A giant wood bas-relief depicting a pastoral landscape has recently wowed the public with its elaborate designs.

The King Kong model created by Nguyen Thanh Trieu, 35, a mechanic in the Mekong Delta, has been called a masterstroke by many.

Hang Trong painting, a genre of Vietnamese woodcut paintings originating in the Old Quarter in Hanoi serves as “food for the mind”. The art form had been nearly lost, but one man is trying to preserve the traditional folk painting.

For the last five years, Mr. Le Thanh Ha (Son Tra District, Da Nang) has been using branches of coconut palm to produce a special type of paper, which is then used to make paintings.

A collection of 2,022 tiger figurines handcrafted from jackfruit wood and laterite combined with lacquer is being completed to welcome 2022 or the year of the tiger in the Chinese zodiac.

Having only one arm has never prevented Mr. Phan Van Chanh, 57, from pursuing his passion to make distinctive household items and earn tens of millions of VND each month.

Bui Tien Phuc, aged 32, is among just a few young Vietnamese with a knowledge of modern techniques in restoring ancient books, which have been affected by the passing of time, climate, and termites and other infestations.