Man makes fresh flowers 'immortal'

With his passion, Kieu Cao Dung, head of Viet Souvenir, has turned fresh flower petals into the ones that can be preserved for dozens of year.

Kieu Cao Dung’s artworks are filled with Vietnamese cultural values (Photo: VNA)

With his passion and skilful hands, Kieu Cao Dung turns fresh flowers into the ones that can be preserved for a long time (Photo: VNA)

Flower petals are roughly processed and then treated with a liquid solution to become white (Photo: VNA)

The flowers are put into the food pigments to become colourful (Photo: VNA)

The flowers are put into oven and left to dry (Photo: VNA)

Dung utilises a special technique to ‘iron’ petals to ensure flowers’ softness (Photo: VNA)

These flowers are used as interior decorations or for art and calligraphy works (Photo: VNA)

Young people learn how to make ‘immortal’  flowers (Photo: VNA)

Kieu Cao Dung introduces his works to a foreign tourist(Photo: VNA)

‘One Pillar Pagoda’ is one of Kieu Cao Dung’s popular work of arts (Photo: VNA)

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