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Dzo painting is also called Dong Ho painting which stems from the Dhong Ho villiage 30 km off of the Hanoi River. Dong Ho folk painting is very famous because Dong ho is the only village where people know to make the "Dzo" painting with completely natural materials. The printing paper is made of the bark of a tree called "Dzo" and the background is originally white. With the use of natural materials, the villiagers change the colors of the papers to other colors such as orange, pink, yellow, purple, and etc. Then they refine the "paint" for the paper from various kinds of tree leaves that people can easily find in Vietnam. Red is gained from the earth of the surrounding hills and mountains; black is from the coal of burned bamboo's leaves; glittery white is made of sea shells. The who esscence of Dong Ho folk painting is attain a durability of colors. They are made to be long lasting, so that it is very their vibrancy is not lost in the day or night time.
