At the foot of the Marble Mountains, there is a village where the sound of chiseling and hammering has echoed for nearly 400 years – the Non Nuoc stone carving village. If the Marble Mountains are a familiar destination for tourists, then the traditional craft village surrounding the mountain is a space where few stop long enough, even though it is truly the place that preserves the soul of the land.

Strolling along Huyen Tran Cong Chua street on a Da Nang morning, you will be overwhelmed by hundreds of adjacent workshops. Half-body Buddha statues, stone lions, cranes, to intricately carved vases… all made from the five-colored marble taken directly from the heart of the Marble Mountains. It is not hard to encounter the image of artisans with silver-streaked hair, hands covered in white dust, diligently carving each vein on a stone block taller than themselves.

Interestingly, the craft village allows visitors to roam freely. You can stop by a small workshop, be offered tea, listen to the elders recount stories of the craft from the time of the founder Huynh Ba Quat, see how to choose stone, and how to “read” the stone veins to shape the artwork. The sight of children learning the craft alongside their parents is a particularly touching image – the Non Nuoc stone craft is not dying; it is being passed on.

Experience suggestion: visit in the morning (8am–10am) when the workshops start working, the light is beautiful, and the sound of chiseling resonates like a labor symphony. You can buy a small stone engraved with your name as a souvenir – prices start from 100,000 to 200,000 VND, and artisans can make it in just 15 minutes. To conclude, climbing the nearby Marble Mountains is a perfect journey that continues the connection between culture and nature.

The Non Nuoc stone village is not a place for selfies, but a spot where you can truly touch the authentic culture of Da Nang – where cold stone has a very warm heartbeat.