The village is where many national treasures were made, including the nine tripod cauldrons, the nine holy cannons and the giant bell of Thien Mu pagoda.

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A bronze casting workshop in Hue (Photo: VNP/VNA)

 

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Temperature inside the kiln reaches thousands of degrees Celsius (Photo: VNP/VNA)

 

 

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Material for bronze casting (Photo: VNP/VNA)

 

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Carving patterns on the mold (Photo: VNP/VNA)

 

 

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Nguyen Van Quy, a skilled bronze craftsman in Phuong Duc village (Photo: VNP/VNA)

 

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Carving the year of casting on a small bell (Photo: VNP/VNA)

 

 

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A mold is made from clay and special additives (Photo: VNP/VNA)

 

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Molds are dried before casting (Photo: VNP/VNA)

 

 

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Pouring fused bronze in the mold (Photo: VNP/VNA)

 

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Soldering bronze (Photo: VNP/VNA)

 
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Bronze bell - a traditional product of Phuong Duc village (Photo: VNP/VNA)

 

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The nine tripod cauldrons placed in The Mieu yard, each of which weighs more than 2 tons (Photo: VNP/VNA)

 

 

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Straps of a big cauldron was casted in the Nguyen dynastry (Photo: VNP/VNA)

 

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Bronze products made in Phuong Duc (Photo: VNP/VNA)

 

 

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Bronze products made in Phuong Duc (Photo:VNP/VNA)

 

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Bronze products made in Phuong Duc (Photo: VNP/VNA)

 

 

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Bronze products made in Phuong Duc (Photo: VNP/VNA)

 

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