The last silver engraver on Po Ly Ngai mountain

Chang Thanh To living on Po Ly Ngai peak in Hoang Su Phi district, Ha Giang province, is the single silver graver who can make 12 sets of traditional jewelries for Nung ethnic brides.
The last silver engraver on Po Ly Ngai mountain ảnh 1Weighing silver before making jewelry. Although silver jewelry making is known as a traditional craft of the Nung ethnic minority group in Hoang Su Phi district, only few people know how to carve antique patterns on silver jewelry (Photo: VNA)
The last silver engraver on Po Ly Ngai mountain ảnh 2Chang Thanh To at work (Photo: VNA)
The last silver engraver on Po Ly Ngai mountain ảnh 3A step to shape silver (Photo: VNA)
The last silver engraver on Po Ly Ngai mountain ảnh 4Laminating silver to make jewelry (Photo: VNA)
The last silver engraver on Po Ly Ngai mountain ảnh 5Shaping a fish (Photo: VNA)
The last silver engraver on Po Ly Ngai mountain ảnh 6Jewelry in the shapes of fish, bird and crab is popular for the Nung in Hoang Su Phi (Photo: VNA)
The last silver engraver on Po Ly Ngai mountain ảnh 7Chang Thanh To engraves patterns on a bracelet with the help of his wife (Photo: VNA)
The last silver engraver on Po Ly Ngai mountain ảnh 8He uses pine resin for shaping (Photo: VNA)
The last silver engraver on Po Ly Ngai mountain ảnh 9Children in the village watch while To is working (Photo: VNA)
The last silver engraver on Po Ly Ngai mountain ảnh 10A traditional necklace of the Nung made by To (Photo: VNA)
The last silver engraver on Po Ly Ngai mountain ảnh 11Another beautiful jewelry made by To (Photo: VNA)
The last silver engraver on Po Ly Ngai mountain ảnh 12It takes To weeks to make such a sophisticated brooch (Photo: VNA)
The last silver engraver on Po Ly Ngai mountain ảnh 13A relative of To sells his jewelry in the local market of Vinh Quang district (Photo: VNA)
The last silver engraver on Po Ly Ngai mountain ảnh 14To's jewelry lures Nung women going to the market (Photo: VNA)
The last silver engraver on Po Ly Ngai mountain ảnh 15A child cap with hundreds of details made by To (Photo: VNA)
The last silver engraver on Po Ly Ngai mountain ảnh 16Nung people wear jewelry not only in festive events but while working as well (Photo: VNA)
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