VietNamNet Bridge – Many households in HCM City on Nguyen Duy Cung Road in Go Vap District’s Ward 12 are pursuing a traditional bronze casting craft. One month before the lunar New Year, they are working day and night to meet the need of the market for bronze censers.
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All bronze products here are made manually, so the prices are higher than similar products on the market. |
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Making a mould is the most important step. |
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Mr. Hai Thang, the owner of a bronze casting facility here, has pursued this job for over 50 years. |
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Thang said previously over 30 households did this craft but now there are only five. However, he is pleased that many young people are interested in the craft. |
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He said his facility produces more than 2,000 censers a year. In the last two months of the year the enterprise has to cast more than 400 censers. |
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Depending on the quality of copper, a set of censers is priced from VND5 to VND12 million ($250-$600). |
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Zing/VNN
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