(190830) -- HANOI, Aug. 30, 2019 (Xinhua) -- A woman dries palm leaves in the sunlight to make traditional conical hats in the Chuong village on the outskirts of Hanoi, capital of Vietnam on Aug. 29, 2019. Vietnam's traditional conical hats are mostly made from bamboo and palm leaves, and they are among the country's most impressive traditional costumes. People in the Chuong village have been making conical hats for about 400 years. The locals buy green palm leaves from other provinces, dry them in the sun and iron and bleach the leaves into flat slices. They then use thin strings to fix layer

(190830) -- HANOI, Aug. 30, 2019 (Xinhua) -- A woman dries palm leaves in the sunlight to make traditional conical hats in the Chuong village on the outskirts of Hanoi, capital of Vietnam on Aug. 29, 2019. Vietnam's traditional conical hats are mostly made from bamboo and palm leaves, and they are among the country's most impressive traditional costumes. People in the Chuong village have been making conical hats for about 400 years. The locals buy green palm leaves from other provinces, dry them in the sun and iron and bleach the leaves into flat slices. They then use thin strings to fix layer Stock Photo
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29 August 2019

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(190830) -- HANOI, Aug. 30, 2019 (Xinhua) -- A woman dries palm leaves in the sunlight to make traditional conical hats in the Chuong village on the outskirts of Hanoi, capital of Vietnam on Aug. 29, 2019. Vietnam's traditional conical hats are mostly made from bamboo and palm leaves, and they are among the country's most impressive traditional costumes. People in the Chuong village have been making conical hats for about 400 years. The locals buy green palm leaves from other provinces, dry them in the sun and iron and bleach the leaves into flat slices. They then use thin strings to fix layers of leaves on a cone made of bamboo rings, and coat the hat with water-proof paint. (Xinhua/Wang Di)

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