News

Traditional paper flower craft preserved in Hue City

by VTV27 December 2016 Last updated at 12:00 PM

Comments0

VTV.vn - Artisan Thân Văn Huy, who sparked the revival of Thanh Tien paper flower making village, has concentrated on applying an old technique and used it to make paper lotus flowers half a century after it fell out popularity.

After many years away from his hometown, artist Thân Văn Huy returned to Thanh Tiên village in 2008 determined to revive paper lotus flower-making. Lotus petals are made from poonah paper or painting paper, and lotus stems from dry rattan plants. Colouring the lotus petals is the most difficult process, because it requires the petals to gradually change in hue from rose to pink, then white. The artist's efforts have brought him Vietnam Guinness Book recognition.