A girl has helped her mostly-male troupe win a national kylin dancing competition and targets at setting Asian and world records, while another woman is known for her exceptional stone carving skills compared to her male colleagues.
Vietnam’s first exhibit on purely traditional Vietnamese mascots is running in Hanoi until November 17. The exhibit provides samples for local craftsmen to adopt in response to the culture ministry’s warning against the use of exotic mascots.
Artisans and workers in traditional stone carving villages across Vietnam are now struggling after cultural authorities requested that exotic mascots be excluded from religious institutions and public agencies early last month