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Thousand-dollar bronze roosters become Tet gifts for wealthy Vietnamese

TUOI TRE NEWS
UPDATED : 01/23/2017 20:04 GMT + 7



Wealthy Vietnamese now have a new gift option during Tet holiday – rooster replicas made entirely of bronze, valued at anywhere up to one thousand dollars.

The bronze rooster sculptures can be found on sale along busy shopping streets in the capital including Hang Ma and Luong Van Can, with buyers prepared to pay handsomely for the sculptures.

Hung, a car salesman in Hanoi, bought the biggest available model for VND25 million (US$1,116) to give to his in-laws as a Tet present.

Tet is the Vietnamese way of referring to the Lunar New Year festival, which lasts for a week starting on January 28.

In previous years, Hung would buy a pair of live roosters, as per custom.
The car salesman said besides the originality and good design, the bronze rooster sculptures make the perfect gift for the upcoming Year of the Rooster.
Besides the VND25 million model, Hung spent nearly VND10 million ($446) on a smaller one for his own family.

The sculptor, Mai, comes from Dai Bai, a famous bronze sculpture craft village in the nearby province of Bac Ninh.

“We transported a truck load of the sculptures from the village to Dong Xuan Market in Hanoi ten days before Tet,” she said.

Mai revealed that her village had been making bronze rooster sculptures for years, but the product has only become sought after in the "Tet of the rooster."

“To embrace the opportunity, artisans at the village have been introducing many new designs,” she added.

As per tradition, the rooster can help prevent ‘bad energy’ and conflict, bringing happiness and luck. “This is why the bronze rooster statues are selling well this year,” Mai said.

She confirmed that the VND25 million model is the biggest and most expensive among her family’s product line.
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Have been really busy working...

I have not visited a pub for many years and this will be my first visit to Vietnam in many many months.

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anyone going on the feb 23th till 26th?

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No lah they can wake up for breakfast together, just that need me to wake them up nia nia.....:cool:

Cheerios.....SS08 ^_^

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Can't be compared on the same platform ;) cos this came out in actual hardcopies newpapers plus came out in TV news liao, somemore the CIA themselves broke the news , if internet anonymous postings still can use huge pinch of salt:cool:

Cheerios......SS08 ^_^

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Your 2 posts merged into one izit??? Very cuntfusing......:confused:

Cheerios.......SS08 ^_^

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sleep late sure cannot wake up...ppl who sleep late will have problem detox...usually our detox starts 11pm and ends 4am...5am can go toilet dump liao...:)

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You are making too much $$$$ liao lah.......;)

Always remember this, busy making $$$ is always good but make sure you get to enjoy the fruits of your labour before its too late.......:cool:

Cheerios.......SS08 ^_^

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Why leh???? You going to branja us KTV izit????:D

Cheerios......SS08 ^_^

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Oh yes my detox normally also starts at 11pm and end at 12am :D then morning wake up for 2nd detox session at 8am and end at 9am :D

Cheerios......SS08 ^_^

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CIA is the one which cannot trust...I read enough books about their cover ups and CIA wrong doings w/o reports and permission...:)

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wow...2 posts combined also cuntfusing...:)

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wow he made so much $$$ you also know...do you have share...:)

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ha...you knew him meh...I dun know him leh...:)

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yours not detox lah...yours is release anger...haha...:)