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. |