Viet Nam is the home of the traditional hand-crafted bronze drum, aged 4000 years. It is said that tens of thousands of ancient bronze arrowheads were stuck dating back before Christ in the age of King An Duong Vuong. Located about 20km from Nam Dinh city, Yen Xa commune, Y Yen district, Nam Dinh province, is considered one of the homes of traditional bronze casting craft. For over 900 years, bronze casting in the commune has been preserved and strongly developed, enriching the life of the local people. Today, let’s take a tour of the locality to explore the bronze casting there.

One of processes to cast a bronze product of Van Diem artisans (Photo: dongmynghe.com.vn)

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