The Mid-Autumn Festival model-making craft

For years, the Tuyen Quang Thanh Tuyen Festival has become a distinctive cultural brand, while making Mid-Autumn Festival lantern models here has evolved beyond seasonal work into a community-based art form. With model prices ranging from VND 10 million to VND 100 million, the craft is providing jobs and income for many local workers.

Artisan Pham Ngoc Toan in Minh Xuan Ward cuts and shapes steel wires to assemble his artwork.

The models are made from steel wires of different sizes.

After shaping the steel frames, they cover the models with nylon.

Once the models have been shaped, they are painted in different colors.

The Mid-Autumn Festival model workshop of Pham Van Sang in Minh Xuan Ward is bustling with workers throughout the night.

A bee model after completion.

The Mid-Autumn Festival models have begun parading through the streets of Tuyen Quang.

Le Duy