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We went to Doi Tam, a village famous for its (23)________ techniques, in Ha Nam Province last month. The craft was first introduced to the village some time in the 8th or 9th century. Today there are more than six hundred drum (24)________ living in Doi Tam village.

I was amazed to see big drums in front of every house in the village. People say that it takes (25)________ three workers three days to make a drum with a diameter of 1.5 metres. To make a drum, the craftsmen have to follow an eight stage (26)________. Stretching the drumhead is the most challenging stage (27)________ they have to carefully assess the sound it makes. The other steps do not require such high skills.

Nowadays, Doi Tam drums are not only (28)________ in Viet Nam but are also sold to other countries such as Laos, Cambodia, Japan, and the USA.

Question 23:

The statue was carved out by a single piece of stone