The name Co Do Village may not be too familiar to
people in northern Viet Nam, but when someone mentions its other name,
the painters'' village, most will say they''ve heard about its reputation
as a beautiful village artists flock to for inspiration.
Metalworkers recently cast the world''s biggest
bronze drum at the private workshop of artisan Le Van Bay in the central
province of Thanh Hoa''s Thieu Hoa District.