Many households on Nguyen Duy Cung
Road in HCMC are pursuing a traditional bronze
casting craft. One month before the lunar New Year, they are working day
and night to meet the need of the market for bronze censers.
VietNamNet Bridge – Many households in HCM City on Nguyen Duy Cung Road in Go Vap District’s Ward 12 are pursuing a traditional bronze casting craft. One month before the lunar New Year, they are working day and night to meet the need of the market for bronze censers.
All bronze products here are made manually, so the prices are higher than similar products on the market.
Making a mould is the most important step.
Mr. Hai Thang, the owner of a bronze casting facility here, has pursued this job for over 50 years.
Thang said previously over 30 households did this craft but now there are only five. However, he is pleased that many young people are interested in the craft.
He said his facility produces more than 2,000 censers a year. In the last two months of the year the enterprise has to cast more than 400 censers.
Depending on the quality of copper, a set of censers is priced from VND5 to VND12 million ($250-$600).