What's behind sculptors' exodus from Myanmar's woodcraft village

Darpein's magnificent wood carvings are famous in the country and across the world through tourists that have visited the country. - Xinhua

YANGON (Xinhua: The sculptors from Myanmar's Darpein, known as a centre of the country's wood sculpturing, were being forced to relocate their businesses to other parts of Myanmar because of a raw material shortage.

Commonly known as Darpein wood sculpture village, a small town located about 50kmnortheast of downtown Yangon is home to more than 1,000 wood carvers.