Tò he

[2] Modeled by the hand of the artist, the forms of tò he figurine are drawn from animals, flowers and characters in folk stories such as Tôn Ngộ Không, the Monkey King in Journey to the West.

[7] Traditionally, tò he craftsmen had a compact set of tools so that in one day they could go to several common places such as markets, communal temple grounds and especially local festivals where children often gathered to play or accompany their parents.

[8] Nowadays, tò he is made and sold not only during the Tết holiday and other festivals but also all year round in public place like parks, gardens.

[2] Facing the threat from modern toys and other forms of entertainment,[11] tò he craftsmen have to be more and more creative so that their figurines can appear more lively and closer to the children,[3] for that reason tò he figurines today can be also modeled after characters from international films and cartoons such as Doraemon, Pikachu and even Sailor Moon with her very own blond hair.

[2][6] Another positive sign for the existence of tò he is that the Ministry of Culture and Information of Vietnam has paid more attention in preserving and propagating this traditional art.