At a 10-hectare workshop in Hop Thinh commune, 34-year-old Bui Van Quan and his team are rushing to complete the final stages of the project, a collection of three horse mascots standing as high as 6 metres. The works follow the success of previous large-scale dragon and snake sculptures he created for earlier holiday seasons.

The Year of the Horse sculpture Joy remains under construction.

The three horses, named Happiness, Joy and Affection, were launched in June 2025 and represent Quan’s most ambitious undertaking to date.

The largest piece, Happiness, is finished primarily in red, stands nearly 6 metres tall and weighs about 10 tonnes. Joy measures around 4 metres and weighs 6 tonnes, while Affection, at 5 metres and 5 tonnes, is still being shaped.

Quan said the sculptures are scheduled for completion before the 20th day of the final lunar month, when they will be put up for auction. All proceeds will be donated to disadvantaged families in four local communes of Hiep Hoa, Hop Thinh, Hoang Van and Xuan Cam in Bac Ninh province.

“I hope the value generated by these works will help struggling families enjoy a more complete Tet,” Quan said.

The sculptures will be displayed for public viewing before the auction, continuing Quan’s practice of opening his garden to visitors free of charge on weekends. His workshop currently features nearly 50 concrete artworks, which have become a popular destination for local families and children.

Quan, who runs a livestock farm by trade, has no formal training in fine arts. He began sculpting as a hobby, initially creating small figures to entertain his children and others in the village. Teaching himself through online resources, he gradually progressed to working with concrete structures weighing several tonnes.

His style is characterised by stylised forms, oversized eyes and friendly expressions, aiming to make the mascots approachable rather than imposing.

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Government to provide cash gifts to social policy beneficiaries ahead of Tet 2026

People who rendered meritorious services to the revolution, those entitled to social protection, and social pensioners as defined by respective national ordinances, and decrees, together with orphans without guardians or those living in orphanages will receive a cash gift of 400,000 VND (15.2 USD) per person on the occasion of the 14th National Party Congress and the 2026 Lunar New Year (the Year of the Horse).