Thanh Hoa makes world’s largest bronze drum

(VOV) – Artisans from Thieu Trung commune’s traditional bronze casting village of Che Dong – part of Thanh Hoa Province’s Thieu Hoa district – have successfully cast the world’s largest bronze drum.

The bronze drum has a 2.7 metre surface diameter and weighs eight tonnes. The casting process took leading artisan Le Van Bay and his Che Dong team of assistants several months, from carving the mould to preparing its copper.

The drum was cast in the Ngoc Lu style. Entrepreneurs commissioned the drum to display in front of the new National Assembly House in Hanoi.

Some photos of the world’s largest bronze drum: