Lion mask workshops in Hue bustling in mid-autumn festival

VOV.VN - Lion mask makers in Hue city are very busy in the mid-autumn festival making money from selling the products.

Mask maker Le Quang Nhat Truong has four years of experience of making lion masks at Bach Ngoc Duong workshop.
Drawing lion masks is the most difficult job. 
According to mask maker Cao Xuan Thang who succeeds his 18-year old family business, lion masks in Hue have unique decorative patterns. 
Concrete moulds are used to shape the lion masks.
The maker plates metallic glittered fabric over frames to make the lion head masks.
A tailor is making the lion’s tail.
The Earth God and lion masks are often combined in a Hue lion dance.
Colourful lion masks.
A lion mask maker from a workshop in Nguyen Phuc Nguyen street puts the finishing touches on his product.
The mid-autumn festival helps animal mask makers in Hue increase their income considerably.
Hue lion masks are also sold in neighbouring provinces of Quang Binh and Quang Tri.
The mid-autumn festival is an occasion for animal mask makers in Hue to generate income.
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