Vietnam goes feline for the Year of the Cat

By Staff reporters   January 16, 2023 | 05:19 pm PT
Cat statutes have been erected across Vietnam for the Tet Lunar New Year holiday festival, which arrives Sunday.
Vietnam goes feline for the Year of the Cat

A 2-meter-tall cat at the main gate of Hanoi’s Thong Nhat Park. Photo by Ngoc Thanh

Vietnam goes feline for the Year of the Cat

A cat statue at an amusement park in the central province of Thanh Hoa’s Quang Xuong District.

Many have commented that this cat looks more like a “giant mouse.” Photo by Le Hoang

Vietnam goes feline for the Year of the Cat

A beautiful giant cat in Ai Tu Town, Trieu Phong District, the central province of Quang Tri. Photo by Hoang Tao

Made of styrofoam and plaster, the cat measures 3.1 m high and 2.8 m long

As soon as its image appeared online, many people nicknamed it "Miss Cat," for the most beautiful cat this holiday.

Dinh Van Tam, 32, the artist who created the statue, said it took him ten days to finish the project.

“The hardest part is making the face for the cat. I had to redo it over and over again several times to give it the look it has now.”

Vietnam goes feline for the Year of the Cat

A cat family at Ly Tu Trong Park by the Huong River in the central town of Hue.

The father rises 2.1m high and the three kittens are 0.9-1.2m high each. Photo by Vo Thanh

Vietnam goes feline for the Year of the Cat

Three kittens in a park along the Han River in Da Nang City. Photo by Nguyen Dong

Vietnam goes feline for the Year of the Cat

A gold cat in the central province of Quang Ngai. It stands 2m high at Ba To Park, the gateway to Quang Ngai Town. Photo by Pham Linh

Vietnam goes feline for the Year of the Cat

A family of nine cats in the central province of Binh Dinh.

The parents stand 3.6-4m high while the seven kittens are almost 1.6m high each. Photo by Pham Linh

Vietnam goes feline for the Year of the Cat

A couple of golden cats in Nha Trang Town, the central province of Khanh Hoa. They are placed among pieces of gold to give hope for a more prosperous new year. Photo by Bui Toan

Vietnam goes feline for the Year of the Cat

A mother cat and her cub at Dai Doan Ket Square in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai’s Pleiku Town. Photo by Tran Hoa

Vietnam goes feline for the Year of the Cat

A cat family on the gateway to Bien Hoa Town of Dong Nai Province that borders HCMC. Photo by VnExpress/Phuoc Tuan

Vietnam goes feline for the Year of the Cat

Here’s a mother cat and her cubs at Nguyen Hue Flower Street in downtown Ho Chi Minh City. Photo by Quynh Tran

Vietnam goes feline for the Year of the Cat

A cat couple that will also be on display at Nguyen Hue Flower Street, which will open at 7 p.m. on Thursday. Photo by Quynh Tran

Vietnam goes feline for the Year of the Cat

A pair of cats at the Con Phung tourism site in the Mekong Deltaprovince of Ben Tre.

They stand next to a statue of a coconut, a signature farm product of Ben Tre. Photo by Hoang Nam

 
 
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