provinces of Vietnam and exported to many countries around the world.

The sedge slipper is a kind of handicraft products that Kim Son people made with the main purpose to diversify handicrafts products, to serve visitors when the opportunity to visit Stone Church Diem or Hoa Lu ancient capital, Cuc Phuong forest ... bought as souvenirs. Gradually, sedge slippers have been attracted by many international tourists, including Russian and Japanese attention and ordered to export to their common market. As people who are fond of natural handmade products, Japan can be said to be one of the earliest markets for the earliest slippers of the Kim Son people over a dozen years ago.

From the creation of products completely hand-woven, sedge sandals have been gradually created to become products for consumer demand, and now sandals are not only so, they are also a It can even be used to treat foot and leg cramps and is a treatment for some common ailments.