Musk incense making is a hundred year-old tradition in Cao Tho, Bao Khe commune, Hung Yen town. There were some villages in the ancient Hung Yen making incense; there are currently only two areas maintaining this tradition: Ha village, Trai Trang commune, Yen My district that makes black incense but the dimension is small due to market shortage; and Cao village in Bao Khe commune, Hung Yen town makes musk incense.
An Do commune (Binh Luc) has a population of over 8,000 and 2,700 households. The commune has the steel file production industry – a unique profession which no other villages in Vietnam have.
Hanoi is famous for its speciality green rice flake cakes which are sold in Hang Than street. Hang Than is just among more than 20 culinary streets in Hanoi which has about 70 streets with their first name of Hang.
The copper casting trade village is located in Van O village and Long Thuong village in Dai Dong commune, Van Lam district. This is a traditional trade village that has been long-standing mentioned in the folk verse: