The sculpture that gives people surprises There is a sculpture at a temple in Hải Phòng City that surprises people. It can sit down and stand up.

Temple statue stands for the proud history of artisans

Seven-hundred years after it was constructed, a sculpture continues to surprise visitors to Bảo Hà Temple in Bảo Hà Village, Đồng Minh Commune, Vĩnh Bảo District, the northern city of Hải Phòng.

Bust champion works off photos

A village that was once famous for making statues is now famous for making busts. These are statues of only people’s heads. A villager is able to make a perfect bust from looking at a photograph.

Artist’s busts capture subjects’ souls

Bảo Hà Village in Đồng Minh Commune, Vĩnh Bảo District in Hải Phòng City, has been famous for the local craft of carving wooden statues for over 500 years. Local craftspeople have recently started also carving busts of people from portraits.

 

Farmers breathe new life into puppetry art

A group of farmers in Bảo Hà village in Hải Phòng have worked hard to maintain regular puppetry performances to preserve this century-long art in the village.

Sculpture village takes on tourism Though renowned for their skilled sculpture works for many years, artisans in Bao Ha Village had lived in poverty for years until recent developments in tourism allowed them to use their artistic skills to make a living.

Tourism helps Bao Ha Village prosper Bao Ha Village, in Dong Minh Commune, Vinh Bao District, in the rural environs of Hai Phong, used to be in difficulties but, by attracting foreign visitors, is now thriving.