(VOVworld) - As the Mid-Autumn Festival is drawing near, craft villages specializing in making unicorn heads in Hue city are busier than usual, with bulk consignments of products delivered to local and neighboring markets.

Hue’s unicorn heads are noted for intricate, eye-catching designs. With local artisans’ skillful hands, the products are made creatively, creating Hue’s typical brand identity.

These cement moulds are used to make unicorn heads

Artisans glue papers of cement bags onto the mould

After a while, incomplete unicorn heads are removed from the mould and are glued again to make them stiffer

Artisans paint the head in different colours

These unicorn heads are decorated with different vignettes to make them “more ferocious”

Putting the finishing touches to the product

They are all done manually

This is a complete product

A complete set of unicorn head includes a unicorn head, costumes, and a drum, costing from VND150,000 to VND750,000

These unicorn heads are delivered to wholesalers

Unicorn heads are popular with children during the Mid-Autumn Festival