During the final lunar month, local artisans in Thanh Tien village in the central province of Thua Thien - Hue are more often than not busy with making colourful paper flowers to welcome the Lunar New Year festival (Tet).


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Making paper flowers for sale at markets in Hue city.





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Making paper lotus flowers.





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Paper flowers are used in Kitchen God’s altar.





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Paper lotus flower are used for interior decoration in families.






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Making lotus flowers.






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Dozens of paper flowers are made per day.






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Thanh Tien paper flowers are sold by street vendors in Hue.





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Thanh Tien paper flowers are available in many parts of home country and abroad.





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Old artisans preserve the craft of making paper flowers.



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