To He is a folklore toy that was kneaded from colored glutinous rice flour into products with diversified cubiforms To He is a folklore toy that was kneaded from colored glutinous rice flour into products with diversitified cubiforms and vivid appearance. Beyond realistic value, To He became a special product with human civilization, expressive and the To He craftsman become talented modelers.
From the skillful hands of the people who live in Xuan La (Phuong Duc-Phu Xuyen-Ha Noi) a little glutinous rice flour and pastels transformed shapes with many figures, sizes and appearances meeting the taste and curiosity of the children like animals such as elephants, horses, birds, chickens, pigs... to the creatures that only appear in the human’s imaginations like dragons, phoenixes, cranes... then to the humanoid shapes like a baby, an old man, a lady..., characters from fairy tales, mythologies like Sun Wukong, Zhu Bajie, Sha Wujing, ten thousand hands Bodhisattva.
Materials for the making of To He are very simple; they are all products close to the peasants and paddy culture like: rice flour, pastels, bamboo sticks. However, the preparation requires the craftsman to be meticulous and careful.
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