The area around the gate over the entrance to the ceramic market in Bat Trang ancient village is teeming with people and vehicles.
Traders carry ceramic products from the village to markets in neighbouring areas.
Inside the market itself a large number of visitors seek to purchase ceramic products to decorate their homes with ahead of the Tet festival.
This year pig-shaped ceramic products are a popular item as people prepare to enter the Lunar Year of the Pig.
Buyers enjoy a wide range of products in the village. These medium-sized pig-shaped products cost between VND120,000 and VND800,000.
Apart from pig-shaped products, other ceramic items are still popular among customers.
Ceramic bowls and tea sets in particular are popular items.
A mother and son look on as their purchase gets wrapped. They seem excited to have the items decorate their home.
Some customers find the range of choice overwhelming and struggle to select suitable items.
A stall displaying products where everything costs VND10,000 is popular, especially among younger customers.
The streets of Bat Trang village are always congested as Tet approaches.