The Chan Tam Association, under the Vietnam Cultural Heritage Association, on August 6 began casting a large-size incense-burner in Hanoi, which will be placed at the Temple of Literature in honour of the 1,000th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi.
The url is cast in bronze and weighs 1.2 tonnes, it has a diameter of 1.55m and is 1.85m tall. It will be in the style of the Ly dynasty with three dragons on its body and lid.
The url will be made by artisans from Y Yen craft village in the northern province of Nam Dinh.
Previously, on the 990th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi in 2000, the Chan Tam Association cast the Dai Hong Chung bell weighing 1.3 tonnes and it was also offered to the Temple of Literature.