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Sculpture and Craftwork Festival in DPRK
Pyongyang, September 25 (KCNA) -- The 2nd National Sculpture and Craftwork Festival is now going on in the DPRK amid the interest of experts and fans. It was opened at the Okryu Exhibition Hall in the capital city of Pyongyang on Sept. 7 to celebrate the 73rd DPRK birthday.

On display at the festival are many works of various kinds, 200 more than the first festival.

Sculptors and craftsmen of art studios, amateurs, students of universities and schools and kindergarteners presented those excellent works well depicting the developing feature of the state, the people's happy life, the nation's peculiar emotion, beautiful manners and good customs, etc.

Among them are works made by children of U Chi Son and Im Sa Jun, winners of Kim Il Sung Prize and People's Artist well known at home and abroad as the great masters of Koryo celadon.

Choe Won Hung, a six-year old child from Changgwang Kindergarten, presented several art pieces including color clay craftwork "Delight".

Experts estimated that most of the exhibits are higher in level than before.

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